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Little for a Little While

by Stacy on March 15, 2010

It’s a Big World, baby, and you’re little for a little while ….

We keep coming back to this song on Jitterbug.tv, and all three of my youngsters will watch it mesmerized at least two or three times. I love the message, the melody and most of all the imagery in the video. It just helps everyone in my house calm down for a minute and appreciate each other. We climb onto my little sette, cuddle up close to each other and rock back and forth as we watch the story unfold and sing in unison with the woman’s wooing voice.

It’s been my 5 little minutes of heaven the last few days and I thought I’d let you in on my little secret. Do you have a similar trick that gets you through the tough part of the day with your kids? If so, please share!

BONUS: You can get download the song for FREE on ReneeAndJeremy.com

If you want to know more about Jitterbug.tv, read all about them here

From the Album, It’s a Big World by Renee & Jeremy
Hardcopy CD
MP3 Version

I have a feeling this won’t be the last you’ll be hearing from us about Renee & Jeremy …

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Setting Up Shop

by Stacy on November 18, 2009

KSW_Eat_Local

Looking for some fun activities to keep your little ones busy this Thanksgiving Holiday? We’ll be featuring some fun for everyone ideas to keep the wee ones occupied and get them excited about Thanksgiving at the same time!

Our first activity is setting up a pretend grocery store ~ talk about Eating Local! The only limit is your imagination and if you’re a recycler, than chances are you have everything you need in your recycling bins {Empty juice bottles, cereal boxes or any boxes for that mater, yogurt or butter containers, etc}. Anything your kids will have fun sorting, stacking, and putting in their carts.

If you have toys or toy bins with wheels (dump trucks, strollers, toy boxes, etc) use these as makeshift shopping carts. Give your kids a few reusable shopping bags for toting their goods after they pay.

I taught my kids to pick out the items they wanted and wheel them to the checkout ( 2 x Ikea Lack Tables and a fisher price piano). Next, we emptied the shopping carts, scanned all the items (complete with beeping sound and everything) and packed them into the shopping bags. We used junk mail as our currency but given more time, I’ll probably make some life like versions out of felt.

The kids had a blast with this activity and the best part was watching them interact with one another with no adult participation. Anytime there’s a chance to see the world through the eyes of a child, I encourage you to stop and take a moment to enjoy it. More than likely, you will learn something yourself.

Note: Children will vary, but this activity provided 45 minutes of pure entertainment for my 2 & 3 year old. This activity inspired from the Bo’s November curriculum Yr II from Itty Bitty Bookworm (more on this amazing resource coming soon)

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Pink Little Bunny Ears

by Stacy on October 23, 2008

Bunny costume
We spied this cute little bunny ensemble on The Purl Bee and just knew we had to share, while this one is a bit more involved than some of our with DIY Halloween costumes, it still requires only minimal sewing. I’m willing to sew a spell to get the results of this one.

Just check out these cute little paws and you’ll know why:

Bunny Paws

Molly, the creator, really put some love into this one and it shows. The final costume : the hat, the paws, a leotard, some tights, and a pom pom tail is perfect for a growing young girl. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Be sure to check out the full instructions, here

Molly, Thanks for sharing!

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Last Minute Halloween Costumes

by Stacy on October 12, 2008

Little Lamb

Looking for an amazing Last Minute Halloween costume that you can fashion in a hurry? Not to worry, KSW has you covered ~ check out our list of super cute, affordable DIY costumes you can make in a jiffy. Take this adorable lamb/sheep costume for instance… you can use the instructions found here or you can do what I do and adapt the idea a bit. I’m starting with a childs hooded zip front sweatshirt and turning it inside out to the soft felt side. I’ll cut off the arms and attach hundreds of cotton balls cotton balls didn’t work so well so I ended up using white pom poms (a little more expensive but well worth it). I’ll pair this with some back leggings and a long sleeve black t-shirt and add some ears and face paint and I’ll have a cute animal costume for under $15. If you end up making any costumes you saw here, kindly shoot us a photo of your little one, we’d love to see how they all turn out.

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