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 […]
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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 […]
Halloween Really Is the Scariest Day Ever for Food Allergy Families
Inside: For Food Allergy Families, trick or treating is the scariest part of Halloween. But there are safe ways to trick or treat with your food allergy kiddo. Food Allergy Support for Parents Halloween absolutely terrifies me. Not because of the thriller movies or haunted houses or black cats crossing my path. It’s the trick […]
Kindness Certificates to Recognize and Encourage More Kindness
Inside: Use these Kindness Certificates to recognize and “reward” kind behavior so the positive reinforcement continues to encourage more kindness. I’ll never forget the pride I felt when at the school assembly of 500+ kids, when my name was called out. I was being awarded the citizen of the month for my classroom. Citizen of […]
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 […]