My plan for every summer at home with kids is a balance of free time and structured family time. I love that my kids can "be kids." They get wide windows of time to play with friends, ride their bikes, play outside and choose their fun. I also know that day after day of no structure makes for some grumpy attitudes when kids are involved...and me too! This ultimate guide to … [Read more...]
Simple Kitchen Sensory Play for Babies
Scanning videos on my phone, I came across one of the twins playing in our sensory table. It was 3 homes ago but I still remember the afternoon like it was yesterday. My babies played in the sensory table regularly. It was an almost daily occurrence when the weather was warm. I always set up simple sensory play for babies because they were quick, natural and let the kids have … [Read more...]
DIY Toy People
DIY Toy People with Blocks I noticed that my son did not have a lot of little toy people to play with while he was pretending one day. We have a few cylinder blocks in a set. We never use them when we build. I thought we could turn them into little DIY toy people. They were so cute and easy to make. It was a preschool art project for him. We made them together. If you … [Read more...]
Teach Kids How to Make Friends
Two lessons all children need to learn are how to make friends and how to navigate through the challenges of friendships. As parents we all want to teach kids how to make friends. Often our children learn hard lessons when they have to move to a new state or school. My kids have become all too familiar with this through military life. Every three years they have to make new … [Read more...]
Homeschool Success: Flexible Routine Works Best
The kids were stressed. I was stressed. Our first semester of homeschool was tough. I could see the positives but those positives were getting drowned lack of flexibility and little depth of learning. To achieve homeschool success a flexible routine works best. … [Read more...]
Feel Refreshed Staying at Home
This post is sponsored by Mayraki & contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. Motherhood is not a season of life that allows for spa days, vacations or quiet time whenever we feel we need or want it. Especially now, we all need ways to feel refreshed staying at home. Moms need a go to list to feel rested during nap time, while the kids … [Read more...]
Virtual Music Lessons for Kids (On Sale THIS WEEK!)
This post is sponsored by South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. The sound of the piano while I make dinner is so calming. I do not play, but my older kids do. As a homeschooling mom, it was important to me to get my children a good exposure to music education. Learning to play the piano is where we started. There are great … [Read more...]
5 Quick Ideas to Make Your Home a Haven
This post is sponsored by Brightology. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. #AD We stay at home moms were staying at home before it was a mandate. Cultivating a peaceful, happy home is our work. These are 5 quick ideas to make your home a haven. Each of these steps are what has made my home the soft place to land for my family. … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Use Custom Vinyl Stickers
This is a sponsored post by StickerYou. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure for more info. Whether you have a home-based business or are looking for ways to get organized at home, these 15 ways to use vinyl stickers for home organization or home-based business use will make things look more put together. There are so many ways to use … [Read more...]
Natural Living Gift Guide
Are you making changes to your lifestyle to live more naturally? If not that is ok! The holiday season is a great time to gift or request a gift that will help you set some goals to detox your home and be a more natural mama. This Natural Living Gift Guide is great inspiration for gifts and goals for the new year. … [Read more...]
Homeschool Writing Prompts & Creative Learning Ideas
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. I knew when I saw it. My oldest daughter created an entire calendar on poster board. It was all drawn free hand. She was a list maker like me. My daughter likes seeing reminders of what tasks she needs to complete. This inspired me to use my Poooliprint pocket printer to get creative with our … [Read more...]
DIY Aftershave
This DIY aftershave makes a great gift. I make a lot of DIY natural products for our home to keep our toxin load low and preserve our health. It is all about balance. We can't be totally toxin free, so we choose to do what we can and keep it simple. … [Read more...]
Fall Preschool Activities
Fall is my favorite season. We get into nature, explore and learn so much. Seasonal themes are fun activities for preschool because they cover so many subjects. This collection is a list of my favorite fall preschool activities. I taught these in my preschool classrooms and my children loved them when we did preschool at home. … [Read more...]
Simple Steps to a Natural Lifestyle
It is not difficult to live a more natural lifestyle even with little kids at home. In fact, while they are little is the best time to start! It becomes second nature to our kids. What we live, they learn. These 3 simple steps to a natural lifestyle are the steps I took to keep my family healthy and maintain health balance at home. … [Read more...]
Homeschool Organization (Works for Virtual School Too!)
These organizing tools helped me get a hold on the school work chaos. These ideas work for virtual school too! Home school organization can take time to develop as you learn what system works best for you. These organization ideas help us stay on task and keep our house more clutter free. Homeschool organization is a key element in staying balanced and avoiding overwhelm … [Read more...]
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