Favorite Children's Books to Read Aloud Does your 2 or 3 or 4 or whatever-year-old have a favorite book that they demand you read to over and over and over again? The one that almost makes you dread reading time? One that you really want to hide (and maybe have hidden...at least for a few days)? … [Read more...]
How To Be a Fun Mom
As far as I can tell, there are 2 main ways that I can be a "fun mom" in my kids' eyes. Actually do something they think is fun with them, especially if it's a break from the ordinary. It can be as simple as dancing around unexpectedly (*it's important to note that while this may work for any … [Read more...]
Love Notes (a favorite Valentine’s Day Tradition)
I've been trying to be more on top of keeping traditions alive. (One of my goals for the year is to make the "important" traditions really stand out, and not just do them as an afterthought.) And so, with the help of some of my kids, we've prepped for our "Love Notes" Valentine tradition. (which … [Read more...]
Quick & Easy Homemade Pretzel Bites
It's almost New Year's! Are you going out? Staying in? Either way we've got a great little snack for you to make to help ring in the New Year...and it's SUGAR FREE! Take it to your party or keep it for yourself! It mixes up SO quickly, which leaves you time to go do other things while it … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids “Thanks!”
We all try to teach our kids gratitude, by both example and word. They hear it from us when someone holds a door open for us or picks up the shoe that the baby kicked off. We remind them, "Did you say 'Thank you!' to Grandma for the nice gift?" But, sometimes, it's nice to do a little bit … [Read more...]
Finding the Beauty in Your Own Backyard
It's Spring Break for quite a few of us around here, and I'm ready for it! Not everybody heads out on vacation on Spring Break though - whether it's because they can't afford it or they'd just rather hang at home, or both. In general, that's me. I like away-from-home vacations during the summer … [Read more...]
It’s {almost} Spring! Let’s Garden!
A couple weeks ago I was gearing up for planting my Spring veggie garden by Spring-ifying (totally a word ;) ) my planters by my front door. Today, I want to talk a little bit about spring gardening - hopefully it'll get you all excited to grab your kids and go get started on your garden. The … [Read more...]
