Summer means backyard barbecues, swimming pools, ice cream, and Crocs. Many of the kids in my neighborhood wear uniforms to school. During the summer, they wear a uniform of a different sort – shorts, T-shirts and Crocs. Crocs are flexible […]
How To Have a Healthy Vacation This Summer
Do you worry what to do with your healthy living routine when you go on vacation? I just returned from a 2 week summer holiday with my family. After eating whatever I wanted and not exercising for 2 weeks I […]
3 Tips to Keep Your Kids Engaged and Learning (in a fun way)!
1. Working on Penmanship and Fine Motor Skills – Have them create a comic strip. Works on artistic creativity, humor, fine motor skills and writing skills. New technology does not always give kids the ability to practice their hand/eye coordination […]
6 Inexpensive Ideas for Summer Fun
A few ideas for summer time fun! A great way to keep your kids entertained this summer is to have them start a lemonade stand! How exciting! Get a folding table out, or if you don’t have one, go to […]
You Should Be a Host Family for the Fresh Air Fund
Do you remember summer vacation? I’m not talking about the trip you took with the family last year. I’m talking about that break from school you could look forward to every year from Kindergarten though high school. Long days, the […]
Summer School: Lessons Learned by a First Time SAHD
As school is starting and the house is without the noise of kids running around, I had the chance to reflect on the summer and what we did. I never thought I would have the feelings I had when the […]
Tattoo Camp, Anyone?
Summer’s Not So Lazy Anymore
Bring on those lazy, hazy crazy days of summer. Those days of pretzels and beer. Or, in our household, an interminable season lacking the discipline and order that normally keeps our sanity intact from September to the end of the […]