let’s help teachers clear their lists!
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Classroom organization and set-up can be incredibly stressful for teachers.Enter: The Teacher Wish …
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family life: time together, traditions, parenting, organization, foundations, and more
FREE super bowl bingo & party games for all fans
Football fans everywhere are prepping for the big game this weekend by gathering food and friends to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday.
While it's …
help kids focus and relax with the buddha board
If you have not yet met the Buddha Board, today is your lucky day.
The Buddha Board is the ideal way to help kids find focus and to relax, and …
Storyworth review: best gift for parents, grandparents, loved ones
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Last year, we gifted my parents and my in-laws Storyworth, and it has been something they've talked about …
learn about daylight savings time: turn and tell clock
If ONLY our littlest ones knew and understood Daylight Savings Time.
We love that the Turn and Tell Clock makes learning to tell time a LOT easier …
how to shop on zulily (and save big money)
I have recently discovered the AWESOMENESS that is Zulily.
That's not to say I am new to Zulily. I am not. I've been a Zulily shopper for years …
get organized with 1Thrive
It's always a good time to get your family organized. We, as humans, thrive with habits, systems, and predictable processes.
We do better when we …
super-duper deals on learning resources
Any time of the year is a good time to get kids' brains moving and growing.
So when I find really awesome deals on learning resources, I must …
how every family can start the school year off right
Several years ago, I wrote about how to make the school year a smashing success, or. . . actually how to make the school year as successful as humanly …
fun at-home activities for bored tweens and teens
Who isn't looking for fun, at-home activities for their kids?
And who doesn't want cool things to do for their bored tweens and teens?
Aren't …
how to do a family raclette dinner: make it fun, special, memorable
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Because we are huge fans of family fondue nights, when I heard about Raclette, I knew I had to give it a …
how to talk to kids about politically-charged violence in dc
Today, January 6, 2021, has been a devastating, embarrassing, confusing day in our nation's history.
How do we wrap our heads around what happened …
the learning match: connecting families with educators
The Learning Match simply connects families with educators.
That's it.
In this crazy, uncertain time we are all in, we all need help.
So …
get siblings outside, thinking, and working together
This free Get Out & Move in the 'Hood activity will get kids--siblings, even!--outside, thinking, and working together. Promise.
Sometimes it's …
YouTube dances for kids: fun indoor moving and grooving to get the wiggles out
We just got another boatload of snow, so on Sunday morning, when we were snowed in and couldn't even get out of our house to make it to mass, we got …
neighborhood spirit month: let’s be together, but apart in April
How about we join forces with the people in our neighborhood for a Spirit Month? Let's get everyone together--but apart--this month for some …
how our first week of homeschooling REALLY went
Week One of School at Home is officially in the books.
Kids have been here, all up in my "office", every day this week. They saw friends up until …
get kids to cook: weekly meal plan sheet
Kids are all home from school for who knows how long, so let's get kids to cook this week, friends.
It's a perfect time to get kids in the kitchen, …
homeschooling schedule during coronavirus school closings
Here is our official homeschooling schedule during the current Coronavirus school closings. School at home. Here we go!
Since we are in an official …
free hand washing posters: coronavirus 2020
We may have three 'big kids' in our house, but we all still need reminders to wash our hands, especially during the 2020 Coronavirus …