Category: zoom
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Weekend Photos and We’re off for a Home Inspection!
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We had a great weekend, celebrating Mother’s Day and picnicking with friends 🙂 Zoom found a new love of kites. My best friend Tammy got to be the one to introduce him to kite flying, which had me reflecting on our days as kiddos flying kites together. It was very sweet!…
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Church Tour: Wai`oli Hui`ia Church in Hanalei, Kauai
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Even before we arrived in Kauai, I knew I needed to visit the Wai`oli Hui`ia Church. It’s a traditional green sided Hawaiian Church, nestled in the little town of Hanelei. It dates back to 1834, when it’s original mission was founded, and the Mission Hall is the oldest surviving church…
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An Omelet with Asparagus and Cream Cheese (Gluten Free)
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This weekend I wanted to make a Sunday breakfast, and use the things we had on hand. I knew we had eggs, milk, asparagus and cream cheese (amongst a lot of other things), and that sounded like a decent omelet. This omlet was delicious, and came in at about $1.85…
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Toddler Art: Seashore Inspired Paintings
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Last weekend, Zoom, Sean and I headed up to The Sea Ranch. It’s on the north coast of California. It’s one of my favorite places, ever. For this project we used white paper, finger paint, and some shells, wood, and other beach finds to make patterns. We went to the…
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Toddler Art: Valentine’s Day Cards
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A little while ago, Zoom and I spent an afternoon making some golf ball art. I decided to use the golf ball art as part of our Valentine’s this year. Here are all of the supplies we used: art, pinking scissors, glue, glitter heart stickers, card stock, patterned paper, and…
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Zoom Friday: A Photo Book for a Toddler
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Over Christmas, I made calendars as gifts for some of the grandparents and family. Zoom loved looking at the pictures, and would pull the copy we kept for ourselves out all the time. He would point to family, and I’d tell him who each person was. The calendar was a…
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Golf Ball Art for Toddlers
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Zoom and I did a little art project today. We used golf balls and finger paint and created some pretty cool paintings. For supplies, we used finger paint in primary colors, a box leftover from Christmas gifts, and paper. I cut the box so that it acted like a tray…
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How to Make a Star Wars Sweatshirt for a Toddler
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A few years ago, I fell for the super nerdy “Spaceships Tee” from Super 7. It has a bunch of different spaceships on it, and it was only made in men’s sizes. Here I am with it: Perhaps you realize the error of my ways. Male nerds are drawn to…
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December 15: Homemade and Inexpensive Toys for a 1 Year Old
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Day 15: Inspire creativity at home for young minds I’m inspired today by Jenna’s post over at That Wife about some of the toddler toys and activities she’s created for her son. Many are things that are easy to piece together around your home, or to buy and make. I think…