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fab ideas for new year’s, organization and winter family fun
Happy New Year, my friends! Let’s do what we can to get 2013 started in a fun, organized, and fresh way by checking out what the experts are doing–and you ...
christmas eve tradition: family pajamas
One of my favorite nights of the year is Christmas Eve, and one of my favorite Christmas Eve family traditions involves something really simple: pajamas. I love any sort of ...
practice reading, speaking, and thinking: an app for connecting
I’ve spent most of my adult life on a quest for a magical something that will help bridge the distance between my home here in Maryland and my home in ...
advent activity calendar: fun, festive family holiday time
It’s that time of year again–time for our Advent Activity Calendar! Our Advent Activity Calendar is something we’ve been doing for the last four years, where we very simply plan ...
wooden thank you trays: recycled toy love
This year, because I know just how much time, effort, and energy goes into preparing a meal for tons of family members, I wanted to do something a little special ...
teachmama’s holiday gift guide for kids and family 2012
I’m not a big gift-guide gal, and I’ve only ever created my first holiday gift guide for kids and families back in 2010. And two years seems like forever ago. ...
Hidden Pictures: lunchbox notes
Halloween is over, so our joke notes are pushed to the wayside. Our wordless riddles are taking a break, and the troops are ready for some serious lunchtime fun before ...
halloween giving: how to BOO! your friends (on a budget)
I’ve said it before–spooky Halloween is not my thing. So this weekend, when our family was officially BOO’ed for the first time, a whole new chapter of Halloween fun–and Halloween ...
water bead free play: relaxing, soothing, & so totally worth it
During the school year, my kids are tired. Their days are long, the nights are short, and quite frankly, they’re just tired. Add an afternoon activity one or two days ...
no-sew, not-so-spooky, totally cute halloween scarf
Most of my friends and family know that I’m not a huge fan of anything even a little bit scary, so I work hard to make Halloween especially fun and ...
how to get your kids to try new foods (and like it!)
It’s hard to get kids to try anything new, especially when it comes to food. A lot of parents, myself included, aren’t always sure how to get their kids to ...
