Not Just Any Cookie
Posted on May 12th, 2010 by Joya Logue
I enjoy baking sugar cookie cut-outs, even though it is a messy process and I never have enough counter space. (I dream of having marble counters for baking.) I have been the official sugar cookie baker for the family since high school. So much that if I skip an occasion, I may hear about it from my uncle. 
Craft: Treat Bags
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Joya Logue
Classic Play friend and Designer Joya Logue has created these very sweet treat bags that are perfect for filling with candy and giving to classmates, teachers, friends and colleagues.
You’ll Need:
freezer paper cut into 8 1/2 by 11 inch pieces
100% white cotton fabric also cut into 8 1/2 by 11 inch pieces
white cardstock
safety pin
treat bag pdf
gift tag pdf
Gift Guide: The Giving Issue
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Joya Logue
Lucas Selvester (8) with the family's HPI heifer. Getenga Village, Tarime District, Mara Region. HPI Tanzania
What does giving teach us? It teaches kindness, sharing, compassion, community, awareness and humanity. Teaching our children to give back may be the greatest lesson we can give them. Here is a list of some of my favorite charities:
Heifer Project International
Support self-reliance by purchasing an animal for a family in need. One goat can provide milk for an entire family.
KIVA
As an entrepreneur myself, my husband and I regularly support other entrepreneurs in developing countries become more self-sufficient and provide for their families. Loans as small as $10 can kick start a business for someone.
A Family Affair
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Joya Logue
It seems every week I can walk into our children’s room and playroom and find an overabundance of stuff: toys strewn over the floor, mixed together in baskets and containers, Lego pieces and matchbox cars in every nook and corner. And at this time every week I call the boys into their space and ask them to clean up. When I get that resistant grumble back, I go into my usual speech about children in our own city and across the world not having enough to eat, clean water to drink or shelter, let alone a playroom full of toys. Some may call this dramatic, but we all need reminders of what we have and take for granted, even at an early age. I think about this as holidays roll around and everyone circulates their wish lists. Often times I’m find myself thinking do we need one… more… thing squeezed into our small city home?
