You plan. You wait. You start preparing early for the holiday and then finally everyone is together and the turkey (or other) is on the table. Now what? Try these Thanksgiving Conversation Starters for Kids Free Printable Stationery and begone boring Thanksgiving dinner table talk! Why have an everyday conversation on one of the best holidays of the year? I always love playing the HedBanz Game because they get you…
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Free Printable Advent Calendar
Here is an easy free printable advent calendar for Christmas that your kids can make! If they are handy with scissors, then they can handle doing this on their own. All you need is scissors and some tape or a glue stick and you have a great activity for kids. There’s nothing most kids love more than a daily craft for which to be responsible. Kids love responsibilities that they…
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Kids Books about Courage and Kindness
Here is an amazing list of new books about courage, kindness, bravery and friendship to read with your kids this fall! They make wonderful holiday gifts! I love that the common theme in these books is kindness, whether it’s for yourself or others.
Easy Cinnamon Swirl Homemade Bread
This simple low-sugar recipe for cinnamon swirl homemade bread is super easy! Oh holy loveliness! I never make this bread because I assumed it was difficult to do – making the dough and then rolling it out and dusting with cinnamon and sugar. But seriously folks – this is beyond easy. And it makes two loaves to boot! Because I can guarantee you the first loaf will be history in…
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Fun Healthy Snacks for Kids
As soon as my kids get in the door after school, they are going for a snack. Or two! They are so hungry after they get home that they eat a ton of food it seems like. This is the time of day when they really need to eat healthy snacks for kids because it’s right before dinnertime. If they fill up on sweets and junk they definitely won’t want to…
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Kid-Friendly Green Smoothie Recipe
Do your kids complain when they are told they have to eat their vegetables? Sometimes all mine want are cookies and lemonade. This kid-friendly green smoothie recipe is such a great way to get nutrients, minerals and vitamins into your children, with a recipe that tastes just like an icy, slushy lemonade.
20 Fun Summer Activities for Kids
I’ve mentioned before that I am not a huge fan of summer. I just don’t like the heat. But growing up, summers were my most favorite time. What kid doesn’t like summer when there are so many activities for kids to do then? A chance to play round the clock, when the day mixes into night and suddenly the fireflies are blinking around you and the smell of sunscreen has…
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Creating a Calm Box for Your Child
My oldest daughter recently started going to a new therapist for her severe anxiety. I am amazed at the difference in her I have seen just by finding the right therapist! She never opened up to our last therapist and the new one just has her talking and being free in our sessions. Recently she had my girl create a calm box for her anxieties and worries. Whenever she feels…
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10 Enchanting Books for Kindergarteners to Read
My youngest two kids are in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten and they both love reading at bedtime. In fact, they bug me about reading and often do not want to stop at two books! I love that they are so excited about reading and hearing stories. Most of the time I enjoy reading to them. Most of the time. Sometimes, though, we get into a book rut and need some inspiration…
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Best Kids Snacks on Amazon
What kind of snacks do your kids eat? I really try to send my kids to school with healthy snacks, and for the most part, they like them. My younger two kids will usually eat what I give them, they are so agreeable (most of the time). But my oldest is so picky and tells me she doesn’t like my “healthy food” and has been requesting the kind of snacks…
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