How to Pull Off a Proper Trip with Your Children Everyone looks forward to vacations because of the anticipated fun, exciting experiences, and new memories. However, how can you travel with children at ease? How can you travel on a budget? You might have been planning a dream vacation that you’ve waited for, for ages. Or it can be a quick getaway for the holidays or work leave. Ticketing, packing, research on logistics, and budgeting are the typical things that you’d consider. After that, you should be on your way as soon as you can. But what happens if you have kids tagging along? Let’s be honest; nothing is as annoying as having a child crying out loud in a quiet plane, train, or bus. Better still, it’s upsetting to have to change their diapers time and again if your trip lasts more than a couple of hours. Moreover, how would they react to the new atmospheric changes if you’re flying? Such questions rush in the minds of many parents, and they end up asking themselves – ‘is it safe to travel with a baby?’ Finding yourself in such a predicament, wondering how to cope with the situation mostly ends […]
10 Fun Family Gardening Adventures
Spending time in the garden with the family is a great way to build memories and fill those cherished scrap books, but thinking up fun activities isn’t always as easy as you might think.Fortunately, there are plenty of great ideas out there, and we’ve pulled together ten of our favorites to inspire you to get out in the garden with your loved ones. 1. Drive-In Movie Theatre Projectors are very affordable these days, and with the addition of some garden furniture or even just a blanket, you can turn a summer evening into a homemade drive-in movie experience.For added drive-in movie effect, and to bring a little creative flair into the proceedings, have your children make their own “cars” out of cardboard boxes. 2. Obstacle Course Obstacle courses are a great way to have fun, get a little exercise, and for the younger members of your family to burn off some of that excess energy. You’d be amazed at how easy it is to make an obstacle course out of things you have around the house.Of course, you will need to think carefully about what you use and where you put it for safety reasons. It’s best to keep everything […]
Teaching Your Children to Love Science Through Hands-on Experiments
Who says the dark, cold days of winter have to be boring? Let’s face it, Parents, we have become experts at homeschooling and remote learning. If someone else provides the content, we help our children do the assignments. However, your confidence might wane if someone mentions a “science experiment”. But science does not have to be complicated. Science should be both fun and educational. So, interactive science experiments are exactly what your child needs to survive the winter. So, let’s get ready to turn your kitchen into a mini science lab to entertain children of all ages, but especially those between ages four and six. And they just might learn something, too! No-Air Balloons All kids like balloons and understand that they need air to inflate. But do they actually need air? Let’s see what happens when we use some everyday ingredients and supplies to inflate balloons without using air. Ingredients and supplies. Small bottle or jar with an opening small enough that a balloon can stretch across it Lemon juice Baking soda (one tablespoon) Balloon You can also include a funnel if you have one, but this can also be done without one by using a small measuring spoon. […]
Grilled Chili Lime Shrimp Kabobs
This post has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyMazolaMarinade Yummy comfort food is my go to… At the same time I’m all about trying to make swaps within a recipe that are better for my family. Finding simple ways I can do these swaps is simply taking a favorite recipe and swapping ingredients for healthier-for-you ingredients. A clinical study showed Mazola Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, visit Mazola.com. Mazola® Corn Oil is an all-purpose, cholesterol free cooking oil that is a smart heart-healthy* choice for your family. Mazola Corn Oil is a heart-healthy* cooking oil and creates marinades that make great-tasting food because it has a neutral taste that lets the natural flavor of your food stand out. You’ll be able to mix up this yummy marinade in minutes and stick in the fridge – grill for that evening or even save for the next day. Your prep time is so little and then all you have is your grilling time! I’m telling you this is a winner when it comes to my entire family enjoying it plus it’s a super easy/quick […]
15 Ideas for a Kitchen Garden : Fresh Greens and Herbs All Year Round
Join us to find out all about creating a little green paradise amidst city chaos using these 15 ideas for a kitchen garden. You would like to have a little garden but not sure how to start? If that’s the case, then this text about garden design ideas will bring you a lot of joy! As you know, gardening has been one of the main human activities for thousands of years. In modern times, however, it became reserved for people living in the countryside while city folks mainly get their food from supermarkets, farmer’s markets, and so on. Most of us living in cities have pretty hectic lives, so being able to just run to the store to get what we need has been considered an important advantage for a long time. However, we are now living in the time of mass production of everything, including food. In these circumstances, many farmers are using different chemicals that may protect plants from insects and diseases but are harmful to our health and planet at the same time. For this reason, many people in cities around the world turn to alternative ways of getting greens and other vegetables, and one of the […]
Handprint Christmas Wreath – STEAM Activities for Preschoolers
Easy, Fun and engaging Christmas activities are in full swing. Try the Handprint Christmas Wreath as a great STEAM activity for your Preschoolers. Handprint Christmas Wreath Tis the Season for fun, festive and Christmas themed STEAM Activities for our preschool routine. I’ve really been trying to do quite a few arts, crafts, and STEAM activities that are focused around Christmas and fun! We’ve had a blast making snowflakes with our favorite Toddler Science experiment…we’ve made this Handprint Christmas wreath, Engineered Noodle Ornament, we are currently making a sun catcher star and the list goes on. I’m in the process of sharing all that we’ve been doing, I just can’t seem to catch up at the moment! In the meantime this handprint Christmas wreath is fun for toddlers (with more teacher/parent involvement), preschoolers and elementary kids! When I say it’s easy, it really is…unless you have to do all of the cutting, so take into consideration how much cutting your students or children need help in that area. Materials needed for the Handprint Christmas wreath: Red Construction Paper Green Construction Paper Paper Plate Pencil Hole punch Ribbon/yarn/string Glue Scissors Step by Step how to make a handprint Christmas wreath: […]
41 Best Christmas Books for Children
Mom Approved Christmas Books for Children – during the Christmas season we like to read Christmas books from chapter books, to picture books and Christian Christmas books. This month for our library run I pre-checked out a TON of Christmas books and wow was this fun! Not only does our home feel Christmas-y our reading for the month was full of Christmas, nativity, Jesus’ birth, Christmas tree hunting, twinkling lights, snowmen and the list goes on….not to mention we’ve done some really fun STEAM Activities for Preschool this month too. I’ve been sharing a lot of those and more to come in the next few days. If you’ve not heard about my library trick be sure to read over at my Alphabet Books for Preschoolers. Christmas Books for Children Updating with our latest 2020 favorite! The Small One- this is our absolute all time favorite we’ve just added to our Christmas book collection! The sweetest story and so meaningful. The Carpenter’s Gift – A hands down favorite that we ordered to add to our Christmas book collection for our home library! A true story that is very heart warming and touching. Merry Christmas Curious George The Story of Christmas Splendiferous Christmas […]
Make your Morning Routine Work for You
This shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CleanHealthyBold Part of my morning routine of getting dressed is obviously some time to take care of myself! LISTERINE® mouthwash has some new and exciting flavors!!! LISTERINE® Coconut + Lime Blend Mouthwash and the LISTERINE® Green Tea + Mint Blend Mouthwash! I snagged both of these at my local Walmart during a pick up order – super easy – hallelujah! Of course they can be purchased in store or even shipped to your front door! These new flavors are made with zero alcohol for a less intense taste! This mouthwash has a limited edition botanically-inspired flavor blend as you can see below…click on this image to shop these two new exciting flavors at Walmart.com. Make your morning routine work for you! I’m a firm believer in making life work for you. You might be asking how do I make mine work for me…here are my best tips of what I’ve learned recently. 1- Seasons change quicklyWithin our family routine it seems like seasons can change quickly. Whether it was our summer routine which turned to our new school routine. Maybe it’s been a pregnancy morning routine which suddenly changed to juggling a […]
Preschool Nature Scavenger Hunt
Preschool Nature Scavenger Hunt engaging your preschooler in a fun and easy STEAM activity. Using colors to match nature for a clever outdoor camping activity. Preschool Nature Scavenger Hunt I came across this nature scavenger hunt idea as I was combing the internet and Pinterest before our family went on a camping trip last week. You may have seen our little fun preschool nature craft – leaf people! My goal was to have STEAM Activities that were super easy and little to no prep…and I think I nailed it with these fun outdoor camping activities! This nature scavenger hunt for kids + a paper bag will create a fun time out in nature. This scavenger hunt is perfect for summer, spring, fall or winter and can easily be adapted to any age from preschooler to kindergartener and elementary kids as well. This scavenger hunt doesn’t require a printable but if you are looking for one I’ve got you covered…–> Printable Nature Scavenger Hunt What you need for this Nature Scavenger Hunt: Paper Bag Paints/Markers Prep for the outdoor nature activity: Depending on the ages of the kids you’ll want to prep the paper bag with colors. (I used paints but […]
Nature Craft for Kids – Leaf People
Going on a nature walk? Make Leaf People a nature inspired craft that is perfect for camping activities, Preschool STEAM activities or a fun nature craft for kids. Nature Craft For Kids We went camping last week so before we left I brainstormed and scoured my favorite blogs and Pinterest for some super easy and fun STEAM nature crafts. This was the perfect camping activity as it got us moving, very little prep on my part and the girls loved it! What more could you ask for…right? STEAM Preschool Nature Activity This is a great for fall nature crafts, spring nature crafts, winter or summer crafts for preschoolers. You can make it as long or as short as you’d like. I love that I can incorporate the aspect of a STEAM nature activity for preschoolers including a Science conversation about trees, plants, nature, earth…we incorporated Art with the art and craft of our leaf people, they had to engineer their own leaf person and we of course did lots of math on this activity. We counted our steps along the nature walk (in spontaneous spurts) we counted who had collected the most nature items in their bag and counted […]