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Christmasy World Music

I'm not the biggest fan of traditional, made-just-for-kids music albums, but the Putumayo series is actually really fun: each album is filled with all sorts of grownup-sounding songs, sung in different languages. Check out the Christmas CD, and who knows, you and your kidlets might even learn a new language through osmosis!...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's to feasts that fill the heart and tummy...

(Animal Art by the lovely Laura Plansker)

FREE! Thanksgiving Cupcake Toppers

These are sososo cute. Visit the always-awesome Skip To My Lou to download and print your very own batch :)

Meet Chef Snoopy

Watch the whole Thanksgiving Special tomorrow (Thursday, November 26) on ABC.

Pretty Pressed Leaf Card Game

5 Orange Pototoes made the prettiest nature game. Make yourself yourself a custom deck using the fallen native leaves from your own neighborhood :)

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Puppet Favors

How cute are these little felt giftlets? And they're supereasy to make, too. Visit Skip to My Lou for the five-minute directions :)

Thanksgiving Yummies Ipod Playlist

My Thanksgiving ipod playlist is just too long for Lazy Me to list (I'm still waiting on someone to invent programmable robot slave hands!), but I am nonlazyenough to paste in my playlistplaylist...

...Yummy, yes?...



(Flickr Photo by Debdidit.)

Design your Own Dog Collar

Planet-friendly crafts are the best, especially when they're not just pretty, but practical, too! This repurposed pet collar tutorial from Keyka Lou fits the bill perfectly!

Posh Puppies Photo Gallery

Doesn't Christine Edwards take the most fun puppy photos? Visit her etsy shop for other shots of fancified, tie-wearing breeds (including a polka-dotty Boston, giggling Maltese, and more!)

Hobbit House Heaven

Have you seen Simon Dale's Hobbit House in Wales? It's a real, actual human dwelling... no joke! Not only is it comfy, it's also considered "low impact" (translated: planet-friendly.) It's got natural insulation, solar panels, and a wood burner for heating. Supercool, huh?

Little Girls Who Look Out Windows...

Cover Lay Down has a teachery playlist up right now with two of my very favorite quirky-weird-girl songs. I think you will love them...

The Kid mp3 (cover version by Cry, Cry, Cry)

Starfish and Coffee mp3 (cover version by Matt Nathanson)

Easy Twinkle Pom Pom Ornaments

I looove colorful stuff, especially during the holidays (our home definitely does not use the traditional red-green color scheme...), so these little cuties really caught my eye. Visit Zakka Life for all the easypeasy stepsy steps.

Christmas Card Address Mailing Labels

Ohh... aren't these holiday mailing labels the sweetest?... They say "dear mr. postie, please deliver to my friend:______" Download and print them up for free at the ever-adorable Make, Do & Send...

Banana Gobble Thanksgiving Pancakes

How darling would these turkey-shaped pancakes be for Thanksgiving morning? Learn how to make 'um @ Little Nummies.

* Usual Reminder for Pet Parents: Please remember that this recipe was created for humans, and that most human food really shouldn't be shared with our furry friends, most especially dogs. This is a good thing (it just means...more deliciousness for YOU!) :)

Ladybug Birthday Party Hat Printables

WeeOnes just looove ladybugs... download these supersweet (and free!) little hatlets from Paper Glitter.

Just Because it's Cute...

Who can resist a surfery tune? I have no idea what the lyrics are, but the little critters sure are cute...

Adorable Christmas & Hanukkah Stuff

Have you seen the 2009 Land of Nod Holiday Collection? It kicks this year's Pottery Barn Kids boo-tay. Take a peek at my very favorite items (including the 12 Days of Xmas Ornament Set, above...)

... and these name-personalizable You Name It Placemats...


...and this Where the Streets Have No Name treeskirt...

...and these Judy Garlands....

...and this Hanukkah Countdown Calendar

and...

Rainbow Wool Roving Bell Ball Kitty Toys

Aren't these ohsopretty? Drop in at 5OrangePotatoes for all the directions on how you can make your kitty her very own stash, too.

Happy 40th Birthday, Sesame Street!

The new season starts today, and (YAY!) this year the season-wide main focus will be on NATURE (WooHoo!)

Here's one of my very favorite moments from the olden days... I dare you not to love the silly-genius of Madeline Khan...

FREE Autumn Owl Cupcake Toppers

Whoooo doesn't love owls? Try topping your next cupcake batch with these free-for-the-printing, wide-eyed, fine feathered friends from Rock Scissor Paper :)

Sunday Sunsets

Matchy Music: Your California Sky mp3, by Will Stratton (via The Late Greats.)

Easy, Handmade Car Seat Belt Covers

Cute, right? And waysupereasy to make. Can you believe they're made from Potholders ($1 potholders, no less!) Visit Obsessively Stitching for all the tips and tricks.

Cat Contracts Swine Flu

According to the AVMA, the first known case of a cat coming down with H1N1 (The Swine Flu) was just recently confirmed. The cat actually caught the flu from his infected human family (not the other way around.) So don't sneeze on your cat sons & daughters :)

It is unusual for most illnesses to jump between multiple species (and this strain has infected humans, pigs, birds, ferrets, and now felines, as well.) Tricksy little bug...

FREE! Thanksgiving Candy Bar Wrappers

Pumpkin pie is great and all, but why not send guests/ students/ classmates home with their very own little-something-sweet? Visit Martha for these free turkey-patterned printable chocolate bar wrappers. Cutecutecute.

Usual Reminder for Pet Parents: Please remember that chocolate was created for humans, and that chocolate really shouldn't be shared with our furry friends, most especially dogs. This is a good thing (it just means...more deliciousness for YOU!) :)

FREE! Thanksgiving Place Card Printables

Aren't these thoughtful little placecards by Vale Design just perfect for Thanksgiving feasts :)

Fall-Themed Preschool Nature Books

Autumn is my very favorite season, and these are some of my very favorite fallish kidlet books:


Mouse's First Fall

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

It's Fall!

Leaf Man

Fall Leaves Fall

Possum's Harvest Moon by Annie Hunter

Christopher's Harvest Time by Elsa Beskow

Woody, Hazel and Little Pip by Elsa Beskow

Fall Is Here! I Love It! by Elaine Good

Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

Autumn by Gerda Muller

Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

When Autumn Comes by Robert Maass

It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall

The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert

Pumpkin Circle, The Story of a Garden, by Shmuel Thaler

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie, by Jill Esbaum


"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book."— Marcel Proust

Novemberly Greetings

Matchy Music:

Autumn Air mp3, by The Very Most (via Largehearted Boy.)

AKC in the LBC

The AKC Eukanuba National Championship is returning to Long Beach this year (woohoo!) If you weren't able to attend the superstar dog show last year, don't miss your chance this time: Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, 2009.