• Birthday on a Budget – {free printable} included!

    Yesterday I shared that my youngest had his 7th Birthday on a “budget”.  This helped him be reasonable when it came to spending and use his/my money wisely. Instead of purchasing candy toppers, we searched high and low for some fun free printables on-line. Cupcake Toppers: By far, the cupcake toppers from Skip to My Lou […]

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  • Birthday on a Budget

    It’s hard to believe that my little guy just turned 7!   My youngest is always coming up with new ideas and ways to spend money!  I got a little overwhelmed before his birthday due to all of his wants for his special day.  What’s a mom to do?  I put him on a budget! […]

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  • Building the Community You Want to Live In

    The truth is we don’t all live in on tree-lined streets with white picket fences.  These are the types of communities that movies portray as perfect and safe. Most of us live in garage-door communities.  We come in and out of our garages with little or no interaction with one another.  Maybe this is why […]

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  • Summer Points Prizes

    Summer Prizes for Summer Learning Is your child motivated by prizes or an event?  I’m not into bribing my child, but I do like to reward them for a job well done.  Especially when we’re in the middle of the summer and they’ve been trying to accomplish their points. Your child will have great memories […]

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  • Summer Activity Workbooks – Grades K-8

    Here’s a great addition to your DIY Summer School.  Summer Bridge Workbook.  It helps prevent the “Summer Slide” – children can lose 2 months of knowledge over the summer!  A little workbook each day can help prevent loss of knowledge. These are available for kids from grade Kindergarten – 8th grade, click here: Kindergarten to […]

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