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How to Raise Successful Kids: What Works Now?

I recently saw a quote: Don't try make your kids have more than you; try to make them better than you. Good advice. Yet our grown children need to have enough money to live on and to raise their families. So we try to teach them about money and about treating others with respect. We live in changing times, so it's a challenge to guide them toward … [Read more...]

Unplug the Kids for Some Downtime This Summer!

Simple CampfireHow's your summer going? If you have kids, you know how hectic summer can be. It can be difficult to carve out a little time when you are not running to this place or that. Time to just be. Even with a family you can make time for some down time. It's a choice. Just say no to some of the requests.It seems we need to unplug from all … [Read more...]

Kid Proof Decor? What Survives and What Doesn’t

If you have kids you know things around the house seem to get ruined on a regular basis. I know of the many ways that happens having raised three boys and one girl to fairly responsible adults. We lost a number of furniture and decor items via normal contact with kids. I'm sharing what worked, what lasted, and what didn't.Here are the things that … [Read more...]

It’s Spring! Time for Paper Airplanes!

The Champ:  the Dragonfly As a mom of 4, I can assure you that paper airplanes are fun! Our kids made many different kinds of paper airplanes & enjoyed testing them out to see which one flew the best.  The one that they decided was the champ was the Dragonfly airplane pictured here.  With Spring weather here, it's a great time for paper … [Read more...]

More Cheap Water Fun: DIY Slippin’ Slide

I just wanted to add this to the other water fun post. Here's how to make a slipn slide from plastic you may already have at home. You'll also need a sprinkler. We used to have a Slip-N-Slide for the kids, but after using it a few times we stopped. My husband said it killed the grass under the plastic. The sun heated up the plastic & made it … [Read more...]

Pink Flamingo Croquet Mallets to Make

I just love this. Why play regular croquet when you can have mallets with pink flamingos on them? That's close to the way they played croquet in Alice in Wonderland! These flamingo mallets would be fun for anytime, but absolutely perfect for an Alice in Wonderland themed party. I posted some ideas for that party theme before, including wacky … [Read more...]

Mr. Rogers Visits a Crayon Factory

With all that's happening in the world right now something soothing sounds good. Here's a nice little video of Mr. Rogers visiting a crayon factory. Maybe you saw it as a kid or a parent; I remember it well. People used to make fun of Fred Rogers for having such a calm voice and saying some simple things. But I think he was wonderful. He gave … [Read more...]

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