Tell the Truth Thursday! The Only Thing I Like About Dora!

Ive never kept it a secret... I'm not Dora's biggest fan. It's an ok show and if your kids like it and you do too well that's great but at our house we don't watch Dora and have only one Dora DVD and the only reason we have that is because it was given to Delaney as a gift. Personally I find it to be too repetitive and too to tell the TRUTH annoying... But like I said that's my opinion.

However there is one thing that I am greatful that Delaney has learned from Dora. At the end of each show Dora asks what was your favorite part of the day... And after seeing this on tv and in the one DVD she does have Delaney has been asking us what our favorite part of the day was as we are tucking her into her bed at night...

She always asks us for more than one favorite thing... usually she asks for 5.

As much as I dislike Dora I do love this little snippet we have picked up from her... It gets us to stop and think about what we did during the day and pick out what made us happiest. It gives me a little more insight into Delaney as well... I get to hear straight from her adorable little mouth what sparked her thinking, what put a smile on her face, what made her happiest.

And as much as it is good for us to hear and participate in, I think its so fabulous to hear Delaney appreciate all the little things in her day, for her to be grateful for the things that make her happy and for her to see that its not the things you buy or the money you have its the people and the experiences that make your life rich!

What do you and your kids do to appreciate the little things? Do you have a little Dora watcher? Tell your TRUTH in the comments.

(Please keep in mind that this is just one Momma's opinion and I am in no way paid or compensated to share this opinion nor am I trying to put down the Dora brand or Nickelodeon.) 

Kid Activity! All About ME!

Once a month I set aside a day for just DELANEY! (When Max gets a bit bigger he will have his own day too of course!)

Its called "All About ME" day... easy to remember hey!

On this one day each month Delaney gets to pick out her own clothes, how she wants her hair, what she wants to eat for Breakfast, Lunch and Supper as well as the activities that we do through out the day. What she doesn't realize is that during the day I get her to draw a picture of herself or her family, I take a picture of her, and I ask her the same questions and record them into a note/scrapbook for her.

Its my way of capturing the little changes in her each month and seeing how much she changes so when I am sitting home alone drying my tears and she is at her prom I will still have a little something that shows me that she was just a little girl once...

Want to do it yourself but wondering what to ask your own kids.... well here is a list of questions I ask delaney some of them might change depending on how old your child is or what their interests are....

What is your name?
How old are you?
Where do you live?
Who is in your family?
What is your favorite color?
Who is your best friend?
What is your favorite show or movie?
What is your favorite thing about Momma or your favorite thing to do with Momma?
What is your favorite thing about Daddy or your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
What is your favorite thing about your sibling(s)?
Where is your favorite place to go?
What is your favorite toy?
What is your favorite food?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Are you excited to go to school? and Why?

Some of her answers crack me up.... and some leave me with more questions. Either way I get to hear straight from her what she is thinking and what she likes...

For example the last time I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up this was her response. "Momma could you tell me what I want to be?" I said no... "I'd like to be, I'd like to be CINDERELLA!"

When I asked if she was excited for school " Yeah when I'm 4 years old" Why? "because school is my favorite time of year" Why? "Because I really like my favorite time of year!" pretty sure when she is 12 or 15 this will not be her answer about school... that is if she is anything like me.

She loves her All About Me days and I love being able to give her the attention she deserves. Do you set aside time for each of your kids individually? and what do you do with them during their one on one time?

DIY Business Cards

I haven't posted about an amazing opportunity I have.... (I have mentioned it on Facebook and on Twitter though and if you follow the links you can find out the latest and most up to date info on Momma Made It!) I am one of the lucky young exhibiters to be presenting my hand made items at a craft fair!

I am one of this years FRESH FISH!

Fresh fish is a craft fair that has been running in our fair city for 6 years, it is designed to help get young and emerging crafters out there and its a great chance to get your work seen... I'm so lucky to be able to do this and I can't wait for it to be here already!

I am admittedly nervous, and I say everyday that I am not ready and that I will never be ready... but you have to dive in head first sometimes...

Ready or not ready I still need Business Cards, and since I couldn't find ones I liked that I felt suited Momma Made It for a price I felt reasonable and since I am as cheap frugal and crafty as I am I figured that I would make my own DIY business cards!

At first I thought holy cow this will be easy.... and after making soooooo many I now realize it was a bit of an undertaking... but if you have the time and you want VERY personalized cards follow along below and you can get yourself your own DIY Business Cards in two simple steps!

First I cut out my shape... I used my Cricut because it was easier and all I had to do was load the paper and hit CUT, couldn't be easier! I liked this shape because I could use them as tags as well as business cards. (gotta love double duty!)

Next I stamped the info on... I didn't want to purchase a business stamp just yet, although I kinda wish I had. (They say hind site is 20/20 for a reason...)

And that is really it! Not a whole lot to the process but it can be time consuming...

I will be finishing up these babies in the next few days and then I will be making more... because I honestly thought that 150 would be enough however there are already well over that already interested on facebook...

Do you prefer to make your own business items like this or do you order all your business items?

Photo Friday! Learning to Crawl!

This little man is about one step away from crawling...

And yes we are tempting him with our phones... He just loves to chew and drool over them so I figured hey it works.

Mostly he just goes backward but lately for every 2 feet he goes backward he goes about 2 inches forward... I'm calling that progress!

Happy Friday!

Learning Colors!

As you know (or maybe you don't) my girl Delaney is heading for Kinder-start next year and while she is unbelievably smart ( I'm not at all bias...) I want to be sure that she has a firm grasp on her colors so I made this little game and we have had lots of fun with it!

It was super simple to make and here is how I did it!

I took a regular file folder

and cut the top into a rainbow shape, then I cut the rest of the colors and glued them to the folder.

I wrote the names of the colors so that Delaney would be able to see what they are called and hopefully learn how to identify them eventually.

Once you are done with that the sky is the limit!
You can have the kiddos find toys and objects that are one color or all the colors.
You can take a number of toys or objects that are each of the colors and hide them around the house for the kids to find.
You can find things that start with the same letter as your color.
You can work with just one color a day.

Have fun with your colors and your kiddos!