Snowflakes
February 10, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, family fun
As I travel across the country for the third time in the last week, I can only imagine what my babies are doing to keep busy under the watchful eye of Aunt Sara. It was cold and raining when I left this morning, so I envision many little ones – eight to exact, including my [...]
Indoor Fun
February 1, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, family fun, winter blues
So, how did you do this last week? Were you able to be more intentional about fitting in a fun activity or creating a new craft with your kiddos each day?
This week we discovered some new games – Zingo and Super WHY! ABC Letter Game – and we played some of our old favorites, as [...]
Winter Sun Catchers
January 28, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, guest post, winter blues
In my quest for a craft-filled week, I have asked some of my friends to help me out with some fun ideas. Today my friend Amanda has agreed to share a wintery weather craft with us.
Amanda is a happy stay-at-home mom to two. She blogs at ohAmanda and Impress Your Kids. She’s a member of [...]
Snowy Winter Wonderland
January 26, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, guest post, winter blues
We have a very special guest here at From Dates to Diapers today, to help us out with our challenge to be more purposeful about doing crafts and fun activities with our kids.
Marie is a mother of 3 living in Utah. She’s the founder of Make and Takes, a top rated parenting blog featuring [...]
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
January 25, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, family fun, winter blues
I know, I know… Christmas is over. But, the cold and wet weather is sticking around for awhile. Which means our energetic family – much like yours, I’m sure, unless you live in Florida – must turn to indoor activities to keep us busy and active.
This last week was the most wet week of the [...]
Wintery Weather Fun
January 18, 2010 by Christine
Filed under Wintery Weather Fun, activities, crafts, family fun, giveaway, winter blues
What words come to mind when you think of this time of the year?
Maybe you live in Chicago and are snowed in, stuck at home with all your lovely and adorable kids. Cold. Bored.
Or, perhaps you live in Southern California and your family still heads to the beach on any given day. Lucky.
Well, this time [...]







Christine, aka YoungMommy, is married to her best friend, Ray, and together they have six very active children - five boys and one pretty princess - with one on the way. She's a busy mama, spending most of her days homeschooling her crew.












