Is your child starting a new school after a move or other life transition? Here are several ideas for parents that will help kids adjust to being the new kid. There are few things kids anticipate more than starting school each fall, but it can be stressful for students who are beginning at a brand…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. My girls went back to school yesterday. My husband is taking a sabbatical this semester,…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. Sending my girls back to school each year is always bittersweet for me. Watching them…
Are you ready for your kids to pack their own lunches for school? This free printable will help them to pack healthy lunches that have every food group included. I want my kids to be self reliant. I try hard to give them as many ways to be independent as possible so that they are…
Big school transitions can be stressful for both students and parents. If you have a student making a transition between schools, these three simple tips can make it easier for all of you. Transitioning into middle school, high school, or even kindergarten can be difficult on children and their parents. Last year, I had two…
A great money management activity for kids is to take them back-to-school shopping. Give your kids a budget and let them pick the school clothes they’ll purchase by themselves. It’s a wonderful lesson in sticking to a budget! Back-to-school shopping can be frustrating for me as a parent. The girls bombard me with their needs…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. I am having some difficulty believing it, but this was our sixth annual traditional back-to-school…
Yesterday was our first day back to school. Here’s a sneak peek of my girls before they left for the day. Aren’t they just adorable? And too grown-up. When school starts, it’s time for me to start thinking about what to set out for “after day school snacks.” (That’s what my then 6-year-old always called…
Everyone knows I’ve been waiting forever for summer. And it’s finally here! Yesterday was the last day of school. And, of course, the weather didn’t much act like summer since it was rainy and cold, but who cares? No more getting up at 6:00 in the morning to make lunches and sign papers and herd…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. Yesterday was Labor Day, which for us means that school starts tomorrow! Which also means…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. School starts tomorrow! And you know what that means…. …it means that we should have…
A back-to-school feast and family theme is a great way to kick off the school year for your kids. This tradition is something they look forward to every year and helps them to be excited to go back to school. Tonight we had our annual Back to School Feast and introduced this year’s family theme….