Inside: Want to raise kids who are helpers? Kids who help others because they are genuinely kind people and want to help? Here are 8 ways to help teach them to be helpers and 20 ideas they can do right now. I was standing in a crowd of people with my family and I looked […]
How to Pick Out a Teacher Gift They Really Want
Inside: A teacher gift can be hard to choose. It’s hard to know what they really want. But this list, created by an elementary school teacher and vetted by her elementary school teacher friends has exactly what teachers want for the holidays. Choose from this list and you can’t go wrong. As an elementary school […]
How to Learn and Celebrate Multicultural Holidays with Kids
Inside: Use this We Celebrate Differently Interactive Emergent Reader to help learn and celebrate multicultural holidays with kids. When my daughter was in fourth grade, we had a Girl Scout meeting in December where each girl got to share about their culture and December holiday. And luckily, we had a very diverse group of girls […]
Winter Kindness Notes Kids Can Give to Friends and Neighbors
Inside: Use these Winter Kindness Notes to spread kindness to neighbors and friends this winter. It’s a perfect way to connect during the winter weather and make sure neighbors have what they need. Last winter was a brutal one for us. The weather wasn’t so terrible, although it was our first real winter with snowstorms […]
The Best Kids’ Gifts to Pick Out What They Really Want
Inside: Want to pick out just the right gift but not sure what to do? Here’s how to pick out the best kids’ gifts for holidays and birthdays. With the holidays fast approaching, my three kids are already creating their wish lists. And with so many toys and, let’s be honest, junk on the market, […]