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 […]
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50+ Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids to be More Active Outside
Inside: Need creative holiday gift ideas for kids that will encourage them to be more active outside? You need this list of over 50 holiday gift ideas to get kids to want to go outside to play and burn off their energy. “But Mom, I’m bored,” my son whined. As soon as screen time is […]
Volunteer Challenge for November Perfect for Families to Give Back
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for November by gathering items for “blessing bags” to donate them to people who need them. About a year ago, my family spent a night in a motel to get away for a weekend. My son and I took a short walk to McDonalds […]
Use This Pumpkin Sewing Craft to Teach Beginning Sewing Skills
Inside: Teach your kids how to sew with this pumpkin sewing craft perfect for fall and autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving. I pulled out my Halloween box of decorations and stuffed between my pumpkins and plastic bats I found an old craft project I did when I was a young kid. I had been taught […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for October to Spread Kindness
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for October by gathering warm winter coats and donating them to kids who need them. My kids grow like weeds. So keeping them in clothes that fit them is always a tricky, expensive endeavor. But we are lucky that so many friends have given […]