Do you remember making vegetable stamps as a kid? I remember doing it once or twice with potatoes, and I thought my kids would have a good time with them, too. They’re surprisingly easy to make…and the kids loved investigating all the vegetables we used. Any sturdy root vegetable will do — potatoes or beets […]
Make these campfire Girl Scout swaps for your next event
The danger of doing anything with older kids is that you’re automatically volunteered to do the same things with their younger siblings. It is for this reason that I find myself the leader of both my older daughter’s Cadette Girl Scout troop, and my younger daughter’s Daisy troop. I don’t mind, actually. I find it’s […]
5 Ways to Improve Your Air Quality Right Now
This post was sponsored by Moms Clean Air Force. All opinions are my own. When my daughter was little, she had breathing troubles. We had a standing weekly appointment with her pediatrician. We had a routine and a game we always played when I gave her regular nebulizer treatments. She had three or four different […]
Kids Activities: Adventures After Dark
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 […]
5 Ways to Start Now to Prep for Summer Break
This post was sponsored by Blueprint4SummerCO. All opinions are my own. We just returned from Spring Break, and I’m already looking forward to summer. Honestly, sometimes I think I get as excited about summer vacation as the kids do. I love the warmer days. I love the looser bedtimes when everyone migrates outside after dinner […]
How to Get Kids to Do Chores (and what they should do!)
This post was sponsored by Mean Green. All opinions are my own. I’m a huge fan of kids doing chores for a number of reasons. For one thing, in a house with six people, I can’t do everything myself. I may have actually wept when I taught my older kids to do their laundry, and […]
Tips for Visiting Great Wolf Lodge
The Great Wolf Lodge here in Colorado Springs just recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. I’ve been hearing from lots of friends who have visited with their children over the past year, and for the anniversary, my kids and I were invited down to celebrate the day. They had a wonderful time! I didn’t realize that […]
6 Ridiculous Rhyming Books for Kids
We love a good, goofy book around here. We’re especially partial to rhyming books, which — aside from being fun — help kids with things like cadence, memorization and early reading skills. Here are six of our favorites (for more reading fun, check out our Valentine Reading List): –Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes by Karma Wilson: I love […]
10 Kid Books to Read for Valentine’s Day
I’ve discovered Valentine’s Day is really much more fun with kids. No outlandish romantic ideals to be crushed. No overpriced dinners for two. Just a fun day where (hopefully!) everyone feels loved, with a small treat at each person’s spot at the dinner table. And as much red or heart-shaped food as I can possibly […]
Girl Scouts Daisy Think Like a Programmer Badge Ideas
My Girl Scouts are working on their Think Like a Programmer badge this year. The Daisies are having a great time, and I like this badge for Girl Scouts because you can incorporate a bunch of different STEM activities and start getting them interested in engineering and how things work. Our local library just got a […]
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