Made Together

Kid projects that come from everyday moments and time together.

This page shares activities our kids enjoyed doing with us and other family members. Some are carefully planned activities or crafts, while others begin with ideas the kids come up with themselves and take on a life of their own.

These activities are creative, hands-on, and engaging, giving us time together around a shared project. Often they turn into keepsakes, sometimes into traditions, and always into memories. We share them because they worked for our family and because they might give another parent or grandparent an idea to try with their own kids.


I’m Courtney

I have a cookbook problem.

Cooked From the Book exists to help me decide what to cook, cook meals that actually work for our family, and use the good china on ordinary days.

Here you’ll find recipes that hold up in real life, simple crafts and activities we make with the kids, and thoughtful ideas for holidays and special occasions when cooking looks a little different.

If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

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