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Welcome Spring with Your Children!!

CELEBRATE THE CHANGING SEASONS

Welcome Spring! Make the first day of spring into a celebration! With crafts, a scavenger hunt, songs and books, the kids will be delighted to say hello to spring!!

After a long winter, there’s nothing like welcoming spring. The flowers blooming, the birds chirping, outdoor play on the horizon!! We love to mark the beginning of each new season with a celebration. It’s a wonderful learning experience for children. It brings awareness to the seasons, the calendar and the cycle of nature. [Read more…]

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SNEAKY BURGERS WITH HIDDEN VEGGIES

In these sneaky burgers with hidden veggies I pack in a whole bunch of healthy goodness. They taste so good my husband doesn’t even know they’re full of vegetables!!

Sneaky cheeseburgers with hidden veggies home cooking

There’s no doubt about it – kids are expert vegetable detectives. They can’t find a shoe sitting right in front of them, but give them a meal with a few itsy bitsy diced onions, and somehow they’re Sherlock Holmes! This burger recipe hides the veggies SO well your kids will never find them. They’ll blissfully go about eating their meal, never knowing that they are building strong, healthy bodies and immune systems.  [Read more…]

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BEST CAR TOYS FOR BABIES

Little ones sure hate sitting in their car seat, facing backward, with nothing to look at! Finding the right car toys can make all the difference!

Toys to keep baby busy and happy in their car seat

After 2 kids and lots of car time, we have our go-to car toys that keep the little ones busy and happy when she’s stuck in her car seat. Some of these car toys are more categories than specific toys. You may just already own something you haven’t thought about bringing on your next car ride!! [Read more…]

THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW MONEY

Learn where the best place to borrow money is. Hint: it’s not where you’re probably borrowing it from. Every once in a while, most of us find ourselves in need of a little more money than we have in spending cash. No matter how well we stay on top of our budget, it happens to […]

BEST CAR TOYS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

The best car toys for preschoolers are the ones that keep them engaged and busy. Here are our kid tested and parent approved favorites!! We take several road trips per year in our family. We also spend a good amount of time running around town. The kids are in the car a lot! Although they […]

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MEANING

We all know (or should know) the Pledge of Allegiance by heart, but what does the Pledge of Allegiance mean? I break it down simply, so you can even help the kids understand. Free printable included! What good is reciting the words if we’re wondering “What does the Pledge of Allegiance mean”? Let’s break this […]

STORE BOUGHT CAKE MAKEOVER

Learn how to easily makeover a standard store bought cake into an expensive bakery cake! It took me no time at all to transform this store bought cake into something that I received many compliments on at my daughter’s 1st birthday party.