Inside: Spread some kindness on your next road trip with these kindness road trip activities for kids that also fights boredom. Last Spring Break my family and I took a road trip. We drove the eight hours from our Chicago suburb to Nashville, Tennessee. And of course, as on all road trips, we had three […]
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10 of the Best and Most Meaningful Year-Round Gratitude Activities
Inside: Gratitude can’t just be taught during Thanksgiving. We need to purposefully teach our kids to be grateful and we can use these meaningful year-round gratitude activities to do focus on it. I offered my daughter a cookie the other day and she immediately counteroffered. “Can I have two cookies?” she asked. I just stared […]
35 Super Fun Ways to Be More Silly With Your Kids
Inside: Have you ever wanted to be sillier with your kids? Have more fun with them as a mom? Moms get bogged down with chores and discipline that we sometimes forget that the to-do lists can wait, but our kids can’t. If we focus on being more sillier and more fun as a mom, their […]
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation with Teacher’s Favorite Coffee or Tea Drink
Inside: Show your kids’ teachers appreciation year round with this Teacher’s Favorite Coffee or Tea Drink Printable. When I taught third grade, I had a room partner who was super generous and thoughtful. Randomly, she would bring me an orange juice or a bagel or a coffee when she got one. And it always came […]
Make a Valentine’s Day Countdown Calendar to Get Kids Excited
Inside: Make this Valentine’s Day Countdown Craft to help kids know when they can pass out valentine’s cards with their friends. My kids are constantly needing to know how many days are left until the next holiday. They’re on constant countdown mode. They plan their birthday party for the next year on their birthday this […]