This may not be so much a science project as it is a fun time with your kids in the kitchen, teaching them the principles of butter making. I like that this is a fairly clean task… that you get to eat at the end! It’s a great way to entertain your kids while they’re […]
Mom Tips
Advice on buying a wooden playset
On beautiful spring days like today, I’m so thankful for being able to go into my backyard and play with my daughters on their wooden playset from Backyard Discovery. It’s become part of our daily routine. “Can I go play outside?” has replaced “Can I watch TV?” as the most-asked question in our household. We’ve […]
Halloween Safety
I took the girls to Boo at the Zoo on Sunday night, as I have for the past 3 years. It’s become kind of a tradition. Though we’ll still go out on Halloween night for an hour or two, what I like about Boo at the Zoo is that it’s a safe and worry-free trick-or-treating […]
Making New Friends Online – Be safe!
Gather and Mom Central recently partnered on a survey that was conducted to understand moms’ social habits online. More than 1300 Gather Moms answered an in-depth questionnaire about their online and offline behaviors, as well as attitudes about networking, community connectivity, and sense of self. Survey results show that: 40% of Moms report they do […]
Summer is in Full Swing with PBS KIDS!
Whether families have big vacation plans or are planning to stay at home this summer, PBSParents.org has great suggestions to keep family vacations, or “stay-cations”, exciting! From activities like car games to backyard camping, children and their parents will never be bored! My friends at PBS shared the following tips with me for ensuring that […]
Spring cleaning tips from my readers
I recently asked for spring cleaning tips. This is what some of my readers had to say: Get organized. Wait until it’s warm enough to have the windows open, pick a day, put it on the calendar, get up early on that day, and just do it. -Anne Keep your goals manageable… don’t overwhelm yourself. […]
