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 …Read morewooden thank you trays: recycled toy love
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 …Read moreteachmama’s holiday gift guide for kids and family 2012
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 someserious …Read moreHidden Pictures: lunchbox notes
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 …Read morewater bead free play: relaxing, soothing, & so totally worth it
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 …Read moreno-sew, not-so-spooky, totally cute halloween scarf
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 …Read morehow to get your kids to try new foods (and like it!)
how to play ‘mary had a little lamb’ on the recorder (or try to, at least) We tried. Maybe a bit too hard–or maybe not hard enough–depending on how you look at it. But we have been rockin’ the ole …Read morehow to play ‘mary had a little lamb’ on the recorder (or try to, at least)
geocaching: what it is & why we’re hooked Right now, we’re 2 for 6. That’s right–2/6. 2:6? And today we totally thought we had one, but we didn’t. We’ll masters by …Read moregeocaching: what it is & why we’re hooked
make time to rhyme: rhyme games for bigger kids We’ve talked about the importance of rhyme many times in the past, but I feel like as Maddy and Owen have gotten older, I’ve really …Read moremake time to rhyme: rhyme games for bigger kids
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 …Read morebeautiful backpack butterflies
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 …Read moresea shell craft: simple, sea shell salt dough pretties
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, …Read morecreative writing for kids: photo conversations
how to make summer reading FUN for your kids For many children, summer reading is not a big deal. They’re readers by nature, so the task of reading ten books–or more–is a …Read morehow to make summer reading FUN for your kids
homemade light table and the wonder of water beads For quite some time now, I have seen posts about the wonder of water beads. But I couldn’t find the beads, or I’d forget about them. …Read morehomemade light table and the wonder of water beads
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), …Read morenew for us friday: fine motor FUN with stamp markers
counting, identifying, and writing numbers during play One of the things I believe in strongly is that any time can be a great time to sneak in some sort of learning. Whether it’s counting the candies …Read morecounting, identifying, and writing numbers during play
digital family summit: conference for tweens, teens, and parents (with full pass giveaway!) I am totally over the moon about a family-friendly, tech-happy conference coming to the Keystone State. It’s an event that is the first of …Read moredigital family summit: conference for tweens, teens, and parents (with full pass giveaway!)
disney social media moms celebration: 5 life lessons learned I am over the moon to share all that I learned at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, but it just cannot be done in a single post. So today, …Read moredisney social media moms celebration: 5 life lessons learned
quick & easy grid games: concepts of print It’s been a busy few days for us, but we’re slowly getting back to the routine, and it (gulp!) feels pretty good. Though boy oh boy do …Read morequick & easy grid games: concepts of print
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 …Read moredisney word searches: getting kids ready for the trip!