Can you believe it's already "Back to School" season?! Summer just flew by! I do have some exciting news as we gear up for another school year...the Back to School Bundle is on sale and it is the perfect way to get inspired and plan for the upcoming school year! This bundle is great for parents, teachers and homeschoolers to plan your whole year or flip through when you need an idea. Covering everything from crafts and activities to educational printables. Here's what is included: 13 … [Read more...]
Easy Christmas Gifts for Teachers
As a former teacher, I loved receiving gifts from my students. Of course, I never expected to receive anything, but I loved it when I did! If you are a parent looking for an easy Christmas gift for your teacher, then today I want to share with you some ideas! And these ideas don't necessarily need to gifted to teachers...they would be great for friends, family, or neighbors, too! I love this crayon monogram gift! I would proudly display this on my desk as a teacher! Have some candy … [Read more...]
Merry & Bright Christmas Printable for Lip Balm
I was using my favorite favorite lip balm the other day and I started thinking that it would make a good gift for a teacher, neighbor, or friend. It's a small gift, yet thoughtful and practical! I thought it would look pretty plain just to give them lip balm by itself, so I came up with a little card for it! I thought the yellow lip balm would look so cute as star! I also saw a Rudolph card with red lip balm on Pinterest that would be so cute! You could add ribbon around the card, or put … [Read more...]
Sick Mom Rescue Kit
Last weekend I was so sick with the flu. It hit me hard on Friday night and I was down for the count til Sunday night. Oy! Surprisingly, no one else got the flu, which I was very thankful for! While I was sick, I kept wishing that I had an activity kit ready for my kids to keep them busy on something other than tearing the house apart! Bless my husband's heart for watching the kids, but I'm sure he would have loved a little help. After I got better, I decided to come up with a Sick Mom … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Help Your Kids Drink More Water
I have a confession. My kids don't love water. They drink it, but it is never their first choice. Let me be the first to say that I am not proud of this! In fact, I wish I could go back in time and change this. As toddlers, my kids did like water. But then we introduced watered-down juice. I don't blame them for preferring the sweet taste of juice over water. However, as parents we gave in and offered them more juice or milk than we did water. I noticed a month ago (when I was struggling with … [Read more...]
Quiet Time Boxes
Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Does your child still take a nap? If so, that is awesome! I hope you are blessed with many more days like that. My oldest used to take great naps, but lately he started cutting them out. He just lays in bed and is very restless or goes to the bathroom 15 times. Nap time wasn't working, so I decided to try something new with him -- Quiet Time Boxes. Since I believe rest time for little ones is so important, I still make him lay in … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Keep Kids Busy in the Car
Riding in the car with little ones can be challenging, especially when you are taking a long trip! We went to the Omaha Zoo on Monday, which is only a two hour trip. To make the trip run smoother, I planned 5 activities to do with them in the car. I would say it was a success and they stayed busy in the car with hardly any whining or crying. 1. Create a race track. To make this, paint a track with black paint on a box lid. Then paint some yellow lines in the middle of the track. Give … [Read more...]
Our Top 10 Favorite Recipes
Today I'm joining up with iHomeschool Network for another top 10 list. Today's list is our family's top 10 favorite recipes. Hopefully these will give you a few ideas for meal planning! 1. Spaghetti Pie- I grew up eating this and now our family eats it all the time! Even kids devour this one!! 2. Chicken Pockets- We called them chicken packets growing up, but I think they are technically called pockets. Anyway, these are really delicious!! 3. Homemade Chewy Granola Bars- these are to … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
After sharing my 8-part blog series about preschool, I thought I would compile a checklist you can use to prepare your child for Kindergarten. This list of standards was put together by looking at public school, private school, and homeschool standards. I am a former fourth grade teacher and through teaching experiences with early childhood education during college, I believe this list is a good way to assess how ready your child is for kindergarten. Print this list and check off the skills … [Read more...]