Inside: Use these fun and engaging gingerbread activities and gingerbread printables that are great for classrooms and families. When my kids were little, a dear friend offered to host a gingerbread house making party. She had 40 kids attend and she had 40 homemade gingerbread houses all based and assembled and ready to go. All […]
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21 Gift Ideas to Teach Kids The Alphabet That are Fun
Inside: Gift ideas to teach kids the alphabet. All kids need to learn their letters and some kids need more time than others. Using these fun gift ideas, kids can move, create, play, and read their way to learning their ABCs. My eldest knew her letters at 3 years old. Because she really wanted to […]
Celebrate Thanksgiving with these Mayflower Cups
Inside post: Do you want a super simple and festive Thanksgiving craft for your kids at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Try these easy Mayflower Cups to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. My daughter eyed the cocktail that my husband made me on Thanksgiving. “Can I have a fancy drink too?” my youngest daughter begged me. Well, […]
New School? How to Help Your Kids Adjust to a New School Quickly
Inside: Are your kids heading to a new school this fall? Here’s how to help your kids adjust to a new school quickly. My three kids were the new kids at school three times in three years. We moved from Los Angeles to Boston to Chicago and back to Los Angeles. Yikes. That’s a lot […]
ABCs of Kindness SEL Curriculum for Character Education
Inside: Use this ABCs of Kindness as part of your sel curriculum and character education to ensure students have 26 ways to speak and act with kindness more often. As an educator, I collect books. I love picture books and chapter books and even Bob books. Seriously, after payday I used to head to a […]