Game for 3 and ups

I was inspired by a bloggy friend to make this very simple fine motor game for Margot.
She's really not that into it. Maybe when she's 3.
Simply a bowl and some clothes pins. I used little sea-creature stickers, but you could use blank stickers and write numbers or letters on them.







I won't post the picture of her screaming at the game ... I do hope you enjoy!

We leave tomorrow for the lake, so I will be back here next week!

Inspired :: Matchboxes

I am completely inspired by these simple little treats. I only hope that I can remember to do this when the children are school-aged. I hope to dash out for some matchboxes tomorrow and make some for friends and neighbors.

The Only Question:
Whatever shall I tuck inside!?

Inspired :: Birds

On our trip to the library the other day, we saw a very large shelf packed full of free books!
We found the loveliest little beaten field guide for North American birds. It inspired us to finally fill our birdfeeder and learn more about birds. Margot can now pick out a cardinal, black-capped chickadee, owl, duck, hawk, pigeon, dove, woodpecker, and a robin!


The book did take a fall yesterday at Chick-fil-a. It was in poor shape, but now it absolutely needs repair.

This has been the favorite page.

We have a fair amount of cardinals in our back yard. We will be watching them more closely now.

Our very generous neighbor came over after seeing us birdwatching and gave us two feeders {one was a suet feeder} and a big bucket of black oil sunflower seeds.

Isn't it nice to be inspired by simple, beautiful and free things like this? What has inspired you lately? Post something on your blog and add the link here; if you don't have a blog, you can just leave a note in the comments.