This is the perfect time of year to enjoy family traditions with your loved ones. One tradition of my family is to do a Christmas countdown. But, we don't have a traditional paper chain counting down the days. Or an Advent calendar where you open a little door or box each … [Read more...]
How My Family Does the Three Gift Christmas
With Thanksgiving behind us and the Christmas decorations up, it's time to start thinking about my favorite holiday of the year! One of my favorite traditions is selecting Christmas gifts for my family. I love picking out items I know they'll love! Unfortunately, Christmas … [Read more...]
5 Creative Ways to Use Coloring Books
My kids love coloring! I always make sure to stock up on coloring books at the Dollar Tree so we have a variety on hand. But, coloring isn't the only thing we do with coloring books. I love using them as part of school to encourage literacy. We often pull out coloring books … [Read more...]
Practicing Creative Story Telling with The Story Bowl
Do your kids need a little extra practice with creative story telling? Here's a game my kids love that helps! We call it The Story Bowl, and it's really easy to set up and play. We first played this game several years ago, when the winter temperatures were well below … [Read more...]
5 Fun Ways to Learn with the Board Game Monopoly
Monopoly. This game takes FOREVER when played correctly. So, I used to hardly ever take it off the shelf. I really prefer games that don't take hours to play! But, I don't like hanging onto things I don't use. Which means I wanted to find a way to make Monopoly more user … [Read more...]
Felt Board Folders for Quiet Learning Time
I'm a huge fan of quiet learning time! Since I'm a freelance writer, we call this time Family Writing Time. Everyone works on something quietly, and I get some of my freelancing tasks crossed off. It's important for kids to learn to sit and play and learn quietly. I truly … [Read more...]
5 Board Games from My Childhood I Love Playing with My Kids
My love of games started early! During family get togethers and holiday meals, we'd bring out the board games and always have a ton of fun. So as my little kids get older and start understanding strategy better, it's been a blast introducing them to some of my childhood … [Read more...]
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