Tomorrow is the U.S’s National Reading Day! It’s a fantastic day to spend together as a family exploring the joys of reading! Grab the family, head to the library, and pick out some good books. Let’s see if we can set aside the TV, video games, and other distractions for a day […]
Here’s a fun coloring page for your Leap Year festivities! Click for it here.
I loved the Mr. Men and Little Miss books as a kid. They were always full of great stories and left us with something to think about. My favorite was always Mr. Tickle. Our son was given some of the books for his birthday this past year, so we now have a few on the […]
We just signed our kids up to play baseball and T-ball this spring. We started our kids early with team sports (age 3). Our older one loved the idea and has been playing ever since. Our second son played one season of soccer and hasn’t had the desire to do anything else until now.
Parenting.com has […]
Let’s face it. It’s up to us to educate our children to the importance of taking care of our environment. They are the ones who will be living in it much longer than we will. I read a great article on cnn.com today on getting our children involved.
It’s titled, “10 ways to […]
I’ve done this activity too many times to count. The kids always love it, and it’s great for encouraging communication skills. Our favorite time of year for this activity is Valentine’s Day because it’s a day for love, but we have done it throughout the year too.
Cut out a large heart from construction paper. On […]
My mother started a tradition years ago that we have all loved and now are continuing on with our children. In a family with 5 children, we all had assigned seats at the dinner table so people weren’t fighting over where to sit each day. So, on our birthday, she would take ribbons […]
How many times have your kids come home from school or a friend’s house talking about the latest video game that they just can’t live without? You know nothing about the game and sometimes have to rely on their description to understand what it’s all about.
I came across a resource that can be extremely helpful […]
Toddlers are just starting to explore the world of arts and crafts. Our little girl loves to get out the scissors, crayons, and glue. She is always in the craft drawer informing us that it’s time to color.
Sometimes it seems overwhelming to do craft projects with toddlers because they tend to be messy and things […]
Today I did a writing activity with the kids. I had them write the alphabet in lower case and capital letters the best they could. Once they were finished they pointed out the two letters they thought they did the best job on. Then I asked them to go back and circle […]
