Archive for the 'Media' Category

February 25th, 2010

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

Yesterday I showed you a slideshow of some recent pictures with me.

At the beginning of February, along with 499+  other women( and a few guys) I found my way to Nashville, Tn for the Blissdom conference.

Delta Atrium, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conven...
Image via Wikipedia

Blissdom is a conference for bloggers who are moms or who work with moms.

If you’ve never been to a conference before I would really recommend this one as it’s small enough to get to know people and have genuine connections plus there are  so many people to meet and you get to stay in drop dead gorgeous surroundings.

As usual with so much going on I really forgot to take photographs of people. I got the notes and met the people I wanted, apart from a few. I’m sure there were lots of others I didn’t know were there.

The Opryland hotel was amazing. Who would think you’d get a walk in before breakfast and have scenery like this and not be bothered by the walk…..ever!

I was excited to room with Stephanie of Keeper of the home and Rene of Budget saving mom. If you’re looking for organic tips and money saving tips I learnt a lot from these ladies. Please say hi when you go visit them:)

Stephanie is a passionate homeschooler, organic gardener and amateur nutritionist. She’s also the wife of an entrepreneur and a mama to three little ones. Taking a practical approach, she writes daily articles on inspired natural living for homemakers at her blog, Keeper of the Home. Her first book, Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time, was published in 2009, and her second book, Real Food on a Real Budget, is due to be published February 2010.

Rene is the wife to a great guy, mother of three daughters with one more on the way. She loves to save money, find deals, freebies, and garden. She tries to eat mainly organic foods on a budget, and has started a gardening series to show others how to raise some of their own food. Rene blogs at Budgetsavingmom.

Are you planning on any conferences this  year? Which conferences do you prefer- ones away from home or day conferences locally?

This post is part of the Tell me Thursday meme. Found at Tellmethursday.com

You can find other stories about Wordless Wednesday pictures and link up yours today.

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

Popularity: 2% [?]

  • Twitter
  • Technorati Favorites
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Reader
  • Facebook
  • Delicious
  • Share/Bookmark
February 24th, 2010
Posted by Melitsa in Media, Memes, Roundups

For more Wordless Wednesday posts visit :
Wordless Wednesday and 5 minutes for mom.

Find out more about this photo tomorrow with Tell me Thursday

Popularity: 2% [?]

  • Twitter
  • Technorati Favorites
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Reader
  • Facebook
  • Delicious
  • Share/Bookmark
February 12th, 2010

Nothing like a bit of inspiration to get you going right?
Of all the sessions to talk about this is the one I want to share.

Blissdom’s Keynote speaker did just that. Kevin Carroll from KevinCarrollkatalyst.com was talking my language. You see he was talking about the importance of play. Yep we were a bunch of adults so you probably wonder how can a keynote speaker ,speak to a roomful of Blissdom peeps and fire them up so? ( and make them shed tears). Kevin is a powerful storyteller and gave life lessons through play.

Take away for me

While all these 7 simple truths work so well in our adult lives. You may wonder how did I get so far from some of these things yet I see it in my little ones all the time?

  • It is never too late to power up that playful spirit.
  • Never too late to play with your kids.
  • Never too late to start a new playful habit.
  • I love these lessons for me but love them for your children as well.
  • Find your own red rubber ball.

As you read through the truths below imagine how these not only translate for you but how you can build them into your child’s lives so that play remains and endures.

7 simple truths learned on the Playground

Commit to it.
“Until one is committed there is always hesitancy..”
“Commitment. Don’t talk about it. Be about it.”
What is your “Want to…”?
What do you want to do? What is your intent and purpose?

Seek out encourages
Stay away from energy vampires …”We know they are discouragers”. “aka Monday moaners”.

“Who is that person that will challenge you but also lift you up?”

Work out your creative muscle
You need to be agile and fit ,work that muscle. What do you do to recharge your creative muscle? How do you replenish, feed yourself to be confident and creative?

Not a Box

Prepare to shine
“..Put in the time and hard work because you believe that hard work never goes unrewarded”.

“Believe in that “.

Speak up

“A closed mouth don’t get fed”.
Open up and let people know what you need; share your hopes and dreams. You never know who’ll be there with you.
Have courage.
Dream
Look out for the encouragers or who could help you?

Expect the unexpected
“Keep your eyes open. Forever curious eyes.”  have eyes of wonder and know possibilities come.

……………The redballproject.com. Watch the video……..

“Expect and respect the unexpected”.

Maximise the day

“You are given a gift of 86400 seconds in one day…..to make a difference….manifest a dream into reality.”

Anything is possible…Your circumstances  don’t dictate someones destiny.
Each day is a gift.

To get you in touch with your playful side with your children some Blissdom friends to check into:

Allie @notimeforflashcards | Amber @becausebabiesgrowup |Janna @theadventuresofmotherhood | Kim@momtriedit |Kimberly @raisingolives |Marie@makesandtakes |Melitsa (Me)@raisingplayfultots |Miranda @Keeperofthecheerios

I hope you’ll check them out……and find your big red rubber ball!

How do you keep a playful spirit raising a family with the day-to-day stuff that makes up our lives?

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]


Popularity: 2% [?]

  • Twitter
  • Technorati Favorites
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Reader
  • Facebook
  • Delicious
  • Share/Bookmark
February 3rd, 2010
Posted by Melitsa in Homemade, Media, language, play activities

So I have a big confession. This is the first time in over 6 years that I will be leaving my children for 4 days and 3 nights.

I know. I know I should have done this a lot sooner but being a military wife and having a husband with an all over the place work schedule has meant that I have been flexible to our families needs and well………neglected my own somewhat!

New year new priorities. I have been blogging for a while and decided that this year I would be going to Blissdom in Nashville, Tn.  I want to meet more people like me in real life.

I’m totally excited, anxious & nervous because it’s this week!

As a military family we’re used to irregular work schedules and moving but the common denominator in all of this has been me. I’ve always been there. I’m sure they will be fine without me. I want it to be a positive experience for everyone. I don’t want to come back to a nightmare after experiencing Bliss. From past experiences it is hard to keep them focused on the here and now. They were always on the countdown to when Daddy was coming home or we would see daddy.

Since I blog about play activities here are two easy activities that took less than 15 minutes to do ( 10 of that was finding the books). I guess I could print out a few activities from the newsletter ( right sidebar) since I have the inside track but I think this time Daddy has plenty of play activities up his sleeve.

So what do you do for your children when you decide to go to a blogging conference ?

Use the conference material

We received some popcorn in our Blissdom packages. (Plus a lot of other amazing goodies) I know they will be munching those and eating my share on Friday night during family night fun. We can connect through that.  They get a larger share ( always welcomed with popcorn). I also bought their favourite pizza so they should be lots of smiles that night. We received two packets so we get to share one together when I get back.

Record bedtime stories

I know I will be busy so as much as I want to check in with everyone I don’t know if I will and when. While they maybe happy not to hear my voice I think really they will miss hearing me around the house.

I’ve recorded three stories for them to listen to for bedtime. This is a special treat in itself because they don’t get on the computer that much and here is mum saying come on the computer anytime and listen to a story.

It is really easy to do. Download Audacity. Install. Connect your headphones with mic or use your current computer. Record your story. For more instructions on how to do this see create your own. You can also burn your home stories to CD to play in their room. But I know mine will love to come to the computer and listen. That will be special for them. Doning the headphones and grabbing that book.

I chose

Slinky Malinki For the BG

One Bear at bedtime              For the MO

I’m Thankful Each Day For the LO

Listen to part of each one below. The bump sounds you hear at the end of One bear at bedtime are for page turning :)

I’m hoping that this will ease their worries a little….and truth be told ease mine that they will be having a great time.

The test is………will they look forward to me going away again if they know something special is coming their way?

I hope so!

 
icon for podpress  Listen to Slinki Malinki: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
icon for podpress  Listen to One bear at bedtime: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 
icon for podpress  Listen to I'm thankful each day: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Popularity: 2% [?]

  • Twitter
  • Technorati Favorites
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Reader
  • Facebook
  • Delicious
  • Share/Bookmark





Prepare Your Child's Body and Mind for Life!
Listen to Body, Mind and Child on Play Activities Radio




Ads

No ads to show.


Sign up to our play-activities email and you will receive a new, fun, educational activity to try at home with your child each week. Best of all, it's completely FREE!

View a sample email.

Your Name (First & Last, Please)

Your Email Address



Subscribe to this Blog

Subscribe by RSS

Subscribe by Email



Treasure Basket baby play activity



Blissdom Conference ~ Nashville ~ February 4-6 2010



Search this Blog


Disclaimer  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us
Copyright © 2006 - Play-Activities.com. All rights Reserved.
Web site design by Precision Design Works.
Related Posts Widget for Blogs by LinkWithin