The Answers To All Your Kids' Questions

The Answers To All Your Kids’ Questions

Kids are full of wonderful questions aren’t they? There are some excellent resources available online to explore with your kids that will encourage and reward their curiousity: FAQ Kids – Tons of answers here on many topics, and below each answer is a list of related questions to encourage continued exploration. There is a Word [...]

Free Baby Sign Language Printables

Free Baby Sign Language Printables

If you’ve been thinking of spending money on one of those baby sign language books or videos, you might want to just visit the Baby Sign Language website instead and save your money. They have everything you need to teach sign language to your baby, including instructions, printable flash cards and wall charts, and an [...]

Make A Cardboard Box Winter Play Castle

Make A Cardboard Box Winter Play Castle

There’s just something about a big cardboard box that simply fascinates most children. As many parents know, sometimes a child will be more likely to play with a toy than the box that the toy came in. If your child is a bit bored this winter because the weather is too cold to go out [...]

Free Online Chore Tracking and Rewards System

Free Online Chore Tracking and Rewards System

We have struggled to get a consistent chore system set up in our home. But, I have just discovered an awesome online chore tracking system called MyJobChart that I think is going to make a big difference. It’s a free tool that lets you manage your kids and chores online, and allows you to set up [...]

Make Time Pass More Quickly on a Car Trip

Make Time Pass More Quickly on a Car Trip

Do you get tired of hearing “are we there yet?” on long car trips? Next time try making a paper chain to take with you with each link representing a half hour of time. As each half hour passes, the kids can tear off one link and they have an easy visual sense of how [...]

7 Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy Indoors

7 Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy Indoors

When times are tough or fast-paced, it’s tempting even for vehemently anti-TV parents to give in.  These are some of the lowest-maintenance activities for your kids to do on rainy days or otherwise when you can’t get outside.  Join in on the fun if you’ve made the time! Make a tent.  Or a fort.  Every [...]