Looking for a creative theme for your child’s next birthday party? Planting seeds provides a hands-on, fun-filled activity for your party guests, and turns into a great take-home treat as well! Read More

Salt helps our skin by drawing out moisture and toxins. If you play a lot of sports and your feet or legs feel swollen a nice salt soak is very good for you. Add a little to your bathwater and soak away! Read More

A hurricane is born when a cluster of thunderstorms move over the warm ocean waters near the Equator. Trade winds moving in opposite directions collide and begin to rotate the storm in a counterclockwise direction around an “eye.” The “eye” is the calmest part of the storm. Once winds reach 74 mph or more the storm is officially a hurricane. You can duplicate the winds of a hurricane and see the eye of the storm with this fun project.  Read More

What could be a better way to make a rainy day go by faster than to 
become your very own weather reporter?  Read More

A beautiful windmill high on a hill in the middle of field caught the attention of my nephew one day while we were driving in the country. He asked me what made the windmill turn, so I began to explain to him how it worked. He was interested, but not as thrilled as he was when I told him we could make our own windmills when we got home.  Read More

February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating all the way back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentine’s Day ranks second only to Christmas in the number of greeting cards sent. Try making one of these “Love Bugs” for an original Valentine’s Day card this month.  Read More

I remember falling asleep by the fireplace one Christmas because I was determined to meet Santa Claus. I was so disappointed in myself when I woke up Christmas morning to find my stocking full of presents and Santa’s cookies and milk gone. I had slept right through being in the very same room with Santa Claus! Read More

As the smell of turkey fills the house, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade diverts attention away from food only for so long, and the phrase “When do we eat?” gets old really fast.  Read More

The dining room table at my house was always out of commission for the month of October while I was growing up. My mom had her sewing machine out and fabric spread over the table as she worked on my Halloween costumes every year.  Read More

These baby booties are a really great way to dress up a party, and they can be used in so many ways.  Read More

Looking back, I remember very clearly the day in kindergarten when my best friend tried to eat blue Play-Doh. The look on her face afterward was enough to tell me I didn't want to follow in her footsteps. Read More

There's a lot to do on the ground at the beach: building sandcastles, collecting shells, jumping over the waves. But try to get your children to look to the sky by helping them design kites they can fly.  Read More

The Lowcountry summer heat is in full bloom, the kids are out of school and you might be out of ideas to entertain yourself and them at the same time.  Read More

We all know April showers bring May flowers, but why not make some flowers that will last year-round?  Read More

The other day at work, I caught myself saying, "Kids these days just aren't as creative as they used to be."  Read More