If you have young children, you’ve likely experienced several different types of toddler tantrums. If you’re lucky enough that you haven’t yet, well… just give it time. Toddler tantrums are a bit of a right of passage for parents everywhere. Suffering through a toddler meltdown isn’t fun, but you know what? It can still be…
I’ve said it many times on this site – my family LOVES holidays and celebrating them in every way possible. New Year’s is no exception, so these free New Year’s coloring pages are our latest family celebratory efforts! Every year, as part of our family’s New Year’s Eve Countdown, we run through a series of…
Christmas is my favorite holiday for so many reasons — and one of those is definitely the hilarious Christmas memes! If you’ve stuck around my website or social media channels for any length of time, you know I LOVE a good parenting meme. Nothing helps me through the shenanigans of parentings like a witty one-liner…
I could take or leave most of the bedtime routine. Brushing teeth, requests for water, putting a preschooler back in his bed eleventy-million times… no thanks. But bedtime stories?! Oh, how I love a good bedtime story! Since I have four sons, naturally I’ve become a bit of an expert on the best bedtime stories…
My kids LOVE everything about New Year’s Eve. From staying up late, to the snacks, to the special New Year’s Eve countdown activities we do with them each year – they love it all! I won’t lie. As an adult, I could take or leave New Year’s Eve. With four kids, I’m pretty much perpetually…
If there’s something every single member of my household absolutely loves, it’s Christmas! As such, we take every possible activity we can think of during November and December and find a way to make it Christmas-y. That’s where this Christmas I-Spy Activity Printable idea came from. My kids love playing I Spy (or Eye Spy,…
One of the challenges of caring for a toddler is deciding how to fill their schedule. These daily activities for toddlers will help you effectively plan your days AND help your toddler develop essential skills. The great thing about toddlers is they learn constantly – every daily activity, no matter how simple, is a learning…
I’m well-versed in babies who hate tummy time. I’ve had four babies and tummy time was a challenge for each of them (and me). If your baby hates tummy time too, don’t worry! I’ve developed a lot of tips and tricks to make tummy time easier for babies who don’t like it (and their parents!)….
Sequencing is a very typical skill to practice in elementary school –especially in kindergarten, first, and second grade. At the same time, the fall can be such a busy and exciting time for students (and their teachers and parents). Combining picture sequencing activities with a fall theme is a perfect way to marry the two!…
It’s finally summer vacation (amen and hallelujah)! After surviving the past year of school, parents are completely wiped. Exhausted, really. It’s customary to get a gift for educators at the end of the school year, and I think that’s great. But after this highly unusual year, I think parents deserve a gift too. Here’s a…
