family life

show your love for @whymommy -- join us!
January 23, 2012 24 comments

show your love for @whymommy — join us!

We are rallying to show support for our sweet friend Susan, @whymommy, and we’re calling out the big guns. Because Susan’s complete and utter awesomeness has reached sooo far across ...

quick trick: showing love
January 16, 2012 41 comments

quick trick: showing love

Lately, my tiny Cora has been a little, teeny, tiny bit on the tough side. We’re back on a regular diet for her, after our gluten-free spring and summer, thanks ...

best of teach mama countdown: #1 -- candy sushi
January 14, 2012 2 comments

best of teach mama countdown: #1 — candy sushi

I know, I know. It kind of makes me laugh, but our how to make candy sushi post has seen quite a bit o’ traffic over the last year. As ...

new for us friday: bipper bSafe (FREE safety app for smart phones)
January 13, 2012 5 comments

new for us friday: bipper bSafe (FREE safety app for smart phones)

Every single day I hear about some sort of new and snazzy app that I have to download, that I must try, that will absolutely change my life. (Okay, maybe ...

best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words
January 12, 2012 2 comments

best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words

Yay! We’re getting down to the wire with this teach mama top 10 all-time best countdown! This post is one that I have shared probably more than times than any ...

best of teach mama countdown: #3 shoe-tying
January 11, 2012 9 comments

best of teach mama countdown: #3 shoe-tying

Teaching some kids how to tie their shoes is so not easy, it’s not even funny. While one child may teach herself how to do it, for another child, it ...

learning in the every day: classic, creative play (and melissa & doug giveaway!)
January 10, 2012 97 comments

learning in the every day: classic, creative play (and melissa & doug giveaway!)

As much as I am an advocate of parents being teachers for their children and helping their kiddos to build a solid foundation for learning waaaay before those children walk ...

best of teach mama countdown: #4 -- cooking with kids
January 9, 2012 No Comment

best of teach mama countdown: #4 — cooking with kids

Though our family has changed a ton in the three years that I’ve been writing this blog, one thing that has remained the same is my kids’ interest in hanging ...

best of teach mama countdown: #5 -- letters b and d
January 8, 2012 1 comment

best of teach mama countdown: #5 — letters b and d

I love it when I find a resource that really, truly helps my kids. And PBS has provided me with so many ways to support my children’s learning, in their ...

best of teach mama countdown: #6 -- learning with recyclables
January 7, 2012 No Comment

best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables

One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until then, ...

best of teach mama countdown: #7 -- me on the map
January 6, 2012 1 comment

best of teach mama countdown: #7 — me on the map

This activity is one that my kids still see every day because the circles are hanging in our Work Room, and it’s one that we talk about frequently. That is ...