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beautiful backpack butterflies
One of the things we love to do as a Back-to-School tradition is to find some cool way of blinging out the kids’ backpacks. Especially before the big Kindergarten year, ...
sea shell craft: simple, sea shell salt dough pretties
Every time we go to the beach, we end up coming home with a boatload of shells. And why wouldn’t we? It’s one of our favorite things to do at ...
getting kids to stop, observe and write
Our Everyday Journal cards have proven to be a really incredible—and sneaky—way of getting the kids focused and thinking in a way that I’m not sure they’d be willing to ...
creative writing for kids: photo conversations
Getting kids to write–especially in the summertime–is not an easy task. Granted, for some kiddos, writing is their thing. They journal, write stories, text, (maybe even blog!) without a bit ...
new for us friday: fine motor FUN with stamp markers
Ever since Owen was teeny and couldn’t manage to figure out the tripod grip (the fancy name for the proper way to hold a pencil or pen), I’ve been on ...
words 3 ways: learning sight words for kindergarten
Cora is totally into learning how to read, so I am seriously running with it. She wants to practice the sight words that were included in her kindergarten packet. She ...
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 ...
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 ...
homemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s
There’s been a ton of little things that we’ve done over here to help Maddy, Owen, and Cora learn the letters of the alphabet, but I have to say that ...
quick trick: keep. those. LIDS!
How many of you have recycle bins that are nearly overflowing by the end of the week? I know ours is, despite all of the recyclables that I ‘rescue’ for ...
how to make beautiful, no-sew fairy skirts
Cora just turned five, and what better way to ring in this big and exciting year than with a Fairy Princess Spa Party? For months, my tiny one has been ...
