This year, I decided I wanted to create several beautiful Valentine’s Day projects to share with my family (and my readers, of course). Decorations, crafts, desserts… whatever I could think up! This is a fun, rustic-looking Valentine’s Day banner that takes just minutes to create. Materials: 1 yard of burlap or similar material in a light color Red spray paint…
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I was born in Brooklyn, NY to a mother of Eastern European descent. My mom was raised on traditional foods from that region, like gefilte fish, borscht, and chicken soup. My favorite breakfast as a child was lox and bagels, your typical NY Jewish deli food. I love the combination of salty smoked salmon, creamy cheese, and a crunchy bagel….
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The month of January is very important for a number of reasons: celebrating New Year’s Day, enjoying the remainder of Winter Break with my husband (he’s a teacher), it’s obviously the first month of the year so I start working on my resolutions, and it’s the beginning of farm days for us as a family! Strawberries, tomatoes, and peppers are all…
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When I was a little girl, my parents had a lot of silly names for things. One I remember distinctly was what they called tortellini. Are you ready for it? Monkey buttons! Like the belly buttons of monkeys. I’m not sure when I realized that “tortellini” was not Italian for “a monkey’s belly button”, but I know it was always…
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Math instruction has become a very hot topic the past few school years. With both the acceptance and rejection of Common Core in states across the nation, publishing companies have been forced to create more innovative ways to teach even the most basic math skills using multiple methods to address a broader range of learning styles. By teaching math from…
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