Scenes from our holiday…
I’ve been quiet over the last few weeks while we’ve been neck-deep in holiday-land. I kept meaning to post photos throughout the season, but I guess I was too busy listening to Christmas carols! Now...
View Article7 ways to survive playing board games with kids
My family has a long-standing board game tradition. Some of my earliest memories involve counting up the dots on dice or sounding out letter tiles. When I was a teenager, the Scrabble board stayed on...
View Articlethe mundane & the magnificent
This guest post is by Lindsey Mead, writer and blogger at A Design So Vast. This last Sunday was one of those rare days I’ve come to treasure almost above all others: a day with absolutely no plans. We...
View Article3 Ideas for Indoor Fun with Kids
After a sputtering start to the winter, the temps finally dropped with a vengeance here over the last few days…and yeah, the cabin fever is starting to hit. Are you in the same boat? Perfect timing!...
View ArticleWhy I love snow days
There’s been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere lately about telecommuting and flexible work options. (Of which, for the record, I am generally a fan.) But I’ve been thinking that maybe, rather than...
View ArticleOur Magic Kingdom fireworks “Story”
This post is sponsored by Disney Story. To find out more about this brand-new story-creation app – and how it puts the power of storytelling in your hands – click here. Like most moms I know, my smart...
View Article7 ways not to let the summer slip by
I’m working with Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed on a series of posts about nurturing ourselves and our families. Click here to see more of the discussion. Every March, I watch the rain (or, like this...
View ArticleMy Summer Mom Manifesto (kind of like a bucket list, but with more holes)
This post is by Sarah Powers, Happiest Home contributor and Managing Editor, and blogger at Powers of Mine. Last week I took all three kids – ages 5, 3, and 4 months – to buy dog food. It was the kind...
View ArticleDivide & connect: the upside of traveling with just SOME of the kids
This post is sponsored by Disney Story. To find out more about this brand-new story-creation app – and how it puts the power of storytelling in your hands – click here. As travel-loving parents of...
View ArticleSummer Book Club: How to encourage kids to read over the summer break
Today’s post is written by Happiest Home contributor and resident book reviewer Devon Barta of The Paperhouse. Enjoy! Like most libraries, ours does a fantastic job of engaging young readers. It offers...
View ArticleOur Fourth of July Story
This post is sponsored by Disney Story. To find out more about this brand-new story-creation app – and how it puts the power of storytelling in your hands – click here. In our house most holidays come...
View ArticleAre today’s parents too photo-happy?
You know what I get a little tired of sometimes? Criticism of “today’s parents.” We’re too permissive, too protective, too anxious, and the list goes on. I’m sure every generation of parents has been...
View ArticleWant a more active, fun, and relaxing summer break? Try this.
photo: Bob Mical Summer parenting sure isn’t like it was when I was a kid, when my mom would kick us out the door at 9 AM and call us for meals. If you ask me, it’s a lot tougher for parents these...
View ArticleWhat we DIDN’T do this summer: in defense of simple pleasures
It’s July 16, and for those of us whose break starts around June 1 and ends around September 1, that means that summer vacation is just about half-way over. And for many of us, that realization brings...
View Article3 ways summer schedules can be awesome for parents
I’m working with Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed on a series of posts about nurturing ourselves and our families. Click here to see more of the discussion. Complaining parents of the Internet, I hear you,...
View ArticleCaptured: One adorable cousin moment
This post is sponsored by Disney Story. To find out more about this brand-new story-creation app – and how it puts the power of storytelling in your hands – click here. One of the things I’m most...
View ArticleGot cousins? I’m so glad my kids do.
Lately I’ve written quite a bit about the relationships my kids have with their cousins (probably because summer break has allowed for that many more family get-togethers). There were the sweet...
View ArticleHow to make a morning routine chart using MS Word & free clip art
This post is by Sarah Powers, Happiest Home contributor and Managing Editor, and blogger at Powers of Mine. You guys, I have all this crazy nesting energy right now. Only I’m not preparing for a new...
View Article3 ways to create an “endless summer” for your kids
I’m working with Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed on a series of posts about nurturing ourselves and our families. Click here to see more of the discussion. With back-to-school ads showing up by early July,...
View Article3 ways to ease into a new school year
I’m working with Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed on a series of posts about nurturing ourselves and our families. Click here to see more of the discussion. It’s hard to believe it, but summer break has come...
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