Jim’s Pancakes: 75 cool creations your kids will love to eat

OMG! Jim has a family name, and it’s not Pancakes!

It’s Belosic!

Good to know, because I hope to meet him someday, and it’s polite to properly greet someone. “Hello, Mr. Pancake” probably would not do.

But really, it’s all about the pancakes and those little rituals you have with your young ones, right?

And if you’re in need of a new little ritual, well, making pancakes together seems like a sensible place to start.

 
P.S. Don’t panic at the reading level: it says “ages 18 and up”. That’s the reading level, not the eating level.

Shake up your story: Ragahava KK on TED Talks

I couldn’t decide which of artist Raghava KK‘s perspectives on educating children I liked best.

So I scooped up the whole video and brought it over here for you to watch. Well, I brought the link.

He’s packed a lot into this 4:31 minute video.

Click to watch, then ponder, discuss, and tell me what you think.

Off I go to inspect his children’s book for iPad. Shake shake shake.

Oh TED Talks, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

How to make fondant dragon cupcake toppers

Fondant intimidates me.

I’ve been hearing for years now about how how fondant is both easy to make and fantastic as playdough for little crafting hands.

I’m happy to take everyone’s word for it, but if you’ll just kindly excuse me, I’d like to continue being fondant-phobic.

Even if it means missing out on making these big-eyed cute dragonlets.

Really, are all the dragons going to be huggably cute this year?

You’re feeling brave (cute dragons!). I know you are (cute dragons!). Run over to Bake Happy and check out that well-explained cupcake topper how-to.

Bring me back a cupcake or two when you’re done, yes? Thanks!

Simple fragrance diffusers

Hey all you Older Children, you guys do Steps 1 to 3, the stick thingy part, to make these ‘shpensive-looking fragrance diffusers.

I want to help! I can do Step 4, folding the tops of stem cleaners into heart shapes. I know I can do that. Please can I?

Oh halp this is difficult. Hearts look funny. Show me how, please?

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That IKEA Latt table hack

Well, yes, this IKEA hack looks fantastic for the little ones.

Organization at an early age, she has it.

I’m now looking at my own kitchen table and thinking that hack is not going to work with what I’ve got. I’ll first need to get a whole new table. And some chairs. And that bar. And some new magazines to hang in the magazine holder.

You know, I’ll just take the whole children’s section at IKEA.

And oh my happy goodness can I get her dress in my size??

More helpful how-to photos on this IKEA hack!

Home. Windows. Balloons. Celebration!

In high school, we decorated lockers for birthdays, filling the locker with presents and candy.

What’s that you’re saying? This year you’re going to fill all my windows with a whole bunch of balloons for my birthday party?

Well, yes, please, if you insist.

I most certainly won’t mind.

Simple smile-inducing stuff. I love it!