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Easy Thanksgiving Craft to do with your Preschooler
Today I’m excited to share with you an easy Thanksgiving craft you can do with your preschooler (and younger siblings can attempt to join the fun and make a turkey with feathers glued in all the wrong places). This craft involves no glitter, so it’s already a win! What you need to make this easy Thanksgiving craft: Kids craft scissors. (Make sure to snag some left handed scissors for the lefties if you don’t already have some!) Glue sticks (we get these in bulk from Amazon here) several colors construction paper markers – make sure to use washable ones! lots of patience (sold separately) STEP ONE – Pour yourself your…
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Make Christmas Magical – Ideas for Kids that Aren’t Toys!
Every year I find myself searching for Christmas ideas for kids. It’s that most magical time of year again: time for the holidays, Christmas cheer and an American drive to buy, buy buy. Am I the only one who feels this way? Holy tacos we are so pressured to lavish our children and grandchildren with so much STUFF. It’s completely overwhelming in every sense! This year, especially in light of it being 2020 and dealing with the chaos of COVID-19 virus, we are on a mission in the Johnson household to make this entire season magical without the materialism. Want to join us? Keep on reading! My ideas to make…
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Easy Plant Based Pumpkin Muffins to Bake with your Toddlers
This is an easy recipe to make with your kids, or for any human who loves muffins. I don’t know about you but in my search for a plant based diet I have tried some DOOZY recipes that are either completely inedible, smell like a dumpster, or I love but my kids will not eat. This recipe was 5 stars therefore I had to share it with you! Let’s be honest – I don’t have an instagram worthy photo of these delicious muffins we made, because I have 3 toddlers. What counts is that they were super yummy, and nobody killed each other in the making of this recipe! Here…
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An unexpected side effect of birthing multiples – a surgery story
I’ll never forget the moment we found out we were unexpectedly expecting twins. After many miscarriages and infertility, we finally were pregnant again! The midwife saw me to measure my uterus, and noted it was abnormally “large” for how far along I was. She recommended an ultrasound. Fast forward a few days and I go to see the only place in town that provides ultrasounds – the doctor asks me if twins run in my family – and my face turns pale white (mind you, I’m already a super ginger so I must have been white as a piece of copy paper). Gender Ultrasound 4 months gestation We were pregnant…
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Hello beautiful friends!
I am absolutely thrilled to launch the Joyful Johnsons blog. Today is the day! This has been on my heart for several months – and now that I am stuck in bed after surgery (fun post about that later) I finally had the time to get it done. What I hope to share with you here is to create a space of valuable perspective: To make you laugh. To make you feel connected. To help you learn and grow with us. I am so grateful to share this joy filled space with you! Make sure to subscribe to our list below so you don’t miss all the fun I have…
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