"Are those shrimps?", chirped Little T as I was peeling and deveining the crustaceans for a salad. "Yes." "Why aren't they orange?" I bit my tongue just as I was about to blurt out the answer and instead said, "Let's find out!" I made her wait for a little while until all the shrimps were ready to be dropped into the boiling water. As soon as Little T saw the … [Read more...]
Toot Your Horn, Bang Your Drums, It’s The New Year, Let’s Be Loud!
This year has been about new family traditions. For Advent, we made our own ornaments for our Jesse Tree and lit up luminarias. As we gathered together each night, we sang O Come, O Come Emmanuel as planned. But another tradition naturally evolved as we lingered around the tree: family music time! With Wonderful G's guitar, we sang, clapped, and watched our children dance to … [Read more...]
The Tradition of Luminarias
In search of books for our Christmas Learning Basket, I came across The Christmas Path: A Legend of the Luminarias by Sue Wright. I have never heard of luminarias as part of Christmas tradition before, and I was promptly intrigued. The Tradition According to the book, the lighting of luminarias, or candle lanterns, along walkways during the … [Read more...]
The Jesse Tree: Starting an Advent Family Tradition
Christmas is just a little over a month away and I am excited. This year, we are adopting a family Advent tradition – the Jesse Tree. The Jesse Tree, named in reference to Isaiah 11:1, is meant to represent Jesus’ family tree. Each day from the beginning of Advent until Christmas day, an ornament is hung symbolizing an element in the Bible reading for the day. Taken … [Read more...]
Beach in Your Backyard (or Garage)
A recent trip to the beach reminded me of how much my children love sand. A bit afraid of the lapping waves, they happily sat on, scooped and poured the golden powder for hours. We don’t go to the beach all the time, but we have the beach right at home for some serious sensory play. How do we do it? Sandbox I bought our sandbox almost two years ago from the first … [Read more...]
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