{"id":932,"date":"2015-03-03T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/03\/monthly-goalsmarc-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:36","slug":"monthly-goalsmarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/monthly-goalsmarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Goals:March"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wow it’s March already, how did that happen? I
\nthink we are all grateful to finally be waving goodbye to winter and
\nare looking ahead to the warmer days of spring. Spring<\/a> offically began
\nhere in Ireland back on February 1st, but it has been much more wintery<\/span>
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\nspringlike. We are though now starting to see signs of spring in the gardens
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In February I pledged to:<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Broaden the range of topics on my blog<\/b> – As well
\nas covering lots of fun arts and crafts ideas, we have also enjoyed baking
\nSavoury Shamrock Snacks <\/a>ready for St Patricks Day next month. I have a stack of
\nrecipes I would love to share on the blog, so I am hoping to include a least
\none a month. I have also joined up to co-host the Family Frugal Linky every
\nThursday, which is providing me with another opportunity to chat about other
\nactivities and interests that I have outside of arts and crafts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Do something for myself once a week <\/b>– My daugther
\nhad her nursery start date delayed as she came down with a sickness bug the day
\nbefore she was due to start, so I have only had 4 mornings to
\nmyself so far,\u00a0 but it has been lovely to go for
\nwalks along the sea front on my own and just to do the supermarket shopping in
\npeace. This week i m going out with a friend for brunch, which i m really
\nlooking forward too.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nIntroduce the kids to famous artists <\/b>– We took a
\nfamily trip to IMMA<\/a> and kept an open mind as to how it would go. We armed the
\nkids with pencils and clipboards so that they could draw as we went round if
\nthey wanted and they loved it. The boys asked lots of questions and the museum
\nstaff were very welcoming and helpful at directing us away from the less child
\nfriendly exhibits. Since going to the museum we have purchased some kids art
\nbooks and we have done some Joan Miro inspired doodle art and Matisse style cut
\nouts. These will be up on the blog soon<\/span> <\/p>\n
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\nGet organised for the mid-term break<\/b> – we had a
\nlovely mid–term break filled with a different activity every day to keep the
\nkids entertained and busy. We had a great trip out to Imaginosity<\/a>, went to see
\nShaun the Sheep at the cinema, had a playdate, went to the beach and made a
\ncolourful collaborative rainbow collage<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
In March I pledge to:<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Have a Spring Cleanse <\/b>– In winter you crave hot
\nstodgy food to keep you warm and cheer you up on the long dark days, but now
\nit’s starting to feel like Spring my body is starting to crave a cleaner diet.
\nI plan to make more salads, soups and smoothies for lunch this month and our
\nevening meals will start to include more vegetables and less meat and sugary
\ndesserts.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n
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\nUp my game on social media<\/b> – this month i really
\nwant to start to get my head around G+ and really focus on my growing my
\nFacebook page.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\nPublish a weekly newsletter<\/b> – I have just set up
\na mailing list<\/a> over on Mail Chimp and I plan to send out a weekly newsletter
\nto include details of what activities we’ve been doing on the blog, what other
\nblogs I have been reading, exclusive hints and tips for arts and crafts and
\nsocial media and sneak peaks of what I have coming up.\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nGet ready for Easter <\/b>– we like to make all of our
\nEaster cards by hand, so we will have to get started on these soon, so we can get
\nthem all made in time. I have a few ideas in mind and will see what ideas the
\nkids have as well.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nLearn how to do Lego<\/b> – my sons in particular love
\nplaying with their lego and my daughter is showing an interest now, so I am
\ngoing to have to bite the bullet and have a go myself with them. I have an idea on how to
\nincorporate some art into their lego activities and I hope to report back on
\nthis next month if all goes to plan.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nCelebrate St Patricks Day<\/a> <\/b>– last year my husband
\nand sons marched in the local parade with their GAA club and they’ve not
\ndecided yet whether they will march again or not. We will certainly be hoping to
\nat least watch the parade though and go along to the local annual funfair. The
\nboys were very brave on the rides last year, so i dread to think what they’ll
\nhave us on this year!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Hosted by Mama Smiles<\/a>, Multi Crafting Mummy<\/a>, Kitchen Floor Crafts<\/a>,
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What are your goals this month? Link up below and join us over on Instagram thoroughout the month as we all work towards our monthly goals together using the #monthlygoals<\/div>\n
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