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Raising kids is no joke. We all want to be the most effective parents possible, making sure our children grow up with a sense of emotional and physical safety, strong connections, clear boundaries, and plenty of patience. But there’s one area of parenting that often leaves us scratching our heads—how do we instill values or […]
Are you looking for a different way to celebrate the DAD in your life? We usually try to do an activity together for Father’s Day. We’ve enjoyed hikes, cook-outs, and a day at the beach. Any-old card won’t do, so…. Celebrate the man in your life with a little EXPLOSION! This is the perfect gift for […]
Do you have a tween boy or girl who has a birthday? Here’s a list of tween gift ideas put together with help from the awesome Busy Kids Happy Mom Facebook community. Top 11 Tween Boy Gifts Nerf Toys – Nerf guns, Flag Football, Lazer Tag, Basketballs Legos – Favorite sets are: Chima, Hero Factory, Minifigures, and […]
Medieval Times with Kids – We’ve been busy celebrating my son’s birthday! His big gift / party this year was to go to the Medieval Times. Not only was the birthday boy thrilled, but my 9 year old was over the moon. He loved the acting and thought it was real! There are Medieval Times locations […]
Bicycle Cake The “boys” in my house created this cake for the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet. Each year they have a cake contest. This year’s theme was inventions. They chose the bike as their favorite invention. The cakes have to be completely edible and made by boys/men only. I think they did a […]
We just celebrated our tween’s birthday! One of the biggest hits was this “special letter” from Hogwarts School. Mr. BKHM designed it and we’re sharing it with you here: We purchased the Folkmanis puppet Snowy Owl and had it “deliver” the letter. We did attempt to seal the envelope with hot wax and press a button […]
