Each month, a group of creative bloggers shares some excellent kids books based on the monthly theme and matches them with some fun projects to bring the books to life.
Are you one of the millions of families who head “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” for the holidays? Once you have kids, holiday travel takes on a whole new meaning 🙂 Not to worry, we have a great group of FREE printables and AWESOME travel tips that will help …
Do you ever remember playing in the kitchen while your mom or grandmother were baking? The wonderful smells and the fun conversations not to mention the amazing treats that came out of the oven!
I know that technology and modern conveniences are great things but sometimes I really want to kids to experience life without all the bells and whistles. So I thought I would ‘re-create’ a day in Grandma’s Kitchen as part of our Discover & Explore December Activities linky.
I recently received an email with a question that caught my eye — “Worried Your Kid Is Going To Break…Something?” “Hell Yes!” was all I could think because we have kids who are prone to injury. Anyone who knows our family is not surprised to see one of the kids walking around with a cast …
I did a little math this week and came to an odd realization — We have 2 kids and somehow over the past 17 years, I’ve helped them to create more than 50 costumes! I know — there’s some crazy math there since Halloween only comes but once a year. However, in the kid world, …
We wanted to make something different for Halloween this year. We’ve done bats and ghosts and pumpkins — lots of pumpkins!
I love it because it involves folding, tracing, cutting and creating — perfect for kids of all ages with lots of ways to practice fine motor skills.
If you have kids in school, I’m sure you know school fundraisers are a big deal! The goal, of course, is to find a quick & easy fundraising activity that doesn’t take a lot of time for families to do and in my opinion, should allow the kids to get involved in fundraising efforts without …
It’s very important to me that our kids are introduced to volunteer opportunities. Whether it’s a random act of kindness (such as helping someone take back their grocery cart) or a long-term commitment with a local charity, volunteer work teaches them so much! But I do admit there are challenges when you want to volunteer …
Did you have a chance to download the free printables in our 3 Reasons Your Kids Should Start a (Secret) Club post? Starting a club or fort is a rite of passage for kids — a statement that says “I’m ready to bond with my peers” if you will. Kids love the idea of creating …
I’m always so overwhelmed once the school year gets into full swing. I think it’s coming off of those laid back summer days and then WHAM! — it seems like there’s hardly any time to relax.
One of our challenges is finding ways to mix things up to keep them fun during the school year. The same old lunches can get boring very quickly. Practicing spelling words and math facts is really a struggle unless you have some fun ways to keep the kids engaged.
This year, I’m thrilled to be part of the Kid Blogger Network Back to School team! And we are all ready to help you get ready for a great school year with tips on organizing, homework help, school prep and more wonderful resources to help you ease back into school.
And then there’s all those new things the kids want to learn about — they learn a little about pengins in a science lesson and it leads to 50 new questions at dinner. LOVE the questions but I always like to have time to explore those new topics with the kids WHILE they have that burning interest.