I’m a mom, stepmom, and theatre educator helping exhausted parents access their inner creative playfulness for more connection and joy. No messy crafts, complicated setups, or sensory bins here! Just simple, silly moments that bring your family back together through laughter. My short weekly emails share reflections from real life and a simple invitation you can try for yourself or with your kids.
St. Patrick’s Day Mad Libs PDF
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Hi! I rarely send more than one email in a month, but to those of you who were already subscribed, I wanted to make sure you had this free St. Patrick’s Day themed Mad Libs story to play with your family tomorrow! St. Patrick's Day Mad Libs.pdf Love, Mia |
Playful Heart Parenting
I’m a mom, stepmom, and theatre educator helping exhausted parents access their inner creative playfulness for more connection and joy. No messy crafts, complicated setups, or sensory bins here! Just simple, silly moments that bring your family back together through laughter. My short weekly emails share reflections from real life and a simple invitation you can try for yourself or with your kids.
I was EXTREMELY grumpy last Friday night… The kids wanted to paint and there’s just something about paint with little kiddos that gets to me if I'm not in the right headspace to manage it. On top of that, 1.5yo little gal kept getting hurt… first her finger got smashed in the door while I was going in and out getting supplies… THEN she somehow busted open the little ice pack for her finger while I was trying to get her dinner and I freaked out that she was going to eat the gel inside and be...
Did Easter sneak up on me? YES. Did I scramble to put this together last night? Also yes! But I’m so excited to print, cut, and pop these prompts into the plastic eggs for some extra fun this weekend. I also really like the idea of not make everything about the candy and little “stuff” that inevitably gets trashed or clutters the house even more. So, if you’re like me and this is sneaking up on your last-minute, here you go!! Silly prompts and mini-games to hide in the eggs (or just play even...
This past weekend was full of a lot of big emotions for one of our kiddos and it was a bit of a roller coaster for us all. We’ve been looking for as many moments as possible to lean into playfulness—and it’s been so helpful!We went out for tacos last night and as we started to eat, I said, “Do you guys wanna play a game?” I was surprised when my stepdaughter said, “Oh, I made up my own fun game today!” She then taught us her new original game, which I’ll now teach to YOU! (She was very...