Writing a book helped me grow
I found myself in a post-baby slump and realized exactly what activity I needed to do: NaNoWriMo. The month of November is National Novel Writing Month. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) book in 30 days. This comes out to 1667 words a day. The novel can be on anything you want. No one needs to read it. It’s a writing exercise. I have participated in NaNoWriMo a total of five times.
What scrapbooking is teaching me about my two-year-old son
When I started my blog, I considered calling it “Seven Cars and a Kitten” because the first time Tom ever made a collage, that’s what it contained. I loved the odd juxtaposition of things he liked. Several months later, the pictures that he chooses to cut out and stick in his scrapbook remain a lovely insight into what makes him tick.
A guide to making your family videos even more awesome
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably realised that, while you’re great at capturing all those special moments, you have no idea what you’re going to do with the gigabytes and gigabytes of memories you have piling up on your hard drives. Let’s face it — you’re almost matching a second childhood just in digital files!
11 artful activities to try with your kids
If you’ve been scouring the internet or your local library for fun art activities for your kiddos, look no further than The Artful Parent. Today Jean shares eleven of her favorite kid-friendly, warm-weather artistic pursuits. Note: step-by-step directions can be found by clicking the link associated with each activity.
DIY explosion: my teen and I made a dress out of candy wrappers
I’d been itching to dive in and thoroughly immerse myself in a huge creative project all winter — what could scratch that itch? Then inspiration struck — what could be sweeter than a one of a kind dress created with my fourteen-year-old?
Collaborative photography with my autistic five-year-old
Lately, the line in my photography and Remy’s is blurring just a teeny tiny bit. (No, I am still not letting him shoot with my DSLR. It just weighs too much and would be too expensive to replace if he dropped it.) Remy has moved on from the Canon point-and-shoot I was letting him use when there were fresh batteries to be found. He has also discovered a love of the iPod camera, just as I have.
My daughter and I bonded over Harry Potter fanfic
Fanfic exists to fill in those gaps between episodes, to make plots make more sense; to carry on a beloved series of books after the author has abandoned it. And, let’s be honest here, to let the characters do what their creators never would — have sex. Lots and lots of sex.
Super awesome parenthood art from Etsy
Get ready for some parenthood-inspired art from vendors on Etsy that will make you teary-eyed. Seriously.