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Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

This week’s theme is APPLES! What’s a more iconic preschool theme than apples? Apple crafts are always my favorite and something I love hanging up all of fall. Today I’m sharing apple themed crafts and activities for kids. This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things apple! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home… Read More

Tween Fall Fashion Guide

Tween Fall Fashion Guide

Let’s chat tween fall fashion! Finding clothes for tweens has been harder than I expected. They want to be stylish, yet comfortable. They want to be on trend but not wear the identical outfit as someone else. And let’s not forget about how the tops seem to be getting shorter by the season… This year I have two middle school… Read More

Lunch Packing Hacks: 50 Things to Put in a Lunchbox

Lunch Packing Hacks: 50 Things to Put in a Lunchbox

Who could use a list of 50 Things to Put in a Lunch Box? It’s almost that time…. back to school aka back to lunch packing for the next 10 months! This year I will have four lunches to pack each day x 180 days of school…. When I asked on Instagram last month what types of Back to School… Read More

Fun Activities to Go Along with Your I Can Read Books

Fun Activities to Go Along with Your I Can Read Books

We don’t do much school work in the summer but we love reading and crafts. Today we’re sharing some fun activities and book character crafts! These easy crafts that go with books are perfect for a rainy day or a quiet afternoon home.   When people ask me “how the girls learned to read” my first response is that they had… Read More

5 Easy Dessert Ideas for 4th of July

5 Easy Dessert Ideas for 4th of July

If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know I love all things red, white & blue in the summer. We’re almost done with this year’s #30daysredwhiteblue and it’s time to talk 4th of July desserts. I like to make desserts that are festive, easy for sharing and easy to transport to a bbq, the pool etc. Also, if… Read More

Simple Patriotic Handprint Craft

Simple Patriotic Handprint Craft

Handprint crafts are a fun way to decorate the house around the holidays and also to “capture” your little one’s size for the holiday that year. I love taking out holiday handprints from years past and seeing how tiny their hands were. Here’s a super simple patriotic handprint craft. This one is fun for Memorial Day or 4th of July. … Read More

Red, White & Blue Flag Sensory Bin Activities

Red, White & Blue Flag Sensory Bin Activities

Sensory play is a perfect way to add to your toddler’s play activities. It helps to stimulate their senses and fine motor skill in a fun and easy way for them.   Little kids learn best when they’re able to touch and feel objects in their hands. This red white & blue flag sensory bin activity for preschoolers is ideal for… Read More

Lots of Lemons for Summer

Lots of Lemons for Summer

Here’s a bright and cheery Friday Favorites roundup: lots of lemon print clothes, accessories and home decor! When life gives you lemons…. shop for things with lemons on them. That should be a thing right? If you know me well, you know I LOVE anything with a lemon: yellow is my favorite color and lemons remind me of Italy. Here… Read More

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids

I recently created this fun Free Printable Adventure Checklist for Kids. I’ve been traveling with kids for the better part of a decade but this past year has been different. I am traveling with a couple “big kids” and it’s really cool. The boys are still very much “little kids” but the girls can read, write and have all kinds… Read More