Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making word games for kids. If you read my post, Are you Ready to Face the Music, you’ll know just how much I love to play around with words. The oldest Goddess recently started “big school” (otherwise known as kindergarten). I’m hoping to encourage her to
Well, I’m about to put a flea in your ear. Not literally. It’s one of many strange expressions we use in the English language that can confound people who are learning the ropes (or even the language). Many of these sayings go back to medieval times and some of the origins are quite extraordinary.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project, Valentine’s Day crafts. These projects include the cutest bracelet, a kiss flip book, and some wonderful string art.
It’s undoubtedly the most important expression in our language, yet we have crammed its many profound meanings into one little four-letter word – LOVE. Isn’t it amazing that such a complicated language as English would take such a simplistic approach to an emotion that has to power to send you into a state
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making Australian crafts with paper plates. We celebrated Australia Day last week and I just couldn’t resist adding some more fun crafts, highlighting some of this country’s unique and wonderful animals.
They may not put food on your table, but compliments will put joy in your heart and can be just as beneficial to your brain as a cash reward. The beauty of this psychological reward is that it gives as much to the giver as to the receiver.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – three easy Australia Day paintings. These projects are so easy anyone can do them, and they look fantastic.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project, making storytelling games. In my post, Why Telling Tall Tales is Good For You, I explained the importance of encouraging this in children – and ourselves. TEACUP TALES The Goddesses love a television show called Teacup Travels. It inspired me to get the very special teacups
Not the one about the fish that got away. You know, the one that was so big it could have sunk the boat. Tall tales are essentially stories and storytelling can help people solve problems, deal with stressful situations and increase inner harmony. That’s why it is so important to encourage this
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – how to make your dragon. How can you train it if you haven’t made it?
