My kids always have a hard time adjusting to summer. Actually, that’s not true. They love summer. They love swimming and hiking and reading and doing kids activities (and playing video games. I won’t lie to you.) They have a hard time, however, understanding why their mother would possibly attempt to put them to bed when […]
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Weekend Odds & Ends: Kids Activities
I’m getting ready to run this on Monday. People have called it the best 10k in the country, and I agree it’s pretty fun. But I’m totally not ready for it. I say this every time and somehow I always manage to finish but this time I mean it. The guy who always runs in a gorilla […]
Fall Kids Activities
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Best Kids Activities of 2013
Happy New Year, everyone! We’ve been spending the day making lists — lists of “firsts” for 2013 (we had a first-time bike rider, a first-time reader, and a first-time sweater- knitter around here) — lists of Favorite Moments of 2013 (so many of them involved video games, you’d think we never did anything else. I swear […]
Fun, Crafty Activities My Kids Are Loving
I’ve been sharing some fun, crafty things over at BabyCenter lately — come check ’em out! Roller painting was a huge hit! We used fondant rollers from the craft store, and other fun supplies we found around the house. You could easily roller paint some butcher paper and use it for personalized wrapping paper. And […]
37 Free Summer Activities for Kids
My kids tell me they have 18 days of school left until they’re out for summer. I can’t wait, actually. I’m ready to sleep in…and to hit the road for some day trips…and to play in the dirt and stuff.
Cooking with Kids – Making Musubi
Although we’re mostly a road-trip family, we took the vacation of a lifetime a few years earlier and went to Hawaii with my family. It was magical. And while my kids came back with a love for palm trees and surfing, they also came back with a new appreciation for musubi. You can pick it […]
Make These Autumn Suncatchers With Kids This Fall
I don’t want to brag or anything, but we’re about a week or so away from this: I love this time of year. I never get tired of watching the leaves turn all these different colors. And the aspens! They’re my favorite. This time of year is also so much fun with kids. We read […]
A Fun Way to Display Kids Artwork
So with school starting up again, we’re faced with the never-ending dilemma. What on earth do we do with all the projects and papers they bring home? How do you decide which of your kids’ projects to keep? I tend to favor the ones where I can see my kids’ creativity. Some projects come home […]
12 Fall Books for Kids
Fall might be my favorite season for kids’ books. There’s so much to read about! There are animals getting ready to hibernate. There are different colored leaves to investigate and learn about. There are apples and pumpkins. There are holidays (and reading about holidays with kids is just about the best thing ever). Now that […]
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