The best “side effect” of writing a blog is you meet brilliant, creative, thought provoking people.  I am continuously floored by the network of parents in this unique virtual world that has become a part of our daily lives.  The amount of potential ideas that can be generated by this interconnected group of people is unlimited.

Are you interested in submitting content for Let’s Lasso the Moon?
Take a moment to look around the blog to get a feel for the content, goals and topics.  Generally topics revolving around education, whether it is a project for the child or a discussion from a parent’s perspective, are welcome.  Ideas to boost creativity and passion at any level, for souls big or small, are greatly appreciated.  Submit content for a guest post or join one of our collaborative boards on Pinterest (details below)!

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Guest Post Guidelines:

• Drop me a line and share your idea. Once you receive an a’ok, you can get cracking on your post following these guidelines:
• Write in a concise, easy, conversational tone.
• Make your post easy to scan by using headings, sub-headings, bold text for emphasis or bullet points.
• Posts should be of reasonable length - 400 – 900 words works best.
• A picture is worth 1000 words, include images that relate to the content of the post. Photos must be properly attributed and credited.
• You are allowed (within reason) to add links within your post.  Please limit links to your own websites.
• Please edit and proof read your post carefully.
• Include a brief bio, including a photo of yourself, and explain who you are and what you do.

How to submit your guest post:

• You can write the post as a draft post on your blog.  Copy and past the HTML and email it to me as a .txt attachment or
• Submit your post in Word or plain text format such as Notepad.
• Submit images separately as email attachments.

What You Receive for Guest Posting:

• Blog traffic:  We’ll add a link to your website at the introduction to your post.
• Social network traffic:  In your short bio at the end of the post be sure to including links to your social networking sites.
• Access to the Let’s Lasso the Moon network:  We will promote your post on our RSS Feed, eNewsletter list, to our 200K+ followers on Pinterest, as well as our Facebook and Twitter readers.

Thank you for your interest, and I look forward to publishing your contributions!

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Are you on Pinterest?

Pinterest is a great visual collection of ideas.  When I first start up on Pinterest somewhere in their intro copy they say, “Pinterest is what you make of it.”  I have been working hard on getting people to comment and talk on top of pinning.  Drop me a line and let me know if you’d like to participate in any of these experimental conversation boards I’ve created:

• The Parent Watercooler
  You always hear that the best conversations at an office take place around the water cooler. Consider this board to be a parent’s virtual water cooler. Let’s use this board as a place for parents to pin (and more importantly talk about) trending topics. What is the going rate for the tooth fairy? What’s your kid going to dress up as for Halloween? How much TV is too much? Should we say, “Santa is real”? Share secrets to questions like… how on earth are you managing calendars for four people? “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” {Anne Morrow Lindbergh} Consider this our virtual kitchen table. Let’s chat over a cup of black coffee (aka Pinterest).
• Give a Lifetime Love of Learning
  This collaborative board is a place to share educational ideas & discuss ways to keep the light in our childs’ eyes. “Together let’s stoke the flame in your child’s eyes by providing hands on, self paced, collaborative, challenging, enjoyable learning. Let’s encourage divergent thinking, instead of convergent thinking; innovation instead of standardization. Give your children a lifetime love of learning. See the light in your child’s eyes.” {Trevor Eissler} Grab your rope. Together Let’s Lasso the Moon. NOTE: Additional educational boards are open including!
• Growing Creative Kids!
  Let’s use this space to share fun projects, art ideas, or unique adventures that help inspire our kid’s creativity!
• Creative Kid’s Recipes
  Food taste better if it is fun.  Share creative lunch ideas, snack suggestions and more.  We’ve all seen the studies on how important it is for a family to bond over a shared meal at the dinner table. We also know how challenging fitting in that event can be for today’s crazy busy modern family. Join us in the discussion on how we can bring the family together for dinner, or any other meal. What are your best recipes, tips, and game plans for feeding your family? Share your easy weeknight solutions, celebratory desserts, crock pot staples, and scheduling tricks and help make all our families stronger!
• Parenting with Presence
  We are proud to have this board curated by Shawn from Awesomely Awake {www.awesomelyawake.wordpress.com}. It is our goal to create a virtual village of parents that strive to balance busy lives and fast-changing technology along with feeling connected and engaged to those we love. This is a family living board about mindful parenting, mindful living, creativity, and instilling a love of learning that the whole family can enjoy. We believe in simple, low-cost ways to create wonderful, sacred moments and memories. We’d love this to be a discussion board: please comment, question, give your opinion!
• DIY Handmade Gifts
  “Something handmade is so much more meaningful.” {Beth Wert} Let’s use this board as a place for parents to pin (and more importantly talk about) DIY projects and handmade gifts. Do you have a mother-in-law who has everything? A best friend who recently decided to live a Zen like life of simplicity? Are you trying to teach your child gift giving is more about the gesture than the money you spend on the present? Consider this board your creative stomping grounds. Let’s wow them with amazing handmade gifts!
• Tech Moms
  “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” {Arthur Clarke} Let’s use this board as a place to pin (and more importantly talk about) which interactive games, mobile phone aps, or gadgets our kids are using. How are you wielding technology to become a better parent? Do you have a handy meal planning program you love, a favorite family photo website, etc? Share your “magic” with us!!! PS: Geek Pins are welcome too of course!
• Montessori in the Home
  “Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.”  {Maria Montessori} Share tips and ideas for bringing the Montessori Method into your home.
• The Gift of an Ordinary Day {Group Project}
  We are proud to co-host this board with DevelopAndInspire.com. “Our photo albums from those days are full of pictures of birthday cakes and holiday celebrations, vacation trips and family adventures, piano recitals and baseball games. But the memories I find myself sifting through the past to find, the ones that I would now give anything to relive, are the ones that no one ever thought to photograph, the ones that came and went as softly as a breeze on a summer afternoon.” {Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day} *Join us in documenting the beauty of everyday life. NOTE: You do not need to be a parent to participate!
• Food Intolerance w/ Flair
  We are proud to have this board curated by Kate at The Cheeky Bite: www.thecheekybite.com. Do you have a unique combination of food intolerances to work around when planning meals for yourself or your family? Let’s use this board as a stomping ground to share recipes, tips, and ideas.

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