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Add these to your cart, complete the checkout process and instantly download this FREE set of printable tactile alphabet cards. Set includes both upper and lower case letters, as well as blank lined pages to create your own cards. Use them to practice your child’s name, sight words, and more!…

How often do you celebrate your mom friends? Let me guess – planning goes something like this… you start a group text and between kids’ activities, family obligations, travel plans and husbands’ softball or poker nights, you finally arrive at one night 3 months out that most of you can actually make it…

I received complimentary product from Shrimp & Grits Kids to facilitate this post. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. I will never forget our very first family photo shoot. A friend is an amazing photographer, and to build his newborn photography portfolio, offered to do a family photo shoot for…

I received complementary product from The Easter Story Egg to facilitate this post and giveaway. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. Who does’t love to celebrate Easter? I love the celebration of Spring, the warmer days, and the flowers blooming, as much as my kids love the Easter egg hunts…

“Never discuss religion, politics or money in polite company.” Maybe that makes for polite etiquette, but not talking about money with your kids is doing them a HUGE disservice. If they can count, than it’s time to start teaching money, its value and how to be financially savvy for life. Here are…

Whether you are the Room Mom in charge of games and activities for your child’s class parties or your home is the central gathering spot for every family holiday, no party is complete without kids party games. And we have the perfect option for every season and occasion, with a focus on…

Need a St. Patrick’s Day game sure to please kids and grown-ups alike? Set-up this simple and affordable Pot O’ Gold Coin Toss for a festive, fun-filled kids party game to keep your March 17th celebration entertained! St. Patrick’s Day Game for Kids… and Grown Ups Too! Around here, St.…

Nothing represents Easter more than planting a seed and watching it come to life. It is a season of rebirth, renewal, and growth – whether you subscribe to the religious story of Easter or a more secular celebration of Spring. If you are looking for Easter gift ideas that truly capture the meaning of…

Free two page printable constellation projection cards. The first page features 9 constellations formations. The second page is a blank template you can use to create your own star formations.

Have you seen it? Have you heard? There’s a new Dr. Seuss book out… Spread the word! In 2013, a box of Ted Geisel’s work was rediscovered by his widow and longtime secretary.  In that box, they found the nearly complete text and illustrations for What Pet Should I Get?,…

Around Valentine’s Day, my 75+ Dates for a Date Night Jar goes bananas. And since it has been a few years, and my husband and I have exhausted most of the ideas in our original jar, it was time to brainstorm more date jar ideas! Why Make a Date Jar? The…

Use our Snowflake Printable to create another fun winter craft for kids: DIY Snowflake Window Clings We are having a strange winter, with very little snow (fingers crossed I didn’t just jinx us with another Snowmaggedon in February!). My 5 year old keeps asking me if we went back to…

This month for my guest contribution on Pre-K Pages, I shared a Peppermint Science activity, exploring the effect on temperature on sugar. With an abundance of peppermints and candy canes this time of year, we continued our holiday STEAM activities for kids with some simple, but instructive activities for measuring…

My favorite part of the holidays is all the smells and flavors… From peppermint to gingerbread, vanilla to eggnog, I love them all. So it should come as no surprise that I love baking during the holidays. This year, I decided to turn one of my favorite holiday beverages into a portable…

I received complementary product from Star from Afar to facilitate this post. Opinions, as always, remain 100% my own. Not a fan of Elf on the Shelf? Neither are we… but I do love the idea of sharing a daily celebration of the holiday season. Star from Afar is an…

It was love at first position! I signed my oldest daughter up for ballet when she was 2 years old because it was the only non-Mommy and Me activity available in our town. She was home with me full-time, and I wanted something to help her prepare for the separation that would come…

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of OshKosh B’gosh; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. My favorite part of the holiday season isn’t the gifts… it’s making priceless holiday memories with my kids. Sharing traditions from my own childhood and creating new ones together as…

“I want to learn my letters!” That has been my 3 year old’s mantra since her first day of preschool. Her quest has increased ten-fold since my 5 year old has gone from pre-reader to early reader over the last couple of weeks. And while she can sing her ABCs, we…

Last year, my Jingle Bell Toss was a total holiday kids party games hit – both at home with my kids, with their friends at school, and overwhelmingly by all of you! With just 5 minutes, a few dollars worth of supplies and a glue gun, you can make simple…