Summer brings with it days at the beach, fireworks and freezies, sunburns and sunglasses, and cases of fresh fruit ready to be canned. I grew up watching my mom can fruit as it came in season and on sale. Now, I’m the one stocking up on Bernardin jars and watching for the next variety of […]
Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum {review}
It’s no secret that we’re avid readers around here. Sunshine and Lily eagerly devour both the books on our own shelves and those they can find at the library. So I was very excited to review the Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum. This literature-based online program teaches grammar, reading, writing, and vocabulary […]
Oh the Places You’ll Go and the Shoes You Will Wear
As the elevator door opens, the girls skip inside. Sunshine stops to put her hand across the door while I wheel Joey‘s stroller in. A grocery store clerk follows us in, pauses by the buttons, and glances over. “Ground floor,” I say, as his eyes rove over my kids. I can see the thought in […]
Coding with Scratch Made Easy: Learn the Basics, Games and Projects {review}
Coding is the language of computers and the internet. Just as learning a second language can help your child with future careers or travel, so learning computer coding can also help them navigate our tech-driven world. Coding with Scratch Made Easy: Learn the Basics, Games and Projects is a workbook that will introduce your child […]
5 Ways Reading Can Help Combat Loneliness
We live in an age of loneliness, despite the appearance of connection given to us by social media. In fact, loneliness is a modern plague that’s even more dangerous than smoking and obesity. Studies have shown that loneliness increases the likelihood of mortality by 26%. That makes lacking social connections as damaging to our health […]
Moms, Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Moms
The memes began just after Kate Middleton walked out of the hospital with her third baby. You probably saw them on Instagram or Facebook. On one side of the meme is a picture of Kate, looking as fabulous as usual. She’s wearing one of her designer dresses (which easily masks her postpartum body), the baby […]
My Recommended Resources for Bloggers
When I began blogging in 2006, I had no idea what I was doing. This blog has been a fun and interesting journey since then! I’ve met some lovely bloggers, been some amazing places, worked with some great brands, and written a lot of blog posts. Now, I’m passionate about helping other mom bloggers on […]
Children learn to read with Reading Kingdom {review}
Learning to read is perhaps one of the biggest childhood milestones. Most children accomplish this around Kindergarten or Grade 1, so I’ve been excited for Jade to learn to read. We’ve been talking about the alphabet and letter sounds for the past year, and just transitioned to online reading lessons with Reading Kingdom. Every day, […]
Kayla Jarmon’s books help parents talk about tough topics with kids {review}
When I need to talk talk about tough topics with kids, I always find myself thinking, “I should find a book about this…” Somehow those big discussions—about babies, or dying, or strangers—seem easier when approached with a book in hand. That’s why the Discussion Book series by Kayla Jarmon caught my attention. I was excited […]
Sportball offers fun kids sports classes!
Thumps and shrieks are the sounds of fun at Sportball. Balls bounce, children run, whistles shrill. Lily had a blast trying out a Sportball demo class last weekend and can’t wait for her upcoming Sportball summer camp. If you have an energetic child who’d enjoy taking kids sports classes, read on for more about what […]
