Elementary: 5-9 years

Happy Friday!  And into the second week of May, it seems our Spring has ended and Summer has arrived… but after our interminable Winter this year, I’m not complaining.  Instead, we’ve been making the most of the beautiful weather and enjoying lots of fresh air and sunshine.  We Love Weekends…

A few months ago, I had my fill of Big M’s bedtime reading selections.  She has a tendency to fall in love with a book and want to read the same one, every night, for weeks on end.  There are only so many times you can read the same Fancy…

Signs of spring have been popping up all around us finally… first puddles from melting snow, then buds on the trees, next daffodils popping open, and most vibrant of all, forsythia in bright, golden bloom everywhere.  Since moving to Connecticut nearly 9 years ago now, I have learned that forsythia…

Last week, I realized both Big M and Lil’ M were about to outgrow their current car seat settings.  The same morning, another mom at preschool drop-off asked me how long our girls had to stay in their 5-point harnesses.  The world of car seat safety has changed dramatically since…

Last week, Scary Mommy shared a post that went viral bashing direct sales businesses, and the women who sell these products to generate additional income for themselves and their families.  I get it – not everyone wants what someone sells.  Get invited to a Pampered Chef party and don’t need…

Earth Day is next week.  In celebration, the girls and I have been exploring all about seeds, plants and gardening this week.  It all started when Big M went to Home Depot with the hubby last weekend and the cashier gave her a tiny pot of sprouting grass… We let…

Happy Friday!  And welcome back to We Love Weekends, a weekly link-up party I host with four of my fellow kids’ activity bloggers.  It gives our fellow bloggers a chance to share their great content, and a chance for you to get a wealth of great ideas to help your…

We have had so much fun from my dust covered golf bag this last month.  Starting with our Backyard Golf Ball Hunt, to refining the girls’ fine motor skills with Golf Tee Challenge, and Big M’s favorite to date – Create a Creature with Golf Tees.  On Monday, we were…

The Ms love to participate in the kitchen – it’s an easy place to keep them occupied, involved, and there is so much to learn!  Big M has known all her letters for awhile but is just beginning to learn to write them, while Lil’ M is just learning them…

The Masters Tournament is this weekend!!!  And for those mommas out there who don’t share my love of golf (it was an acquired taste for me as well that I only got once I started playing myself), the Masters is one of the four major tournaments annually, and unlike other…

I love Christmas, don’t get me wrong… who doesn’t love stockings hung over a crackling fire and a tree full of ornament memories and twinkling lights?  But there’s something about the green grass, birds chirping and warmth of Spring that adds a little extra sunshine to Easter.  I love shopping…

Contact paper has been on our craft wish list for a while now.  It’s one of those things that I always mean to get, but never remember when I’m actually at the store, nor am I entirely sure what the right store is to find it in!  Then, last week…

For us, spring means green grass, buds on the trees, daffodils and tulips blooming, puddle jumping, Easter, and… golf.  Before kids, my girlfriends and I golfed regularly. Post kids, my golf bag has been collecting a thick layer of dust in the corner of the garage.  But this Spring, we…

The older my kids get, the more I find myself asking how my mom did it… 3 kids less than 5 years apart, working full time, going to graduate school at night, and all without the internet, Pinterest, or even a cell phone, not to mention a smart phone.  While…

When you spend your whole childhood in one place, you grow up believing the foods you eat and traditions you celebrate are the norm for children everywhere.  It wasn’t until I graduated from high school and went to college across the country with people from everywhere that I came to…

Before Big M started preschool, we used to attend a weekly playgroup at our local elementary school.  It was a great way to meet other moms with kids the same age, the kids got to play together, do a craft, and at the end, had a little circle time singing…

I have been reading the Wizard of Oz to Big M at bedtime for the last few weeks.  We read a chapter every night, and she has become totally in love with the story and characters.  She plays with her Kelly doll characters during quiet time, and every day asks…

In lieu of our regularly scheduled Financially Savvy Fridays, today, I guest posted for Totschooling! Big M has a fascination with making footprints, or as she likes to call them, ‘paw prints,’ so I made her some paws of her own to try on and stomp around.  For all the…

As I mentioned earlier this week, I started reading Big M The Wonderful Wizard of Oz before bed.  We read a chapter every night, and each night, she is more excited than the last to hear where the story will lead us next.  Earlier this week, our weary travelers finally…