Inside: Use these social emotional learning chapter books for older kids to teach them sel concepts and have discussions about hard, tricky topics for tween and teens. With three kids ranging in age from 12-16, I can confidently say that while parenting kids of every age is tricky and come with challenges, the two hardest […]
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Use this Printable Gratitude Pumpkin to Focus on Gratitude
Inside: Use this printable gratitude pumpkin to help kids focus on why they’re grateful throughout the month of November. I love traditions and I absolutely love holidays. I have boxes and boxes of decorations in my basement. But I have never loved Thanksgiving. I love the food and I love spending time with the family, […]
Thanksgiving Gratitude Activities: 14+ of the Best and Most Meaningful
Inside: Help your kids focus on what they’re really grateful for this November with these 10 meaningful Thanksgiving Gratitude Activities your family will love. Teaching our kids to be grateful and to appreciate the list of things they have in their lives is a year-long endeavor. Gratitude is not meant to only be taught once […]
Classroom Holiday Party Activities: 16 Best Winter-Themed Ideas
Inside: Host a classroom holiday party in your kids’ classrooms or scout groups with low-prep, low-mess, low-cost games, activities, and crafts that are winter-themed. Most room parents are busy planning or scrambling to plan, the very best, most awesome holiday party for their kids’ classrooms. And I was tasked with the same job, but for […]
Back to School Countdown Calendar to Get Excited for School
Inside: Help create back to school excitement with this back to school countdown calendar made with a simple paper chain…it’s great for back to school activities. My daughter and I were talking this morning as we snuggled in bed. She asked me her favorite question of the summer… She wanted to know when school started. […]