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mastering multiplication tables (with mini flash cards)
Learning math facts has been a long, hard road for Maddy. It’s actually very often a long, hard road for many kids–including myself–way back when. I remember hours of practicing ...
disney word searches: getting kids ready for the trip!
We were on a major word search kick a while back, but we’ve taken a good long rest from them. So in honor of our upcoming Disney Social Media Moms ...
quick trick: how to eliminate bickering
Do your kids bicker? About where they sit in the car. . . or who gets the last bowl of the ‘good’ cereal? About who gets the first shower, the ...
5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids
Really, nothing about raising kids is easy. I so know this to be true. I think I’m pretty honest about my own on-the-job struggles, and most people I talk ...
disney fun fact lunchbox notes
We are big into lunchbox love notes around here, so why on earth would I have not thought earlier to make Disney Lunchbox Notes? Be still my heart. It’s the ...
preparing kids for disney: autograph books!
We are so very, very, very, very excited that we’re heading to the Happiest Place on earth in just a few days! As part of the Disney Social Media Moms ...
new for us friday: the grapple
We were totally due for some new-for-us foods around here, after our handful of awesome, new-for-us games, thanks to Toy Fair, Easter, and the kids’ new allowance. Which (eeeee!) I ...
more secrets to an awesome fairy party: flower napkin rings
I promise that I’m not turning into a fairy party junkie–this is my last fairy princess spa party-related post, and it’s a quickie. It’s just that I so don’t believe ...
quick trick: take reading on the road
A few weeks ago, I took the kids to Pennsylvania for the weekend–another solo trip and one I’ve done dozens of times before. But what I realized is that the ...
bullying: end it at home, school, everywhere
Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. Bullying is not okay. It’s not okay at home, ...
secrets to a fabulous, at-home fairy princess spa party
Cora has spent literally the last six months talking about her March birthday party. She talked about the party every day. Every. Single. Day. For the last six months. (Maybe ...
