• Tween Girl Hygiene Helpers

    Tween Girls Hygiene Helpers: Essential Tips and Products

    Are you navigating the world of tween girl hygiene at home? As your tween girl prepares for middle school, good hygiene practices become more important than ever. After our popular tween boy hygiene post, many readers requested a guide for tween girls too. While I’m not an expert on this topic, my sister, who has […]

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  • DIY name book for kids, featuring a 4x6 photo album with handwritten name cards and small family portraits. A fun and educational activity for toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers to learn letter sounds, spell their names, and recognize family and classmates' names.

    Make Your Own Name Book for Families or Classrooms

    Make Your Own Name Book: A Fun Way to Learn Names and Letters! Looking for a fun and easy way to help your little one learn family names, letter sounds, and even how to spell their own name? This Make Your Own Name Book is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and beginning readers. Who Am I? […]

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  • April Fools Day activities

    April Fools Day: Have Some Family Fun!

    Friends – Laughter is good medicine. With April Fools Day just around the corner, why not add a little fun? While I’m not a big prankster, I do love having FUN! Every year, we come up with a fun prank to play on our kids for April Fool’s Day. Here are some of our favorite […]

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  • An organized sweater organizer with neatly folded kids' clothes in each cubby, making it easy for children to choose their outfits for the week

    Organizing Kids Clothes

    How to Get Your Kids Dressed and Out the Door Without the Morning Chaos Are your kids struggling to get dressed in the morning? I’ve been there, and I’ve got a game-changing solution that’s easy, affordable, and gives your kids a little boost in independence. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t involve a messy closet makeover or […]

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  • Back to School Snack List

    Classroom Snack Ideas That Are Teacher Approved

    Classroom Snacks That Are Teacher and Mom Approved Picture this: A little boy in my class once ate a sticky bun at snack time, and then, to my absolute horror, licked his desk. Yes, his desk. I’ve seen all kinds of messes in my years as a teacher, but that one really stuck with me—pun […]

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  • correct pencil grip

    How To Hold A Pencil: Pencil Grip Trick

    How To Teach Your Child To Hold A Pencil Correctly Is your child struggling with how to hold a pencil?  Maybe they hold it with their fist or struggle to pinch it. Most children can hold a pencil or crayon properly between the ages of 3 and 3 ½.  The older a child gets, the harder […]

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