Inside: Create rainbow art painting projects perfect for spring or to bring the outdoors inside using Q-tips for Pointillism art. During spring and summer, my kids love being outside. We plant in our garden and love watching our flowers pop up. We head outside for neighborhood walk scavenger hunts. And my youngest daughter who is […]
Mom Hacks
How to Help Kids Be More Grateful with These Appreciation Notes
Inside: Help kids focus on being more grateful with these appreciation notes they can write and leave for friends, family, and teachers. It was a crummy, no good day so I planned on ice cream for dessert. I scooped out bowls of ice cream and instead of my kids thanking me and getting excited, they […]
The Scar That Finally Banished All My Mom Guilt
Inside: Most moms feel it: Mom Guilt. But how do we get rid of it? These strategies banished all my Mom Guilt and they will help you too. Last month, I had cancer. This month, I don’t. I can write those two overwhelming sentences for one and only one reason: I took the time to […]
How to Teach Kids to Celebrate our Differences
Inside: We need to go beyond teaching diversity and embracing multicultural studies…we need to celebrate our differences so we can truly begin to value each other. When my eldest was in 5th grade her small, but diverse Girl Scout troop wanted to have a meeting in December. The girls decided to share their December family […]
How to Have a Stay at Home Summer Camp
Inside: If your summer camp plans were canceled this summer, use these 40+ ideas for a fun Stay at Home Summer Camp with your kids. Since we started quarantining at home, my son asks me the same question almost every night: “Mama, what are we going to do tomorrow?” And I can’t help but laugh […]