I'm pretty frugal. I don't like paying for something that I can make myself. I especially don't like paying for something that would be more meaningful if I made it myself! Enter: Printable Homemade Valentine's Day Cards For Mother's Day last year, I forgot to get my mom, mother-in-law, and Nana Mother's Day cards in time to mail them for receipt on Mother's Day. So I quickly created a set of printable heart patterned fold-in-half cards for the kids to color. We printed them out, colored them, and put them in the mail just in the nick of time! I realized later that Keep Reading
Free Printable Summer Before Kindergarten Reading List
This summer, my middle child will start Kindergarten. I'm a bit sad (for me) and excited (for her) at the same time. Before my oldest went to Kindergarten, I made a point of starting a reading program with her. She loved it and continued what we worked on when she got to school. My next little girl was a little different - she didn't want to sit still for more than 2 minutes at a time to work on ANYTHING until recently. I was basically convinced she would be entering Kindergarten without knowing more than 5 letters. Luckily, she turned things around last month and all of a sudden LOVES Keep Reading
30 Christmas Break Activities That Require Little to No Planning
It's Christmas Break - What Do I Do with These Kids?! I don’t know about you but if I don’t have activities planned ahead of time to do with the kids then I have a hard time thinking of something to do. Having a list of ideas always makes it easier. Sometimes the list makes me think of a different activity that I want to do. 30 Easy Christmas Break Activities Ideas I hope this list of little to no plan activities makes Christmas break easier for you. Have a day where your kids pick what you do. Let them pick what to eat and do for the entire day. You should let them know that Keep Reading
7 Winter Activities for Kids
Where we live in the southeast, it doesn't get below freezing very often. But because it's blazing hot most of the year, anything below 60 feels like freezing to us! I try to get my kids outside as much as possible, even in the colder weather, but on days when they can't stay out there for more than a few minutes at a time, we are itching for something fun to do inside. Fun Indoor Winter Activities for Kids I teamed up with a few other bloggers to round up some FUN WINTER ACTIVITIES for the kids to do indoors. I love these ideas! I hope you do, too! SNOWMAN ARTS & CRAFTS Keep Reading