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 […]
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 […]
How to Survive Road Trips With Kids
style=”text-align: left;”>We love, love, love our adopted state. One of the only drawbacks to hanging out near the bottom 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 still lives. So in the last several years, we’ve perfected the […]
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 […]
What to Pack for a Trip to the Park
This is the time of year I love getting out with the kids. We’re just getting out of the spring snow and rain, the weather’s getting warmer, and we’re all itching to get outside in the fresh air. It’s the time of year we do a lot of hiking and exploring and getting outdoors — and hopefully […]
21 Ways to Spoil Mom This Mother’s Day — part 2
Continuing on with our ways to make Mom feel special this Mother’s Day…if you missed the first part, you can find it here (also be sure to enter to win $150 towards purchases at Minted! Good luck!) Homecooked: Make Mom breakfast in bed…or just a nice breakfast at the table after she gets up! -The Best […]
21 Ways to Spoil Mom This Mother’s Day
Is it wrong to confess that sometimes my favorite part of Mother’s Day is actually the day before? The day my husband rounds up the kids and all five of them head out together — usually to buy something special to make for dinner, some wine (my husband’s present), some flowers. And…for several hours I have the […]
Beautiful and Simple Embroidered Mother’s Day Cards
I do love handmade cards from the kids. I’ve tried to save most of them, because I know I won’t get homemade Mother’s Day cards forever. I just love ’em. We made embroidered cards similar to this for Valentine’s Day this year…so it only seemed sensible to change up the pictures a bit and make […]
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