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 […]
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 […]
How to Survive Road Trips With Kids
Thanks to Subaru for allowing us to try out the 2018 Forester this fall! We love, love, love our adopted state. One of the only drawbacks to hanging out in view of the Rocky Mountains is that both Chris and I actually grew up about 1100 miles west of here…and that’s where most of our family […]
Five Easy Art Projects for Kids
There are days when I feel like I’m firing on all cylinders. My kids are wearing clothes with no holes or stains, everyone’s hair is brushed, I’m in something that’s not pajamas, I may even be wearing makeup (ok, no. I’m not wearing makeup. Let’s not get carried away). I have a plan for the day, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our Must-Have Summer Toolkit for Crafts and Activities
Lemme be clear — I don’t think it’s my job to entertain my kids all summer long. I plan to have some days where we all pile in the car while I pretend I can’t hear the whining, and we all go hiking. I plan to have some days at the pool. I plan to […]
Kid-Made Musical Instruments We Love
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #ExpressUrSelfie #CollectiveBias My kids love a chance to make some noise. Singing, playing our piano or guitar, making music with kid made musical instruments — they love all of that. And while they’re not above banging on […]
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 […]
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