*fun, practical, purposeful
Time Saving Classroom Resources
Are you surviving or thriving this summer? Do you have a child who always wants to know the plan? Do your kids know when their free time will be? I ask because, kids thrive on structure and routine. As parents, we can help them by loosely scheduling their day during their free time, weekends, holidays, and […]
Welcome! I know you’re here to see how we built our DIY American Girl Doll Furniture. I am always impressed by the parents and children who make their own play accessories. It may be a jet-pack, a costume, or your own doll furniture. American Girl Dolls (click here) themselves are super expensive; however, you have several […]
The Benefits of Boredom My son came home recently and announced that someone said the “B word” at school. I quickly sifted through all of the B bad words that I knew. Finally, I said, “What was it?” He said, “Mom, well, um, it’s really not a word we say in our house. Bored.” I […]
Summer Reading Motivation – am I right?! Are you looking for a fun and different way to motivate your kids with summer reading? Kids love, love, LOVE to chart their progress and visually see their success. It might seem strange, but there is value in visually seeing your progress improve daily. This graph to 1000 […]
Do you stay away from glitter at all costs? But you’re torn because you love the sparkle, but can’t stand the mess? What if I told you that you could have the best of both worlds? The sparkle, without the mess? You know how much we love ornaments around here. So I’m happy to introduce […]
Sand Art With Kids We absolutely love sand art! Not only is the final product beautiful, the dumping and color layering can be quite therapeutic! And this method is Kid Proof! We also added GLITTER to some of our creations to make Glitter Sand Art. Scroll down for all my SAND ART tips… How to make your own […]
