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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

31 Non Sandwich School Lunch Ideas

August 12, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

31 Non Sandwich School Lunch Ideas

Are your kids back to school yet? We just finished our first day. I always have mixed emotions – the freedom of summer is wonderful and we love getting out and exploring. But in reality, we don’t do that every day…and the days we don’t often have plenty of bickering and too much screen time […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, recipes, seasonal Tagged With: back to school, cooking with kids, kids, lunch recipe, recipe, school

What’s in your child’s school lunch? Here’s how to find out

July 18, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

What’s in your child’s school lunch? Here’s how to find out

This post was sponsored by The School Nutrition Association. All opinions are my own. Do you remember your school lunches as a child? I didn’t get them often, so it was kind of a big deal when I got to stand in the lunch line and eat with the cool lunch kids. I got chocolate […]

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

Lunch Box Notes

August 15, 2015 By Laura 1 Comment

Lunch Box Notes

Kids are so funny. One of mine would die — just diiiiiiie — if I sent him to school with lunch box notes from his mom. But another one loves, loves, loves them. She saves every one. She saves every note from everyone, period. Notes from kindergarten teachers. Notes from friends. Notes from me. Notes (both […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: back to school, school

10 Reasons to Buy Extra Back to School Supplies

July 24, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

10 Reasons to Buy Extra Back to School Supplies

So we just got back from two weeks at the lake and it feels like summer is finally underway and we’re kicking back, reading, chilling, in our groove…and all the stores have the hangy cardboard pencil decoration-thingys up and the back to school sales already. I’m so not ready for this. On the plus side, the […]

Filed Under: frugal living Tagged With: back to school, kids, kids activities, school

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