Why don’t you celebrate the start of a new school year with a Back to School Party?!? A great way to get kids excited for school! A Southern Accent has compiled some ideas for partying, plus a printable invitation just … Read More ...
Back to School Traditions: Magic School Bus
Many families have yearly traditions to get their children excited about school. This week, I’ll be posting about some of those traditions from creative bloggers.
The Magic School Bus comes to Everything’s Pink’s house and drops off some fun school … Read More ...
Back to School Schultute
Marie from AlphaMom (and Make and Takes) made a Schultute to celebrate her son’s first day of school. Traditionally, in Germany, these are given to children starting their first year of school, but it sounds like a great idea to … Read More ...
DIY: Play Dough
My play dough making days have taught me three things:
-I don’t like the cooked kind. I always burn it or it burns me.
-No recipe calls for enough flour. Why is that?
-Things that are going to be ruined … Read More ...
A swap just for teachers
Following the Footsteps is hosting a swap for teachers, homeschooling families, etc. Every Friday, teachers from all over the internet will be exchanging ideas and best practices. What a great idea!! I wish something like this existed when I was … Read More ...
Make a Bug Catcher
What little kid doesn’t love bugs?!? But you certainly don’t want those critters roaming around your house-so make an easy solution with a little plastic canvas from the craft store and materials you have around the house. Everyone will be … Read More ...
Summer Fun Ideas: Alphabet Tiles
JC Handmade always has fabulous ideas for sewing project and takes beautiful pictures of her work, but today she posted about something different. Her post “Special Assignments” is gives directions for encouraging your children to make their … Read More ...
Back to School Rules! Swap
I am a HUGE fan of swaps-can you tell? They are a great way to meet people and teach your children about geography. I’ve recently found a school supply swap that sounds like fun! It is for kids from ages … Read More ...
Traveling with Kids
We’ve been doing a lot of traveling with our children this summer out of necessity—looking for a new home, a new job, etc. But I know that many families travel to vacation spots and it’s much cheaper to drive than … Read More ...
Summer Fun Ideas: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
One of my son’s favorite summertime activities is drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. Unfortunately, sometimes the chalk gets left out in the rain or breaks and isn’t as much fun to play with. As a result, I am often … Read More ...
Summer Fun Ideas: Make a Mobile
Roots and Wings has a fun idea for making a Fish Mobile out of paper and other things you have in your home. Great way for children to display their artwork as well! They can add glitter or other embellishments … Read More ...
Sorry about the delay in posts. We moved this week to a new home in a new state!! We’re still surrounded by boxes and what seems to be an eternal unpacking job, but at least we now have the internet!!… Read More ...
Living in New York
I wish that I lived in New York with my kids so that I could attend all of the fabulous activities and performances described on the KidCity Blog. They even have a list of daily FREE activities throughout the summer … Read More ...
Summer Fun Ideas: 50 Summer Crafts
I love this compilation of summer craft ideas that The Long Thread has put together. They are all from creative blogs and websites and geared towards children. 
See the whole list here.
In case you hadn’t heard….
Barnes and Noble sponsors a Summer Reading Challenge each year between May and September. This year, each school age child who reads 8 books and documents their reading during the summer will receive a free book from a list of … Read More ...