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
10 Free Rainbow Printables – Cute Gift Toppers, Worksheets, Wall Art
Today I have something special to share with you. It's a collection of some of the cutest rainbow printables available. I found everything from printable rainbow coloring pages to colorful wall art, and I can't wait for you to check them out. I also have plain rainbow templates in large, medium, and small sizes if you need them for your own RAINBOW PROJECTS!! Free Rainbow Printables for St. Patrick's Day I always equate rainbows with springtime. We start with rainbows and pots of gold for St. Patrick's Day, then move onto the significance of God's promises in the rainbows we Keep Reading
Christmas Themed Crafts, Games & Activities for Kids
I love Christmas for so many reasons. One of them is it gives me a reason to do Christmas-themed crafts and activities with my kids. I not only love themed playdates, I adore all holiday themed activities in general! I asked some blogging friends to show me some of their best Christmas themed games, crafts, and activities, and they came up with some awesome stuff! See below for some ideas for family fun over the holidays. Christmas Themed Games & Activities Now that my two oldest kids are getting old enough to sit still long enough to play games, I'm on the hunt for Christmas 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
FREE Disney Customized Map & Vacation Planning Video
Before our family went to Disney World last year, we found out as many vacation planning tips as possible from friends and family. We received so much advice (some of it conflicting) that we couldn't possibly take it all. However, two tips we followed and were glad we did were requesting the free resources available to us. By far my favorite thing we got before our trip was a set of customized maps showing which attractions we wanted to see in each park. Since our kids were 1, 3, and 6, we chose all the little kid rides we could. We took those maps with us into the Keep Reading
Free Printable Butterfly Stencils, Four Leaf Clover Patterns & Rainbow Templates
Even though it's only mid-January, today I really got into the mood to plan some spring projects for our household. Nevermind all the laundry waiting for me right now in the laundry room...I have crafts to plan! LOL I started today's mission with spring flower crafts in mind, but now that I think better about it, I realize I should include some butterfly and rainbow crafts because my girls LOVE those two themes. I think my 6-year-old draws at least 5 rainbows every week! Free Printable Stencils for Spring Crafts As always I'm putting my finds in a roundup post in case any other moms Keep Reading
Christmas Playdate Ideas for Kids
This time of year, I love finding ways to get into the Christmas spirit. And it's no secret that I'm a huge fan of playdates, especially themed ones. Enter: Playdates that help us get into the Christmas spirit! I'm thinking Christmas-themed crafts are the way to go. I have time to host several at my house in December, so I set out to find some preschool age appropriate crafts that can be done at a two-hour playdate. Here's what I came up with. Christmas Craft Playdate Ideas for Kids Here are a few Christmas playdate ideas I came across: Christmas Blessings Display Plate - I Keep Reading
10 Themed Playdate Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers
I've attended hundreds of playdates over the past few years as a stay-at-home-mom and hosted my fair share of them at our house. One thing I've learned is that themed playdate ideas are always more popular than regular playdates. Whereas a "come hang out" playdate might get 3 or 4 Yes RSVPs from the moms in my SAHM group, a themed playdate will have 8 Yes RSVPs plus 2 more moms on the waiting list! I have a theory about this. When everyone sees a playdate with a fun theme and there is an RSVP limit (which I always set when it's an in-home playdate), they RSVP Yes so they Keep Reading
