The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Printable Patriotic Pinwheels for the 4th of July Summer is a time for kids to be creative and enjoy being kids. As we were spring cleaning our office closet, our nine-year-old daughter and I uncovered a treasure trove of craft projects. So…
Our Easter traditions continue to evolve with our girls' understanding of our faith in general -- and Easter specifically. But this simple tradition is our very favorite. It's slightly more meaningful when Easter falls in March and the sun sets earlier, but my girls have been talking about it all week nonetheless, and we'll let…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Valentine's Day is coming with all of its candy-flower-card-giving goodness! While some kids beg for pre-printed cartoon character cards from the grocery store, our daughter prefers to add her creativity to her valentines. Sometimes we make our own with construction paper and glitter…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Printable Banner to Welcome Fall We absolutely love fall at our house. The crisp temperatures, changing leaves, and comfort foods draw us! Each year, we enjoy bringing a bit of fall into our home as well: Our daughter likes to make leaf rubbings…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: We love to make wreaths for different seasons and use them to decorate our home. This fall we decided to create a kindness wreath to help us remember to do little acts of kindness for our friends, neighbors, and other people in our community. In order…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: DIY Summer Memory Wall for Kids Summer seems to be flying by and it is hard to keep track of all of the adventures that we are having. Kids seem to quickly forget all of the exciting things they've done (and so do adults), so we…
For the past two years, I've had fun compiling and sharing a list of fun, memorable summer activities for the family. We rarely make even a small dent in these lists during the summer, but putting it together always inspires me to be more intentional about our time and to look for ways to embrace…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Printable Father's Day Tie Cards Father's Day is just around the corner, and I'm sure the kids are going to want to make something fun just for Dad! Have them break out the crayons, markers, and colored pencils and create a tie card…
The following post is from Kacey of Next Level Mama: Keep Your Kids Reading with This Book Report Printable These days, there's no shortage of distractions to keep our children occupied -- video games, social media, TV, computers, smartphones, sports leagues, and on and on. However, with benefits like increased vocabulary, improved writing skills and…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: We're going through a big remodel and pretty much every part of our house is a big mess. Add that to the fact that we are never home, and we are still adjusting to having three kids, and you can understand why life is a bit…