Talking to kids about Coronavirus
Like many of you, I’m at home and trying to make this quarantine a meaningful and educational time for the kids. Some days we stick to the schedule, and some days… I nap. (And by the way, we are now on our third schedule because once we figure out what kind of works for us, […]
Kids and the Art of Letter Writing (Penpals for Kids!)
When I was a kid, I’d often attend sleep-away camps for part of every summer. (Nerd camps, not the toast-marshmallows-over-the-campfire-in-the-woods kind of camps.) Regardless, the point is, I’d make new friends and for most of them, never see them again. But we’d write letters. We became penpals. Remember having those? I wanted to share that […]
How to Raise Bilingual Children (even if you’re not exactly…)
My husband often says, we may have made a lot of mistakes parenting, but the one thing we did right was teaching our kids a second language. It’s no secret that knowing a second language is beneficial to the child, and so easy for them to pick up when they’re young. But our first language […]
Fun Ways We Extend the Travel High for Kids
I love traveling – but it can be a double edged sword. After returning from a recent family trip, I can say the highs were high, and the lows were low. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It lets us explore new places, and experience new things while spending time together as a family. […]
Free Printable Business Planning Kit for Kids
My second grader has an entrepreneurial streak. I want to encourage her to develop her ideas, and to think like a business owner. Even if her idea doesn’t come into fruition, who’s to say the next (or thousand) ideas later won’t be a success? Everyone has to start somewhere, right? And so, The Business Planning […]
Colugo Stroller Review: Unboxing the Compact Stroller
When Baby was about 18 months old, I went on a mission to find the best compact stroller available. I spent countless hours online, researching ALL the strollers. I made spreadsheets, read reviews. And I came away dejected, convinced that the perfect stroller, one that hit all my criteria, simply didn’t exist. Turns out, it […]