Here is a sneak peak of a little Christmas garland I made, inspired by Soulemama's garland on her ravelry site. It is just a simple i-cord, which is basically a knit rope. I made it about 12 feet, so it will easily wrap around a small-medium size tree. I like simple decorations at all holidays, and it will fit nicely next to our small braided German ornaments(like this). I might even be making these for some special families this holiday!
My children have recently become enthralled in the world of board games. I was never a board game player. Sure, I remember long summer hours (days? it seemed like it..) spent around a Monopoly board, but I was never one to suggest to get out the cards, or a game. As my children have grown and they are now able to do activities with me, I started noticing that they really took to puzzles (when done all together) and the one or two board games I happened to have kept in the storage room. They were always asking to play Candy Land and so I figured I should branch off a bit. Over the course of the last year, I have found GREAT games, even ones that I love to play alongside them. The amount of 'teaching' they have gotten through games is jaw-dropping. Counting, team-playing, math related patterning, are just some of the skills I've watched develop. I asked before Christmas on facebook what my friends and their own kids loved and I was thrilled with the response. We have found ov...
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