Bento Lunches – Creative Lunch Box Love
Pin itI have a very creative friend named Beth Savage who makes her son the most adorable bento lunches and as we look at going back to school one of the things I dread most is packing lunches. After seeing Read More »
5 Back to School Sanity Savers
Pin itThe kids are going back to school soon and that means time to say goodbye to lazy summer mornings and hello to routine, structure, and backpacks! With a little bit of preparation and organization now, you can cruise through Read More »
Will My 9-Year Old Survive TV Free Week?
Pin it Whether you want to call it TV Free Week, Screen Free Week or “Disney Detox” like I do, unplugging the kids from time to time is a good thing!! My nine year old has become quite attached to Read More »
4 Easy Ways to Get Kids to Eat More Vegetables
Pin itOver at my friend Robyn’s site – Balance in Diet, she offered up some tips for getting your kids to eat more fruits and vegetables. Like Robyn, I don’t have any problem getting our kids to eat fruits and Read More »
Celebrating Half Birthdays
Pin it I have three children, two with birthdays near major holidays – December 18 and January 21 – so in our house I have decided to celebrate half birthdays! Now I do not mean that I am going to Read More »
13 Ideas to Keep Kids Writing All Summer Long
Pin itMy boys are 10, 8 and 3 and I am very happy that I am raising creative boys who love to draw, make up stories and make lists. They however are not huge fans of printing or handwriting but Read More »
Summer House Rules
Pin itSchool’s out for the summer!! Woo-Hoo!! I am so ready for a change of pace and so are the kids. It’s not that the schedule gets any less hectic, but it just gets different. No 5:45 a.m. wake ups, Read More »
Cleaning Checklists for Kids
Pin itSummer is in full swing and while my kids don’t really “love” their chore charts and summer house rules, they know that in order for us all to live as peacefully as possible under this one roof all summer Read More »
Making Chores Fun
Pin itOne Friday after school, I decided that something had to be done – I couldn’t face the weekend with a totally messy house and looking around I realized that most of the mess was created by my three kids. Read More »
The Family Medicine Cabinet
Pin itA few years ago I went to the medicine cabinet (ours is in a high cabinet in the kitchen) and grabbed a bottle of cold medicine to give a dose to my son. Luckily, before I finished dispensing it Read More »
