Hey lovely readers! I’ll apologize for our lengthy absence from the blog in a later post, but what you’re about to read is a guest post from a university friend of mine, Jacqueline Melissen. I sat next to her for a couple years in concert choir, where she kept me quite entertained, and again in several English & Creative Writing ... Read More »
I don’t want to make any undue assumptions, but if you’re anything like me, there are a LOT of crafts & activities on Pinterest that you see and think, gee, that looks really easy & simple! I should try that sometime with the kids! And then you go about with your life, and you end up not doing it because hauling ... Read More »
Being a planning time teacher, I can end up teaching any number of subjects (art, drama, music, gym) and am always on the lookout for new ideas. So when my boys came home with their schoolwork at the end of the year, I thought I’d take some pictures of their primary art ideas to save and refer to in the future. They came ... Read More »
We really believe in letting our kids amuse themselves as much as possible, to encourage and celebrate playtime everyday. And when it comes to vacation ideas, we don’t tend to do big trips or expensive places. We find all the fun local activities that we haven’t had time to do all year long, and do them into two months in the summer. So I thought ... Read More »
I’ve always been meaning to get our kids on a job system, but never got around to it. It seemed like too much work. Charts, rewards, magnetic boards, etc. But a few weekends ago, while I was at a get-together with my university friends, I was inspired by my friend Christine’s simple chore chart. One job for each child to ... Read More »
With the start of the World Cup soccer in Brazil, many people’s minds are on soccer. Since Canada is not (and will likely never be) a contending force in soccer, I get to cheer for the Netherlands, where both my parents were born. Hup, Holland, hup! In that light, I’m going to pass on a few more Soccer Mom Tips that ... Read More »
Full disclosure: I stole this easy Father’s Day Card idea from my cousin, who posted this card on Instagram for Mother’s Day. Thanks, Megan!! 🙂 It’s pretty straight forward, and it’s REALLY easy. If you’ve got one child, use both of their hands (same or different colour paint). If you’ve got multiples, everybody picks a different colour of paint, and ... Read More »
This easy Father’s Day craft is so fun for the kids to make, and is really simple to make multiple copies (for grandparents also). Materials: 8.5 X 11 paper (cardstock or regular) Markers/crayons Camera Coloured cardstock or construction paper Clear contact paper 1. Write a letter from the child’s name, as big as possible, on separate pages. I can freehand draw ... Read More »
Hey readers! Jenn here. We wanted to get & give some solid Father’s Day gift ideas, but, we’ll be honest – we lack the testosterone to give a list like this any credibility. Enter Steve – our oldest, wisest (?), and definitely silliest brother. He is an absolutely incredible father of 5 awesome kids – so we figured he might ... Read More »
Last night, as I was watching my son’s soccer game, I had a realization. I’m a soccer mom. I don’t know why it didn’t hit me before, but I have all the symptoms. I drive a mini-van I have four kids, three of whom are in soccer We spend four nights a week at practices or games We’ve been doing this ... Read More »
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