Holidays
Make Your Own New Year’s Eve Noise Makers!
Ring in the new year with these shiny new noisemakers made from raisin boxes! They’re fun to shake and even more fun to make!
Holidays
Glitter Paper Houses
I love little holiday cardboard miniature villages so I made a template for something similar that you can make with the kids. This is a quick and easy project!
Holidays
DIY Holiday Wreaths
Ring in the Christmas season with fun homemade wreaths crafted from repurposed household items you can find in your own recycling bin! One man’s trash is another man holiday trimming!
Holidays
DIY Holiday Advent Calendars
We created two free printable calendars customizable to reflect your family’s own celebration of the holidays. One calendar is a gingerbread house with 24 days to count down until Xmas and the other calendar is a winter village with eight window openings to celebrate the days of Hanukkah. Enjoy!
Holidays
DIY Halloween Tote Made with Cereal Box Stencils
More ghosts and jack o’ lanterns! We made these fun and simple stencils to use on treat bags, but you could add them to decorate tees or banners.
Holidays
DIY Paper Bag Candy Bowls for Halloween
Serve up candy this year in these fun papier mâché Halloween candy bowls. Made from paper bags and recycled tissue paper, they are a fun project for the kids.
Holidays
How to Make Paper Ghost Garlands for Halloween
Looking for a simple and inexpensive way to decorate your home for Halloween? Let your little ones make these cute paper ghost garlands.
Party & Play
How To Plan Parties with Guests who have Allergies
PB&J sandwiches are great to serve at kids parties. But it’s not always the best given the prevalence of peanut allergies. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.
Health & Safety
How to Trick or Treat Safely
Halloween is a spooktacular time of year! Keep the following top tips in mind on Halloween night to keep your trick-or-treaters safe.
Crafts
Back-to-School Craft: Apple Print Backpack
Get ready for school with this apple print drawstring backpack. Let the kids make their own fabric pattern with an apple and some fabric paint.
Activities
Visit your Local Police Precinct(s)
Still out of school and looking for activities? Instead of visiting your local firehouse visit your local police station.
Activities
Grow Butterflies
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer by raising your own butterflies at home. The kids will love it.
Holidays
Free Printable Lunchbox Notes, Tags & Stickers
Adding a message or note to a lunchbox is a great way to start the school year.
Young Child
Back-to-School Essentials
Are you going all out this year or is ‘less is more’ your mantra? I share my three “essentials” for back-to-school.
Activities
Go to the County Fair
What makes you think of summer? The local County Fair is definitely one of the things for us. We hope these photos inspire you to visit yours!
Young Child
How To Get Into the Back-to-School Swing
Easy steps to remove the stress associated with back-to-school and rest assured that your children are well prepared for a healthy and productive year ahead.
Big Kid
How to Talk to Your Tween Daughter About Sex
There’s no need to dread The Talk. We’ve got some advice, but would love to hear your pearls of been-there-done-that wisdom.
Activities
How to Host a Rainy Birthday Party
How’s it been in your neck of the woods? For us, June felt like April with all the rain showers. Summer birthdays are supposed to mean outdoor parties. But what do you do if it rains?
Products & Services
Traveling with Kids: some fun & helpful products
Getting ready to hit the road? These are some goods to keep the kids entertained whether you’re traveling by train, plane or automobile.
Crafts
Make some Glow Rocks
Now that summer is here, you’re headed to the beach or the lake, right? Have the kids pick-up some rocks and turn them into glow-in-the-dark fun.