Every year I find the task of planning and preparing for my children’s birthdays tiring. Mostly because I want to make the day special for them each time but ideas can run low after so many years and theme ideas change from year to year as children gain new interests. Here are some great ideas […]
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#Back before marriage and motherhood I taught dance classes for my local Parks and Recreation department. I had grown up taking classes from the same people that were now my coworkers and boss. Teaching kids definitely has it’s challenges like I’m sure every teacher, daycare worker, and many others can attest to, but there were […]
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Throughout history there has been different countries, governments, school districts that have banned books. These books were often seen to be portraying a message that should not be heard. From pro-communism ideas, anti-slavery, offensive language, sexual content, use of drugs, and more. In the United States many of the books have had the ban lifted, […]
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I have always loved St Patrick’s Day. As a child I remember always wearing green to school and doing fun St Patrick’s Day crafts in school. These are some great craft ideas to do with your kids either at home or in school. DIY Leprechaun Mask This leprechaun mask is so fun to make with […]
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My husband and I have a pretty “young” family. We have been married for just shy of three years, our oldest will be two in a week, and we are trying to gear through what traditions we would like to create as a family. We’ve both grown up with Christmas traditions, many the same, many different, and we are working on possibly changing it up a bit with our own family.
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As your kids grow it’s fun to play into their imagination. One wonderfully fun way to do so is to do something fun for tooth fairy visits. Children generally start losing their baby teeth between 5 and 6 years old. What you do for the tooth fairy, how much the tooth fairy gives, and so […]
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HThere are so many expectations, consciously or unconsciously, put on girls as they grow up. Sometimes these expectations limit our daughters. Daughters are taught to be quiet, weak, obedient, “womanly,” “motherly,” and a home maker. Often, it’s just what they see. I am a very strong, outspoken, woman, an entrepreneur, an MBA, I am a […]
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I have always loved to sew and create things. Since becoming a mother this love has translated to wanting to make my children’s Halloween costumes for as long as they’ll let me. So every year, end of August beginning of September, it means looking, researching, finding all kinds of ideas on Pinterest and from other […]
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Chores can actually be a harsh word and so many people have opinions about them. I personally feel like kids can be kids but still be productive parts of the household. The expectation of chores and helping out does not seem out of the realm of reasonable. Kids that learn how to help out in […]
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I am Christian and honestly, I should not feel a need to preface posts about religion with that. Why do I? Because no matter what I say, if it seems threatening to the religion many can doubt my faith. It is unbelievable to me that faith is taken to be unwavering. That should not be […]
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