If you have a child in school, you may have heard that it’s good to be an “involved parent.” While this is conventional wisdom, sometimes parents don’t understand why this is important, and they might not know how to get involved. There are varying degrees of parent engagement in schools, and here are a few…
I came across an article via my Facebook feed last week that was titled, “How Not to Teach Your Children the Bible.” I wasn’t able to read it right then, but because of the source of the article and the friend who had shared it, I knew I would want to read it later, so…
Happy National Cereal Day!! I was browsing my Instagram feed this morning and discovered it was National Cereal Day, and when a certain toddler/preschooler needed an activity to do this morning (so that he didn’t destroy my house), I decided it would be fun to do a cereal-themed project: Fruit Loop Necklaces. When I told…
We love Dr. Seuss at our house, and we’re excited to celebrate his birthday in a few weeks (March 2nd). Today we’re making a list of some of our favorite Dr. Seuss books and corresponding crafts, recipes, and activities to help us get ready for a full day of fun on his birthday! Related: Dr…
My kids love LEGOs. And when I say “love,” I mean they LOVE LEGOs. We have several totes FULL of LEGOs, LEGO movies, and of course, LEGO books. When we lived in Indiana, our library provided us with an awesome list of the LEGO books for kids they had available, and we spent many hours…
You know how much we love a good themed book list around here, and we are excited to create a list of books for kids about Valentine’s Day! I think Chris and I will be headed to the library early next week to try and find a bunch of these books to read together. Related:…