10 Great Activities For Your Block Party
It’s Block Party season across suburban America. Although, those of you in bigger cities, do you have block parties or are those called “Street Fairs”? My neighborhood is kind of known for the...
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Five Ways To Keep In Touch While Your Kid’s At Camp
Do you have kids who go away to camp? Tell me what it’s like…to have kids who go away in the summer. And don’t need your constant attention or need you to keep them busy or want you to take them to the...
View ArticleCelebrating a Summer Birthday? Throw a Backyard Party
I have vast amounts of envy for people who have children with summer birthdays. I have a late fall baby and an early spring baby, and neither kid’s birthday lends itself to an outdoor party in our...
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Burning Daylight: Paper Bead Necklaces
In summers past, I’ve spent a lot of the time moaning about the endless amounts of daylight I needed to burn with my kids. As evidence please see July of last year and the non-stop stream of craft...
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Burning Daylight: Easy DIY Button Necklaces
Another week of daylight to burn, another necklace craft. I know I’m leaving my little boy out these last few weeks but he’s been the one with a million things to do each day and my daughter is the one...
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Burning Daylight: Toothpick Sculptures
This week I was (as always) pressed for time since we went on our camping trip over the weekend. I usually work on the Burning Daylight series over the weekend but this weekend we were in “The Wild” as...
View ArticlePutting the Fun Back in School Fundraising
School fundraisers are a necessary evil for almost every school — no matter what the budget, there are always more extras we want to give our kids. Still, I’ll admit to shuddering when the Pizza Sale...
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What They Did On Summer Vacation
Just now I asked my kids what we did on summer vacation and they replied, earnestly, “Nothing.” Which is weird because I remember a few trips I spent hours packing for and doing laundry after. I also...
View ArticleBack-to-School Lunchbox Inspiration
Today was the first day of school and I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for my kid. By the end of the year I will have made 200-some odd peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I know, it’s crazy...
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Four Simple Ways to Change Up Your Kid’s Bedroom Decor
Kids’ rooms can be hard to decorate. For the past year, both of my kids have had one big square of the color they’d like on the wall. When people come over, they ask if we’re painting. I like to look...
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