Creating a magical childhood

How to create a magical childhood for your kids filled with real experiences and limited technology

Potion fizzy play is magical. But this secret ingredient makes it even better!!

Five different ways to create homemade invisible ink that can be revealed from a heat source like a candle OR from watercolor paint.

Childhood is magical all on its own. There is no need to really create childhood magic. Kids are the best at using their imaginations and creating fun kid ideas and kid activities all on their own. As parents, it's our responsibility to help foster that c

Sure, my kids might have been on a better team or had a longer resume for college applications if we had put them in more activities. Our avoidance of overactivity literally made us unpopular along the way. We’ve all lost out relationally by not being involved in all the things.

Have you heard of hygge (hue-gah)? It’s a defining part of Danish culture, and while I’m definitely no expert on it, it is described as being able to recognize the coziness, contentedness, simplicity, goodness of a moment, and consciously creating a life full of these moments. This is something I think about in the back of my mind for myself (think a warm tea first thing in the morning, taking time to look out the window, having a fiction book on the go) but I realized a few weeks ago that I…

157 Things To Do Before You're Five - 157 ideas and activities for young children. Essential experiences for children under 5, and the best way to create a magical childhood and memories that last a lifetime. Summer activity ideas, Winter activities for kids, things to do at Christmas and loads more. Things to do this summer and all year round. Read more at dilanandme.com

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Let me hold your hand as we walk through creating a magical, Charlotte Mason preschool for your little one.