12 Days of Christmas

Did you ever have trouble remembering all the words of this song?  

Would you like a little help? These are the coloring pages for the Twelve Days of Christmas. PDF's are provided so that each page can be printed off, 

then colored and made into a book. 

Check out the link below!

Click here for the 12 Days of Christmas Coloring Book Pages

A Ballerina's Prayer

In my previous post I mentioned how, so many years ago, we loved hearing our children say their prayers at night.  After we had grandsons, I wrote a "Little Cowboy's Prayer", and as sometimes happens, this prayer/poem came to me for our little granddaughters who were budding ballerinas at the time. Both of the prayer/poems take me back to a precious time and remind me how quickly our children, and grandchildren, have grown up.

Click here for a printable pdf.  Permission granted by the author.

The Little Cowboy's Prayer

When our children were young we loved hearing them say their prayers at night and at that time they said the traditional one ... "Now I lay me down to sleep ...".  After we had grandchildren however, this poem/prayer came to me, out of the blue one day and I wrote it down. I've given it to friends over the years and it always takes me back to when my grandsons were just "little cowboys". 

Click here for a printable pdf of this poem.  Permission granted by the author.

Kids & Homemade Ice Cream

"You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!"  I have no idea where I first heard that saying, but who doesn't love ice cream?  This is an interactive, hands-on recipe for ice cream that requires very few ingredients, some group participation (or one energetic child) and a love for ... you said it ... Ice Cream!  

This might be a fun activity after a holiday lunch ... that time when the kids can't figure out what to do and the dads want to take a nap!  

Ice Cream Recipe PDF