Gift baskets are a fun and thoughtful gift, and this Movie Night basket is an affordable gift that's perfect for a family. The best part about gift baskets is you can customize them to your heart's content: Include your favorite family movie, the classic you think every home DVD library needs or a Redbox gift…
I saw this project in Family Fun over the summer with big stars for 4th of the July, and I knew small versions of these paper stars would be perfect ornaments for the wooden tree in our kitchen! These are easy to make (albeit tedious if you're making a dozen of them!), and you can…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Fall Family Tree Sticky Wall Activity Fall is filled with Back to School crafts and activities at our house. I love finding ways to create learning activities from craft projects. Today I am excited to share a simple Fall Family Tree Sticky Wall activity with you.…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: 5 Simple Ways to Be a Peaceful Mom We all admire those calm, cool, and collected moms who handle a misbehaving child or a surprise dinner guest with perfect grace. Sometimes it feels like they are a different breed. But they aren't. We are all…
A friend of mine shared this mantra on her Facebook wall a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head: "Keep doing the hard things until the hard things become the easy things." Isn't that the essence of discipline? Choose to do the hard things -- even…
The following post is from Brad, a web designer and father of quadruplets: Pedaling Through Life We are pedaling around a very sobering turn this week in our boys' lives. The boys will be officially in school. As I write this, we are less than 48 hours from having the first official day in the…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Chores for Kids: DIY Board Game As I'm getting in gear for Fall, I have really been trying to get our house organized! I have several big projects I am working on, but I am also trying to get control of the daily things we need…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: Beyond Bedtime Routines You know that typical scene where a mom picks up her tween-age daughter from school, she plops in the front seat, says, "Hey," and then puts on her headphones and closes her eyes? Or the one where the mom says,…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Now that August has begun, I'm starting to think about the upcoming school year. My son will be going to a kinderprep program for four afternoons a week, and I am getting excited for him. He loves school, learning, and spending time with his friends. Two…
The following post is from Jennifer Burke, a lifelong educator: How Much Should You Tell the New Teacher? With a new school year beginning, some parents ask, “How much should I tell the new teacher about my child?” For some, it’s easy; your child’s education has been smooth sailing. For parents who have weathered a few…