tween birthday gifts: our top 5 picks for girls After reading this post, I promise you’ll have gifts covered for the next ten birthday parties for the tween girls in your …Read moretween birthday gifts: our top 5 picks for girls
7 ways to get kids writing (and cool writing prompts for kids!) Friends. It’s summer, and if your kids are anything like mine, they want to be outside and they want to be at the pool. Or, okay. …Read more7 ways to get kids writing (and cool writing prompts for kids!)
talk with kids about emotions: ‘inside out’ mini-book and card game With an 11, 9, and 8 year old, you’d think that we would be over talking about and identifying emotions over here, but we’re not. In …Read moretalk with kids about emotions: ‘inside out’ mini-book and card game
teacher gifts for the last-minute parent This week, my kids are out of school, but before they busted out of those doors, we wanted to give their teachers a tiny token of our …Read moreteacher gifts for the last-minute parent
cool instagram accounts for tweens and new users to follow Oh, friends. How I’ve fought the hard Instagram battle with my tween this year, and finally I let in. Under many, many conditions: We …Read morecool instagram accounts for tweens and new users to follow
baseball game scavenger hunt: fun for kids during the game I have a hard time sitting still during sporting events. I won’t lie. I love the tailgating and the food and the crowds, but …Read morebaseball game scavenger hunt: fun for kids during the game
how to teach summary writing: the 1-hand summary Summaries are difficult. Writing summaries, oral summaries–it doesn’t matter. Both? Difficult. No matter the student’s age, the …Read morehow to teach summary writing: the 1-hand summary
26 cool, new family traditions to start in the new year I’m all about family traditions. Not only does it make your life as a parent easier, but having traditions gives your kids something to hold …Read more26 cool, new family traditions to start in the new year
halloween party ideas for kids and classrooms I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: we shouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to Halloween class …Read morehalloween party ideas for kids and classrooms
how to talk to your kids about instagram It’s hard. For many of us with tweens, times are a tough. Or if they’re not tough now, they’re going to be. It’s the …Read morehow to talk to your kids about instagram
happy first day flowers for teachers, secretaries, or principal Back to school time is here. And for many teachers and school employees, that means this is the busiest time of the year. Busiest. And with busy …Read morehappy first day flowers for teachers, secretaries, or principal
what to say when kids make reading mistakes originally published on 8/5/10 but sharing again because we all need these refreshers. . . So what should you say when a child makes …Read morewhat to say when kids make reading mistakes
how to throw a rockstar frozen birthday party—snacks to serve Now that Frozen 2 is out in theaters and is such a hit, we needed to share the Frozen birthday party snack ideas. Frozen is all the rage these days, …Read morehow to throw a rockstar frozen birthday party—snacks to serve
april fools’ pranks and jokes for kids Seriously, April Fools’ Day is one of my favorite holidays, and I know that’s not normal. I just …Read moreapril fools’ pranks and jokes for kids
musical hearts: reading, moving, & crazy-fun kid game The snow and freezing cold temps has cause my three kids to be on energy overload lately. They need to burn steam. They need to run, jump, skip, …Read moremusical hearts: reading, moving, & crazy-fun kid game
the rainbow loom: 5 reasons kids need it and parents love it We are loving–and I mean loving–the Rainbow Loom. We’re bracelet-making, ring-wearing, tiny-rubber-band …Read morethe rainbow loom: 5 reasons kids need it and parents love it
how to make rainbow loom bracelets without the loom Join over 5,000+ subscribers who receive fun, free ideas for making learning FUN and meaningful each …Read morehow to make rainbow loom bracelets without the loom
how to throw a rockstar valentine’s day class party It’s not easy running a class party–for any holiday–but with the right help and planning, any Room Parent (and his or her small …Read morehow to throw a rockstar valentine’s day class party
how to celebrate a golden birthday Golden Birthday: that rare and exciting birthday when the date of your birth matches your age. Yes! It’s true! So special? It’s …Read morehow to celebrate a golden birthday
geocaching: what it is & why we’re hooked Right now, we’re 2 for 6. That’s right–2/6. 2:6? And today we totally thought we had one, but we didn’t. We’ll masters by …Read moregeocaching: what it is & why we’re hooked