When it comes to extracurricular activities, it can sometimes feel like the options are limited to the same old sports and dance classes. However, if you’re looking for something different and unique to entertain your child and get their wiggles out, here are some fun ideas to consider! Rock Climbing If your child is a climber, consider signing them up
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This blog is the first in a three-part series exploring the pros and cons of different schooling options for your child. You can also listen to Melissa and Lindi discuss this topic on this week’s podcast! Click here to listen. Choosing the right place for your little one to experience all that education has to offer is one of the
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Last week, an old friend of mine from college posted on social media about an experience she had taking her two little boys to the park. She let them run and play, and ordered some lunch while she watched them. They ran around the small lake nearby, laughing at the ducks swimming in the lake, and excitedly picking flowers along
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We’ve all heard the expression “the dog days of summer,” those long, hot days when all you want to do is lie around and become one with the swimming pool. I’m here to propose that winter, too, has its “dog days!” The long, gloomy, frigid days as we inch slowly closer to spring tend to seem much longer than 24
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By the time my husband gets home from work, I have worked a full day at my full-time work-from-home job while also taking care of my 11-month-old and five-year-old. By 5pm every day it looks like a tornado ripped through the house and I am overstimulated to the point that I have, on occasion, stuck my face under ice cold
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Over the last couple of weeks every time I ask a fellow parent how social distancing is going, I get pretty much the same response. “Well…you know…I’m…surviving?” they answer, usually with a long sigh. In an effort to help all those suffering from what I call “the quarantine blues” (myself included) I’ve put together a list of ideas that will
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This past weekend I had the privilege of attending a co-ed, kid-friendly party to celebrate the impending arrival of a dear friend’s baby girl. There were biscuits, some booze (for the non-pregnant, non-underage attendees), and not an awkward shower game in sight. It was great. As I wrangled my family when it came time to leave, my friend thanked me
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As I write this my husband and I are staring at the reality of spending a sixth day snowed in with our seven-year-old son. Yes, sixth. As in one, two, three, four, five, and six. Our part of the country got hammered by Winter Storm Jonas, and we’re probably looking at a few more house-bound days while our southern city’s
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Our son turns seven in November. He can read, swim, tie his shoes (for the most part), and ride a bike without training wheels. He is very much A Big Kid. Even so, this big bad first grader is still jumps at the chance to snuggle in bed and listen as his Mama reads to him. And, of course, I’m
Read moreEarth day is coming up next week, and it’s the perfect opportunity to do something with your kids that teaches them to respect our planet and appreciate our place on it. Even young toddlers will enjoy these fun projects! Growing things is always fun. You could plant some seeds in ice cream cones or grow plants from food scraps. The
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