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It’s Library Time!

July 22, 2010
I drive past this several times a day as I’m out and about: This is the …read more

IKEA Rocks…

July 20, 2010
Or, the best $14.95 I’ve ever spent… Friends, if your adorable is …read more

Geocaching with the Geomate Jr. (Giveaway)

July 19, 2010
I might be the only person who had never heard of Geocaching… Dear reader …read more

Sushi Date with my Boys…

July 13, 2010
I have a couple of food weaknesses.  One of them includes a sushi lunch …read more

Shakespeare for the Adorables…

July 1, 2010
This past weekend we drove to New Canaan with some friends to introduce the …read more

Father’s Day Week of Giveaways: The Coleman Instant Tent

June 15, 2010
Happy Father’s Day Week of Giveaways! Today’s giveaway is both …read more

Birthday Party, Heidi-style

June 3, 2010
Yesterday we celebrated my elder adorable’s 5th birthday with a backyard …read more

Road Trip Fun!

June 2, 2010
First, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my elder adorable who turns 5 today!  Seriously, …read more

Lose the Training Wheels

May 19, 2010
I have 2 goals for my elder adorable this summer: 1) Lose the floaties and …read more

One heck of a WOW…

May 18, 2010
Recently I discovered MAKit Products. This company takes our adorable’s …read more

Garden Wonderland

May 11, 2010
I had to show you this gorgeous garden in Greensboro, North Carolina and get …read more

Bubble Mania (Giveaway)

May 10, 2010
If you want to see the biggest and brightest smile on your adorables, whip out …read more

Science IS Fun (Giveaway)

April 26, 2010
Meet the Learning Resources Primary Science Set: I love, love, love fun sets …read more

Seeds To Life

April 10, 2010
This is the easiest way I’ve found to start seeds inside.  This is the …read more

MVW: The Staycation

March 31, 2010
If the beach is not in your vacation plans… I think I’m late to …read more

A Tiny Easter Basket…

March 30, 2010
Mind you, I’m not a creative person.  But I am excellent at copying the …read more

Ode to Electricity…

March 16, 2010
Our power was off today as electrical crews switched out a transformer up the …read more

The LeapFrog Tag Reading System (Giveaway)

March 1, 2010
Happy Monday! To honor Read Across America Day tomorrow, we’re hosting a …read more

The Olympics and Your Adorables

February 16, 2010
How are you involving your adorables in all the festivities surrounding the …read more

Snow Day…

February 9, 2010
…Activities to keep your adorables entertained when they are stuck inside …read more

Creating a Reading Center…

February 2, 2010
Just as I realized my adorables weren’t reading throughout the day, it …read more

Putumayo Dance Party (Giveaway)

January 27, 2010
Grab your adorables! Break out your dancing shoes and beat those mid-winter …read more

Sunday Movie Night

January 9, 2010
The Running Man had a tradition growing up that we’ve carried over into …read more

Kumon Gives Us Quiet (Giveaway)

November 9, 2009
As the weather begins to turn, I’ve been hunting for great indoor …read more

Halloween Candy Science

October 31, 2009
First of all, Happy Halloween to you! We’ve been eagerly anticipating …read more

May I Please Have Your Attention…

October 29, 2009
I really need you to read this post carefully, because this idea is EXCELLENT. …read more

Quiet Time (Giveaway!)

October 26, 2009
My name is Heidi Farmer and I have a confession to make: sometimes the …read more

Putting the Fun in Fundraiser!

October 19, 2009
Hooray, it’s Pumpkin Patch time. A local elementary in our town puts …read more

The Wonderful World of Manipulatives

October 17, 2009
A great quiet activity that also involves math is to break open our tub of …read more

Set your Sails

October 6, 2009
We have a wonderful Sailboat Regatta here in our town every October. Today the …read more

A Little Piece of Heaven…

September 30, 2009
I have a geographic problem: I live in Connecticut, and my favorite place for …read more

Fall is Really Here…

September 28, 2009
Fall is upon us in all it’s crisp, colorful splendor. We had a chance …read more

Teaching the Adorables about Saving…

September 23, 2009
Have you seen this adorable piggy bank with 4 separate compartments? It’…read more

Kick Up Some FUN (Giveaway!)

September 21, 2009
The elder adorable has been having a killer time with his Mini Kick. I’m …read more

Lazy Saturday…

September 19, 2009
This morning The Running Man took off running and the adorables and I headed …read more

KitBook+Adorables=Amazing

September 17, 2009
If you are looking for ways to inspire your budding scientist, take a good look.…read more

Farmer’s Market (and Giveaway!)

September 14, 2009
Nothing invokes dreams of healthy eating like a trip to a farmer’s market.…read more

Wikki Stix, Welcome to My World

August 31, 2009
If you are between the ages of 2 and 100, you need to check these little …read more

View from the Stroller…

August 12, 2009
My eldest adorable is four and loves to pirate the point-and-shoot camera and …read more

A Lifejacket the Adorables Will Wear!

August 11, 2009
My friend Rebecca introduced me to this lifejacket and I think it’s a …read more

The Creative Corner, revamped…

August 1, 2009
Here’s the creative mecca of our home.  In the kitchen, directly next …read more

A Trip to Greenfield Village…

July 23, 2009
As we continue our “Wipe the Adorables Out So They’ll Pass Out Come …read more

Scientists for the day…

July 20, 2009
Today we ventured to the Hands-On Science Museum in Ann Arbor, MI.  This …read more

Summer Dance Party

July 12, 2009
The music to get your adorables up and moving, and this stuff won’t make you …read more

The Dog Days of Summer

July 5, 2009
With the adorables out of school, the best way to keep yourself sane is to keep …read more

Lazy Day at the Beach…

July 3, 2009
Summer is here! The Long Island Sound still has arctic temperatures, but the …read more

Hot Air + Lift = Beautiful

June 25, 2009
Gorgeous, right? Here’s more: and The Howell, Michigan (yeah, find …read more

A Whale of a Fundraiser – Touch a Truck

June 8, 2009
Forget bake sales.  Forget Gift-wrapping paper drives.   Hello Touch a Truck!…read more