I love this time of year. I love all things sparkly and twinkly and glittery, and now, as it gets dark earlier and as we light fires and candles and (soon!) Christmas trees there are a lot of beautiful moments. Snow crystal votives are a simple, inexpensive way to spread some glitter and sparkle around […]
Make Your Kids Smile With These 9 Rhyming Christmas Books
So as you know, we love our Christmas books. I started playing the music already…the books are probably coming out this weekend. And, of course, I’ve found more to add to our list. Since there are so many great ones out there, I’ve narrowed down this list to some of our favorite rhyming Christmas books. […]
How to Get Your Kids Outside With A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Why, yes, it is a little early to be talking about Christmas. I’m the annoying person who does that sort of thing. But also, if I don’t start thinking about it early, pretty soon it sneaks up on me and flies past before I’m even ready. So. Save this Christmas scavenger hunt for a nice post-Thanksgiving walk. […]
The Hot Chocolate Bar
Usually, after school, we have a tight schedule. The kids have a snack and get to work on music lessons/homework/practice/whatever else is going on that afternoon. But every once in a while (usually on Fridays), it’s good to be The Fun Mom. The Non-Nagging Mom. The Homework Skipping Hot Chocolate Embellishing Mom. So we recently […]
How to Plan Your First Girl Scout Daisy Meeting
My kindergartner has had a year of thrills so far. After tagging along to elementary school since she was in the womb, she finally got to go this year as a bona fide student. She was ecstatic. And now? After tagging along to all her older sister’s Girl Scout meetings and field trips, she’s finally a Daisy […]
Make These Gem Magnets for Lockers or Fridges
My daughter just started middle school. She’s loving it so far (okay…it’s only Day 2), and one of the things she’s excited about is that now she gets a locker. A locker to cram full of stuff that I can’t nag her to pick up or organize.
5 Awesome Math Games to Play With Your Kids
We’re headed back to school this week. And along with back to school shopping and registering for classes and all the other stuff (haircuts! New shoes!) we need to do, it’s time for everyone to crack down and refresh what they learned last year. One of the ways the kids like to do this is […]
The Best Apps for Back to School Shopping
I just took the kids back to school shopping. Oh. My. Goodness. All four of our kids are in school now, and our school asks that we supply everything from 60 pencils per kid to markers and folders and reams of paper to Kleenex and paper towels. Times four. So I need to save money […]
5 Great Tie Dye Projects to Try With Kids
Tie dyeing is one of those activities that just reminds me of summer. Growing up, we tie dyed T-shirts for summer camp, and for Girl Scouts, and maybe once or twice for Vacation Bible School. When you think about it, it’s an inexpensive, easy way to make shirts an entire group can wear so you […]
Why Your Kids Should Get Bored This Summer
I can always tell when I’ve been on Pinterest a little too long because I get kind of manic in planning our days. “Today, we’re doing #5 on our 10 Things We Have To Do This Summer list!” I’ll yell. “And #3 on our 6 Foods You Need to Make With Your Kids list. And […]
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