Finding The Good
My kidlets finally are going back in school. You know how I am normally super sentimental about things like that? And how I hate my kids to grow up? And how I hate saying goodbye? Well, not today. For some reason this year, I feel just fine about my kidlets in school. We had a long summer and I’m one… Read More
Zion’s Camp is a new missionary prep camp for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A great camp to prepare kids to go on a mission. By Tara Kay *This post is sponsored by Southern Virginia University It’s 6:30 on a hot Monday morning in July, and 16 year old Aubrie Bushard is already rolling out… Read More
As you may know, my cute kidlets are growing out of the little kid stage and moving into their teens and tweens, so I don’t have a cute little preschooler anymore. But I have to say that is one of the stages of childhood that I love the most. I adore the preschool age. So I still create preschool items… Read More
You know we are truly living in modern times when playtime is combined with learning. Nowadays the combination of learning and fun is so creatively done that kids may not even notice how much they are learning because of the pure enjoyment that comes from these new activities . . . well at least that’s the hope, right? My daughter’s… Read More
I’ve been thinking about happy families lately. It’s September, it’s a new school year. My kidlets are growing up and I sometimes feel like I’m grasping at straws to keep us all together–to figure out the uncharted territory of teens and the new problems we face. Having a connected family is extremely important to me. I’m one of those that… Read More
What is your story? We all have one. Mine started with Oreos at the dinner table. As I sat one evening with my family chomping Oreos together, I watched my kidlets start licking the creamy middles of their cookies. It brought back a memory from my childhood. I randomly sang out the Oreo jingle from the 80’s, “Who’s that kid… Read More
All about the symbols of Christmas and their meaning. Learn the symbols of Christmas and what they mean. Do you know what all the symbols of Christmas are? It’s easy to forget that all the lights, tinsel, and presents have a reason for being a part of Christmas. Bells, stars, evergreen trees, wreaths, angels, holly, and even Santa Claus are… Read More
I teach music to children every Sunday. It’s my way of helping at our LDS church. I am the Primary music chorister for all children in our congregation (or ward as we call them) ages 3-11 years old. Then I also teach music to the tiny kids in nursery, ages 18 months to 3 years old, every Sunday as well…. Read More
Hey friends! Love is always in the air–even at home, right? Okay, well at least we are trying to have loving moments from time to time. I have used this LOVE GAME FOR KIDS many times to remind us to love–or at least LIKE–each other. I made it for my children when they were toddlers. I probably got the idea… Read More
How to use kind elves instead of Elf on the Shelf plus printables for your Christmas Elf! I swore I would never ever do any kind of Elf on the Shelf thing. I thought it was ridiculous that we had to add another “store-created” Christmas tradition just because it was trendy. My Baby Girl began to wonder why she… Read More
I wished I had a parenting handbook today. Once again I had to find a way to talk to my Baby Girl about HONESTY. We’ve had trouble before like The Chocolate Milk Fib and Go Fish Cheater-Pants. Apparently, my parenting tactics used previously have not been super effective yet. And today, I pulled out the good ‘ol “dishonesty leads… Read More
I’ve noticed something about Baby Girl lately. She’s seeking independence and her power to choose. Anyone got kids like that? It’s not that these things have been taken away from her on purpose . . . it’s just that sometimes we forget she wants to decide for herself. Let me ‘splain . . . Last Monday, I got out of… Read More