Yesterday I did something I've never done before. It's the middle of summer, but I went out and bought things for . . . Christmas. WAIT, don't go! I swear I'm not one of those people, I just need things to do with my kids for the next four weeks and thought why not get them to do craft projects now that they can give as gifts later. Plus, if the kids want to paint or make things covered in glitter, they can do it outside. Add to that the fact that they actually have the time to enjoy making …
10 Things You Should Do With Your Kids Every Summer
Eighteen summers, that’s all we have with our children before they leave the nest. The weight of that number is weighing heavy on me lately. I am already at summer #12 and #10 with my daughters. We long ago surpassed the halfway mark and I am acutely aware of how fast it’s all gone. Summer, like our children’s growth, is fleeting. Both need to be embraced without reservation and with complete enthusiasm. That’s why I believe there are 10 things you should do every summer with you kids without …
Summer Memories of Sunning, Swimming and Splatoon
My husband and I have long encouraged our children to have their friends over to our house. It allows us to maintain a close relationship with our children as well as the opportunity to get to know their friends. We truly believe it's in a parents best interest to know the people who are really influencing your kids. We've been very lucky over the years, in that many of our children's friends are more like extended family now. Now that summer has arrived, we're gearing up for a house full of …
The One In Which I Hate Technology, Online Games and Electricity
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about young kids and online games. For the record, I don’t like them. Also for the record, my son plays them. But he does a lot of things I don’t enjoy seeing happen, like dirt-bike jumps and growing. I hate these games in general and in specific. I hate them the way our grandparents hated Elvis and socialism and people who wore their hat to the dinner table. These games make my skin crawl and I scream into my mouth when my son asks for his iPod. We …
Tween Stars Live – Cue the Squeeing Tweens in 3, 2…..
If you have kids and live on the planet you know all about who is popular on television. Everyone has a favourite show and favourite characters and yes maybe even their favourite camps as far as production companies go. Are your kids Disney fans or are they Nickelodeon fans? Are they asking for spaghetti tacos, like they saw on iCarly? Do they exclaim, "GIBBY!" every time they change their clothes? Or are they proudly sporting their Mickey ears? Perhaps pretending to be …
