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6 Steps to End Homework Battles

August 20, 2018 By Laura 11 Comments

6 Steps to End Homework Battles

This is going to come as a shock to you, but sometimes? I fight have spirited discussions with my kids. Mostly about things they don’t wanna do…that I want them to do. For a long time, we’d have these “discussions” about homework, until it hit a fever pitch a few years ago. One of my children […]

Filed Under: just...living, Kids' activities Tagged With: back to school, kids, kids activities, school

A Fun Way to Display Kids Artwork

August 17, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: crafting, Kids' activities Tagged With: back to school, craft, kid, kids, kids activities

Printable lunch notes to brighten anyone’s day

August 7, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Printable lunch notes to brighten anyone’s day

I can’t believe we’re already here. I’m pretty sure every parent is saying this, or something similar to this, this week. But it feels like we just started summer and now school’s starting again. My kids actually go back next week, and we have done zero back to school shopping because I’m deep, deep in […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: back to school, kid, kids, kids activities, lunch

7 classic kids books no one reads anymore (but they should!)

July 9, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

7 classic kids books no one reads anymore (but they should!)

Are you doing a summer reading program with your kids? I really love our library reading program, because even babies can participate (parents track the minutes they read out loud), and adults can as well. I always sign up along with the kids because I feel like I can’t nag them to read unless I’m […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, kids reading

Make your own bath paints for hours of fun

June 21, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Make your own bath paints for hours of fun

My kids love playing with bath paints. They’ll sit in the tubby as long as I let them and paint all over the walls and the bathtub and have a great time. But the paints run out quickly, and they’re kinda pricey…so now we make our own. The paints only take 4 ingredients (and one is […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kid, kids, kids activities, kids play

Delicious Orange Chicken Spring Rolls Are a Fun Snack to Make With Kids

June 18, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Delicious Orange Chicken Spring Rolls Are a Fun Snack to Make With Kids

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of  Tai Pei Food. All opinions are my own and are truthful.  I have a hard time planning meals and snacks during the summer. It seems like the opposite should be true. During the school year, we’re running every which way – to scouts and sports […]

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, kids, kids activities, sponsored, summer

Fun Hamburger Trivia for the Summer

May 30, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Fun Hamburger Trivia for the Summer

We’re almost done with the school year! 🎉🎉🎉 The kids are excited, I’M excited – I think we’re all ready to be finished right about now. These last few weeks, everything seems to ramp up to a fever pitch, and by the time we’re done, we all want to collapse in a large heap and do […]

Filed Under: Sponsored Tagged With: kid, kids, kids activities, sponsored

Kids Activities: Adventures After Dark

May 7, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: kid, kids, kids activities, kids and nature, kids play

5 Ways to Start Now to Prep for Summer Break

April 16, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: kids, kids activities, kids and nature, kids play, summer

How to Get Kids to Do Chores (and what they should do!)

March 19, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: kid, kids, kids activities

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Welcome! I'm Laura -- a mom of four kids aged thirteen and under. I run occasionally and love really bad puns.

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