Activities for Kids on Sick Days
There is only so much TV you can watch before everyone starts to go a little crazy. Â Here are some simple activities for kids on sick days that will keep everyone happy even while stuck at home! We are…
Printable Summer Schedule For Kids
Summer Schedule For Kids As a classroom teacher, I like to maintain order and routine in the classroom by following a pretty regimented schedule. This gives us predictability for the day and ensures that we accomplish everything we needed to…
Tonsillectomy Recovery Tips For Children
My 4-year old daughter just had her tonsils and adenoids removed after having a strep infection that would not go away after four courses of antibiotics. In all honesty, I was terrified of what the recovery was going to be….
How to Get Rid of Head Lice
Chances are if you found this post, you googled “how to get rid of lice”. And if you suspect lice might be a reality for yourself or your child, you are probably freaking out right about now. Let…
5 Mealtime Sanity Savers
Post by Contributing Writer Amy “Sit down, please.” “No spitting out food!” “Eat two more bites of broccoli and then you can have applesauce.” Our meals used to involve negotiations around what and how much my toddlers…
19+ Non-Candy Halloween Ideas for Trick-or-Treaters
There are many reasons to opt for something other than candy this Halloween:  being vigilant about food allergies, trying to limit sugar, and just doing something a little different for once (just to name a few). Candy overload is a…
Buy Inexpensive Clothes and Earn Money for Your Child’s School
This post is sponsored by Schoola. Clothing my three children can become quite expensive. Dealing with clothes that they have outgrown can be a nightmare. I waffle between donating their clothes and hoarding them for the next garage sale…either way…
How to Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders
When we first moved into our home over five years ago, we had a BIG spider problem. Specifically, we had a brown recluse problem–one of only two types of spiders in North America that are extremely harmful to humans (a…
Activities for When Kids Have to Wait (no materials required)
We have all been there…what was supposed to be a 10-minute oil change or wait at the doctor’s office suddenly becomes more like an hour (or two!). Worst of all, you weren’t prepared for the wait and didn’t bring…
Gender Reveal Playdough
It has been an interesting few weeks, to say the least. I found out about a month ago that I have a subchorionic hematoma and with the exception of a few days, I have pretty much been on bed…
Free Webinar: Get Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling
I am super excited about this opportunity for myself and for each of you! I’ve teamed up again with Positive Parenting Solutions to offer this FREE webinar from Amy McCready on strategies we can use to help our kids listen…
Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Four)
Today is the last day of this challenge…hooray! I am tired of organizing (and making trips to Goodwill), but I am so glad to have a clutter-free house! This last task was definitely the easiest for me, probably because I feel…
Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Three)
It’s Day Three of our Spring Cleaning: Â Kid’s Edition Challenge (be sure to check out Day 1 and Day 2 if you missed them). I am already feeling sooooo much better about the clutter in my house! Here is today’s…
Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Two)
It’s Day Two of our Spring Cleaning:  Kid’s Edition Challenge! How did yesterday go? I shared on my Facebook page yesterday afternoon that I was already procrastinating with today’s challenge. But I scrounged up all the self-motivation I could muster and…
Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day 1)
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming so that Jenae can get her house her kids’ stuff in order. Perhaps you’d like to join us? Because nothing says “spring” like nicely organized closets, bookshelves, and playrooms! I don’t know about…
DIY Rolling Storage Bin
We have been in the midst of transforming our home office into a mudroom for the past month, which partially explains the infrequency of posts over the last few weeks. Since I now have a laptop, our “office” had become…
Simplify and Get Organized in 2013!
It’s December 31st as I write this and I just took one load of junk stuff we no longer need to Goodwill and will be taking another before the end of the day. There are few more satisfying feelings for…
Back to School Feast
Guest Post by Courtney of A Work in Progress Two years ago, I started a tradition with a nervous smile and fake confidence. I was sure my family would think I had read one too many blogs about crafty parenting….