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Kristen is an Elementary Reading Specialist. She is the owner / author behind Busy Kids Happy Mom, a site dedicated to fun, practical, and purposeful activities to do with your kids. Follow Kristen on Facebook, Pinterest, and subscribe for updates.
Is learning to swim a Life Skill? You bet it is! It is one of the few sports that could actually save your life. SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE THIS ACCESS TO THE LIFE SKILLS LIST AND OTHER FREE PRINTABLE: ENTER YOUR >>>>>>EMAIL (CLICK HERE) Why we swim: It gives you confidence. You are safer in and around water. […]
There’s nothing better than LEGO week to explore a creative art techniques at home. We decided to make a LEGO minifigure sun catcher to go along with our favorite book and movie: The LEGO Movie. Why? Because everything is AWESOME! 🙂 Books: Emmett’s Guide to Being Awesome The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide Beginning Reader […]
Do you teach your children to save money? A great Life Skill to teach children is saving money. Learning how to budget, how to spend-save-and-give, and earn money are critical skills. Can you teach your child to be a coupon clipper? Coupons come in many shapes and forms these days: in the mail, on line, apps, and in the […]
Bunny pancakes – Hop on over for breakfast or lunch or dinner with Bunny HOPcakes. However your family rolls, these will work for you. If I can makes these, so can you! Pancake Recipe: we followed our favorite Greek Yogurt Pancake Recipe. Topping Options: Eyes – blueberries, M & M’s, banana slice, chocolate […]
Do you enjoy using Essential Oils? Maybe you’re interested in getting your teen onboard because you’ve learned about the benefits. Fortunately, I have a Teen Expert here today to share her experiences with essential oils. Meet Julia, she’s a real life teenager and agreed to write this piece for Busy Kids Happy Mom. She even included […]
Do you love to use Anchor Charts in your classrooms? We do! We love them so much though, that we were having a problem storing them. Our schools provide us with large rolling drawers. When we’re done with the chart, they go into the drawer. That part is simple, what I couldn’t figure out was […]
