September is here, and so is the school bus! Keeping kids fueled with nutritious food throughout the day is just one of the many ways to ensure their success at school. While buying a school lunch is a great option for many children, some families choose to pack lunches at home. Saving money, knowing what {…Read More…}
Summertime means vacation time for most families. Whether you are just driving over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house, or packing your passports for an overseas adventure, traveling with children requires some advance preparation. Keeping busy little bodies and minds occupied while they are confined to car or airplane seats takes both {…Read More…}
I have kind of become known among my friends as the girl who loves trash. I get random texts, emails, and phone calls that say “Hey I was driving and I saw {insert random object} on the side of the road and thought of you.” My response? I LOVE IT! So when my friend brought {…Read More…}
The sound of a slamming screen door, flip flops littering the porch, the scent of spilled sunscreen….these are all signs of children home for the summer. While spending extra time in the summertime sunshine with our kiddos can be delightful, every mother dreads hearing the three little words, “Mom, I’m bored.” Keeping kids {…Read More…}
You have probably witnessed a child excitedly open up a gift to just spend more time playing with the packaging than the dream toy inside. This shows that children are simple creatures. They don’t need mounds of toys that light up, play music, and move around all at the same time to be entertained. So {…Read More…}
Inevitably you have chucked a few tin cans in the garbage or recycling bin before without considering their potential for thrifty crafting. Reusing is great for both the environment and your wallet, so why not turn this trash into treasure? Today’s post features five ways to repurpose tin cans for both practical and decorative purposes. {…Read More…}
It all started as a rattle and a few stuffed animals but has now grown into heaps of Legos, pretend food, and Matchbox cars. Sound familiar? You may feel like the toy situation in your home is slightly (or majorly) out of control and in need of a little (or a lot) of organization. Not {…Read More…}
