When you have two kids, the oldest child can begin to get pushed off to the side. The focus shifts, and the youngest, the baby, gets the attention -- at least the majority of the attention. I know it happens in our home, and my husband and I try our best to not do it. But, it is inevitable. It is nice that we live so close to my parents, because there are times (maybe twice per month) where they will take the Little Man with them for the night, and my Princess and I get time to ourselves. … [Read more...]
Minute to Win It Party Ideas
#spon: I am in a partnership with Intel. Through this partnership I gain access to content, product, or other forms of value. This Christmas Eve my family is going to do something different. I've mentioned before that our tradition usually includes a Christmas Eve celebration with our tribal community followed by an evening of dessert and games with our extended family. This year, my mother had the fun idea to have a Minute To Win It Party for Christmas Eve. We'd serve potluck style … [Read more...]
100 Days of School
We celebrated 100 Days of School last month in Homeschool Kindergarten! I am sure we were about 20 days behind public school but that's the great thing about Homeschool. We can do it year round and we'll be fine! I wanted to share some great pics from our school day. We found some amazing things to do online for our 100 Days of School party. Printables abound online, don't they. The internet really is a homeschool mommy's best friend! We found counting activities, coloring activities and … [Read more...]
Dinosaurs Party Ideas
My daughter loves dinosaurs. In fact, I am sure she'd love if I threw her brother a dinosaurs birthday party this year. She had an awesome Reptile Party for her 5th birthday so a dinosaur party would be great too. With the release of the new film, Walking With Dinosaurs coming to Blu-ray and DVD on March 25th, I thought rounding up Dinosaurs party ideas was a great idea: For Dinosaur decorations think green and brown. Utilize burlap, it is so inexpensive. Food ideas can be simple and paleo - … [Read more...]
Our Summer Backyard Party
Thank you FHE Insiders for sponsoring today's post. Last week we invited some of my Princess' friends over for a summer backyard party. My Princess loves having parties and loves having her friends over. I prefer a backyard party in the summer with the kiddos that way my house doesn't get too messy. Since this was a kids party I decided to plan kid friendly food items. We served: Pigs in a blanket Crackers, Cheese and Bologna Chips Chocolate Covered Strawberries Chocolate … [Read more...]
