Happy Valentine’s Day!!! How about a very special Valentine’s Day dinner of (Chef Olivia’s choice) macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, followed by a tasty, beautifully hand decorated heart shaped cake for dessert. I had the cakes baked and cooled so they were all ready for Olivia to decorate. Olivia measured and stirred all the …
Article update: I went to my first “Silver Sneakers” session today. It kicked my ass – in a good way! Happy Valentine’s Day! A couple years ago, I wrote this article for February is Heart Month https://grammyslittlehelpers.com/2019/02/21/february-is-heart-health-month-2/. I had had a mitral valve prolapse all my life, which is actually pretty common. …
Olivia has always liked Easter egg hunts, and now she’s found a new use for all those plastic eggs!! Olivia is now 5 ½ and will be starting kindergarten in the fall. In preparing for the big new phase her life, she wants to be sure she knows how to read. Here’s what she …
It’s January 13, 2021 almost half way through January, and time to check in on our New Year’s Resolutions! Are you keeping yours 13 days into the New Year? My New Year’s Resolutions for 2021 are the same ones I have every year. To get and keep my house more organized (I can hear my …
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UPDATE : Little Helpers Can Prevent Hot Car Tragedies MAKE A HABIT – Never leave a child alone in a car – not even for a second. When exiting your car, always open the back door as a habit. This is the precaution I take. No matter what the weather or how much I have …
Save on activities, spas, restaurants, and events near you at Groupon LITTLE GRAMMAR HELPERS Sometimes it seems as though the kids are learning things in different ways than we did. Sometimes we forget the basics we learned back in grade school, so as a refresher – here are some little grammar helpers. I, Me Which …
Challenge the kids to play BINGO, based on books they’ve already written. Llama Llama Red Pajamas The Empty Pot Jamberry Strega Nona Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type Freight Train Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Grouchy Lady Bug …
Pinwheels Have fun making lunch or snacks with these yummy ideas from Olivia. How about pinwheels for lunch? I see these pre-made in the grocery stores all the time, but I thought they would fall apart and be difficult to make. We used flour tortillas and surprisingly, they were pretty easy to work with. We …
About 12 years ago when my older grandchildren were babies, I went to the Roseville, Michigan Fire Department to make sure I had their car seats installed correctly. I’m glad I did, because there were a few things I didn’t have exactly right!So now, with four year old Olivia, still in a child car seat, I …
When my daughters were high school cheerleaders, I sat in the bleachers biting my nails and covering my eyes, hoping they wouldn’t get hurt. After they both graduated I gave a big sigh of relief that my worrying about cheerleading injury days were over. Not so. Now they both have daughters of their own in …
