Kate Wicker

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Sixteenth Day of Advent

Make a handprint angel like the one my preschooler and I made up above (your child’s hands serve as the wings), and give it to someone who might need some extra Christmas cheer.

· December 15, 2008 · Tagged With: Advent, Crafts · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Eleventh Day of Advent

Like most families, we receive dozens of Christmas cards every year, many of which include beautiful images of the Nativity, glittery winter nights or rosy-cheeked Santas checking their lists. It always seemed like such a waste to throw this heap of sentiments and artwork away. So one year I decided to make placemats using aRead the whole post >>

· December 10, 2008 · Tagged With: Advent, Crafts · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Make a Great "Rumpkin"

I decided to forgo the messy, orange bottoms this year and make pumpkin magnets crafted from foam for the grandparents instead, but last Halloween we made rumpkins. They were a big hit. Here’s how to make your own.

· October 27, 2008 · Tagged With: Crafts · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Simple Mosaic Craft

Here’s another easy craft I came up with the other day. I cut squares of foam sheets into tiny squares. (Madeline helped cut some, too.) Then we briefly discussed mosaics, and I showed Madeline some pictures of the art form in a kids’ art book we have. I then asked what she would like toRead the whole post >>

· October 2, 2008 · Tagged With: Crafts · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Jackson Pollocks in Training

If you just can’t deal with the mess-factor (and allowing a 15-month-old to paint with her 3-year-old sister was definitely a messy endeavor), let your kids go crazy with the computer mouse and create a virtual Pollock-like painting here.

· September 15, 2008 · Tagged With: Crafts · Filed Under: Boredom Busters, Photos

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Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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