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3 ways to kick-start your family’s health (sponsored)
I am blogging on behalf of Walmart.com, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Walmart’s. Shop online and save money to live better at Walmart.com Spring is around ...
lent ideas for kids and families
Lent is here. And this year, rather than have Lent be a time when my kids complain and moan because they can’t have dessert every night, I ...
turn your kids into grammar sharks: national grammar day
I have been as sick as a dog–sick as a dawwwwg– for the past few days, but today I had a little spring in my step because it was National ...
celebrate creativity: PBS Kids writers contest for K-3
One of the greatest ways to get kids invested and interested in writing is to give them authentic reasons to write. When I was teaching high school, I kept a huge ...
teach your kids how to do laundry: become wash warriors
My kids are learning how to do laundry. And they love it. Love it. No joke. And I want to dance! At 10, 8, and 6 years ...
disney surprise scavenger hunt
It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair, and National Center for Families Learning Summit all in ...
analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship
The following guest post is written by Drew Minock, of Two Guys and Some iPads and the Two Guys podcast. Drew knows his stuff. Check him out. I absolutely love this ...
how to make homemade slime: snow day sparkle slime
It’s been snowing a whole lot over here for the last few weeks, and in fact, this week, about 15 inches of the white stuff were dumped on ...
money poems, money songs: fun ways to teach kids about money
originally published on 5.14.10 Maddy’s been learning about money in school. Pennies, nickels, dimes–and she’s been talking 1′s, 5′s, and 10′s like nobody’s business. Add her big half-dollars ...
black history month: resources for kids and families
We often talk about race in our home, but lately my kids have become more and more curious about the struggles that many so many groups have faced–African-Americans ...
quick and easy addition game: finding addends
Cora has really been into playing math games lately. That’s right. Math games. I love it. Like while Maddy and Owen are doing their homework, all my littlest one wants ...
