summer activities for thinking, curious, and creative kids: tabletop surprises calendar I have been working and working and working and working and working on this calendar for weeks now, and I’m finally ready to share it. Woot. No …Read moresummer activities for thinking, curious, and creative kids: tabletop surprises calendar
giving kids choices: parenting trick that saved my sanity Originally published 1/25/09 but totally worth a re-share! Once an a while, instead of sharing what secret little lesson I’ve stuck …Read moregiving kids choices: parenting trick that saved my sanity
gallon ziploc bag activities for preschoolers The following rockstar guest post is written by Barb of A Life in Balance. Barb has a ton of awesome ideas, and you should totally check out her …Read moregallon ziploc bag activities for preschoolers
25+ playful preschool activities eBook For many families, preschool ends this week or next, which means that 3-5 year olds will be home, hanging around, and looking for some …Read more25+ playful preschool activities eBook
creative ways to keep kids busy on sidelines Many families spend a good chunk of time bussing kids around town, from dance class to music, from soccer to …Read morecreative ways to keep kids busy on sidelines
5 things every mom needs to know but doesn’t want to hear: what I learned at mom 2.0 This spring has proven to be a crazy busy for us. It’s been insanely busy, but we’ve had a whole lot …Read more5 things every mom needs to know but doesn’t want to hear: what I learned at mom 2.0
baby shower decorations, treats, & games: 3 ways to get your kids to help My three kids were the first grandchildren on both sides of our family, so for five years, they were pretty much the stars of the show. They had lots …Read morebaby shower decorations, treats, & games: 3 ways to get your kids to help
prepare a family emergency plan: be EVEREADY (and grab a few free books from Scholastic!) Free books. FREE books! Seriously. Grab free books for making sure your family is prepared for an emergency. And …Read moreprepare a family emergency plan: be EVEREADY (and grab a few free books from Scholastic!)
stay connected: teachmama.com on the web I know you’re out there. So let’s get–and stay!–connected! With all of the crazy changes to facebook lately, I just …Read morestay connected: teachmama.com on the web
disneyland fun facts: lunchbox notes We are gearing up for a Disneyland adventure, and to prepare our family, we’re rocking some Disneyland fun fact lunchbox …Read moredisneyland fun facts: lunchbox notes
kids doing laundry: 3 secrets to success We are about six weeks into our laundry re-vamp, and things are going well. To be 100% honest, we have had some …Read morekids doing laundry: 3 secrets to success
teach kids to be stain fighters: laundry from start to finish I’ve been working with my friends from Whirlpool, sharing what we’re doing over here to teach our kids …Read moreteach kids to be stain fighters: laundry from start to finish
raising creative kids: target ‘kid made modern’ $150 giveaway One of the things I love about working with Target is that I have had the opportunity to meet some really great …Read moreraising creative kids: target ‘kid made modern’ $150 giveaway
3 ways to kick-start your family’s health 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 …Read more3 ways to kick-start your family’s health
mcgraw-hill education and NCFL: spread the word campaign March is a super-exciting month as far as reading and literacy are concerned. There’s a lot of happy going on–a …Read moremcgraw-hill education and NCFL: spread the word campaign
toy fair recap: melissa & doug booth 2014 Toy Fair was last week in NYC, and it was off the hook. I mean it. Totally looking forward to sharing what I learned, what I saw, and some …Read moretoy fair recap: melissa & doug booth 2014
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, …Read moreteach your kids how to do laundry: become wash warriors
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 …Read moredisney surprise scavenger hunt
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 …Read morehow to make homemade slime: snow day sparkle slime
stand up for yourself: at work, home, and school The following guest post is written by Carmen Blyth, of The Teacher Whisperer blog, a place for teachers with a story to tell. Though I know that …Read morestand up for yourself: at work, home, and school