75 Activities for Screen Free Week
Screen Free Week starts today. I am wrapping up my odds & ends, setting an auto-responder up on my email account, updating my Facebook profile image, and pre-scheduling blog posts. Download our printable list of 75 Screen Free Activities! Growing up, my neighbor had a Blow Up Your TV bumper sticker. As a child, I ...
Smile & Enjoy | An Everlasting Love
Did you celebrate Earth Day? This weekend many parents pulled out crafts, activities, and educational television shows in honor of the special. While I believe all of these things hold value, I cannot help but be reminded of a theory Richard Louv suggested in the book The Last Child in the Woods. We ask ...
Growing Veggie Lovers
Want to grow veggie lovers? Today I am guest posting over at Peanut Blossom. Do your kids gripe about having to take “one more bite”? Do they whine when they see green on their plate? Pop over there to read a few tried and true tips for accomplishing this seemingly challenging goal. One of my ...
WANTED: Tenenbaums’ Game Closet
Have you seen The Royal Tenenbaums? I cannot even type the question without laughing. One of our family goals is to have a Tenenbaum game closet. What a strange, wonderful movie. This week I was very thankful when Megan over at Let Children Play asked me to share one of my New Year’s resolutions with ...
Wordless Wednesdays
Are you having fun with the holiday season? Share tales of your adventures below! PS: Don’t miss future posts and projects! Be sure to sign up for our RSS feed or connect online: PS: Still trying to figure the photo out? Here’s another angle:
Share Your Favorite Holiday Tradition
When you think back to your childhood which holiday memories stick out? What was your favorite holiday tradition? Was it gorging on your mom’s super secret turkey recipe at Thanksgiving? Or the thrill of midnight mass on Christmas Eve? Did your watch the big apple drop on New Years? What annual tradition sticks out as ...
Kit Kat with a Side of Skittles
{Ding Dong} Trick-or-Treat! When I was a child I’d dip into my trick-or-treat stash daily between Halloween and Thanksgiving. I can almost guarantee my reoccurring after-school sugar snack led to a fair share of cavities. A few years ago Shad and I decided we didn’t want to have a daily candy battle with our girls ...
8.75 Pounds of Candy
Will your little one be heading out in costume? Halloween is one week away. As a child my brothers and I canvased our neighborhood for the full three hour trick-or-treat stretch to maximize our intake. I read a magazine article recently which stated “All candy is not created equal in regards to cavities.” The dentist ...
Equinox, Pumpkins, and Gourds! Oh My!
Happy autumn! Every year my friend Hayley puts together an amazing Equinox Celebration with her family. Every year I promise myself “next year” I will do something special. Well, I have fallen into the trap of “too busy” again. Perhaps I am more of a spring equinox person! {winks} Below are a few activities Hayley ...
Priceless Back to School Tradition
Many children are celebrating their first day of school this week. Does your family have any special traditions? Please share your ideas. We are stilling working on finding a solid back to school tradition. A while back I bookmarked this inspiring blog post about a Back to School Feast. We might try an alternative “celebrating ...
