Inside: How to give your kids a low key summer filled with old school summer fun like we had when were kids. With summer fast approaching I’m already a little worried about how my kids are going to spend their days. They’re going to want the screens. And I’m all for a little screen time. […]
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Neighborhood Walk Scavenger Hunts to Make Family Walks More Fun
Inside: When you go on your next family walk, take one of these printable neighborhood walk scavenger hunts to make the family walk more fun. When my kids were young, and I’d mention to my mom over the phone they were cranky, she would remind me what her mom always said to her: Get outside. […]
How to Spread Kindness This Summer with Letters to Soldiers from Kids
Inside: Help spread kindness this summer with this simple summer activity: writing letters to soldiers from kids is the perfect way to show our gratitude and patriotic spirit to our servicemen, women, and veterans. Last weekend was Memorial Day and my kids and I were excited to have the day off from alarm clocks and […]
How to Not Go Crazy With Your Kids Home This Summer
Inside: Are your kids home this summer? We do these 6 things every day during the summer so I don’t go crazy and I can enjoy the summer days as much as my kids and so I don’t wish away their summer. But, I’m bored… Excuse me, but what? It’s 8 am. How can you […]
How to Spread Kindness With These Kindness Road Trip Activities for Kids
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 […]