The holidays are such a busy time that traditions can be forgotten. Stop spending all your time shopping or trying to get the next best gift everyone wants. This is a time to slow down and think of what really matters. Does one more toy or one more gift really matter? Should I give the gift of time? What should the focus be during the holiday season? The easy answer is, FAMILY! What can you do to put your family first and and make the holidays truly joyful? Stop and give the gift of time to create family traditions that you can all enjoy for years and pass down for…
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25 Days of Giving
Have you ever wondered how to get you littles to stop with the “give me’s” at Christmas? Littles naturally have a giving heart and if it is nurtured their wanting to give will outweigh their need to receive. When My children were little I wanted them to enjoy receiving things, but I also wanted them to realize that giving was so much more special. We did some of the following activities as a family, but there was so much more we could have done. Continue on to see 25 ideas to help your littles learn how much fun and how exciting it can be to give rather than receive. Build…
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9 Thanksgiving Traditions to Begin This Year
The holiday season is in full swing, however, it seems so many look over Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas. The stores have begun decorating for Christmas and want our money. Our littles are so excited about Christmas, Santa, and all Christmas has to offer. Let’s offer them a chance to enjoy a holiday where they don’t necessarily get anything materialistic, but can get a giving thankful heart from us. Have you ever thought about starting traditions that help your littles look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday and help them become thankful for the things in their life? Continue reading to find activities, adventures, books, and crafts to help your…
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10 Ways to Make Halloween More Than Just Trick-or-Treating
What do children want to do for Halloween? They want to get dressed in a costume and go trick-or-treating to collect as much candy as possible. Parents are ready to throw out the candy by the end of the day on November 1st. Continue on to find ways to make Halloween fun for the kids as well as a learning experience that can last for several days. A win-win for you and your littles.
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Easter Learning Fun
The kids are getting so excited. They know Easter is coming and they are full of energy and want to do things that remind them of the holiday. There are many traditions you can turn into learning experiences and they won’t even know they are learning. What a better way to fill the time around this holiday, especially if your children are in school and are on Spring Break right now.
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Easter Egg Fun and Learning too!
Have you ever had a ton of leftover plastic Easter eggs and you don’t know what to do with them? Children get so excited over those little plastic eggs and they love to play with them. What a better time, then now to use those eggs to help them learn. You can use them for very simple activities for your toddler to more advance activities for your first grade child. Get ready to have a lot of fun with those little plastic eggs and watch your littles enjoy learning with this Easter favorite.
