We all want our kids to experience the peace and contentment that comes from being a grateful person. That’s why I put together this round up of wonderful gratitude activities for kids! Whether you’re looking for service based gratitude activities for kids, creative ideas, relationship building activities, classroom materials or children’s books about gratitude, I’ve…
Do you feel like the wheels are coming off your family operation? Are tensions running too high, and is there too little margin in your life? I hate to break it to you, but it might be time to add something – a family meeting. Pro tip: take something else out of your life to…
You’ve got your classic Christmas traditions already, but do you ever want to mix it up and add something new? Here are my favorite Christmas activities for families at home. And dreaming of a better day, I HAD to include some out-on-the-town ideas, too. Guess what? Most of the funky-fresh Christmas ideas came from my…
The best thing about Thanksgiving would you rather questions is that they’re such an easy way to connect people of all ages together, have a laugh, or even give students a brain break in class. If you’re worried about a tense Thanksgiving dinner with extended family, put a few of these questions in your back…
If you’re looking for a fun DIY project to do with your kids, why not make something that will last? These DIY fairy prince and princess wands were a big hit at our house. Some of the steps in this project are too difficult for little hands – and we sure don’t want them messing…
If you’ve ever spent time in leadership at an organization, you probably know about creating and making decisions by a shared vision, mission and goals. It’s always interesting to see if the members of that organization can even REMEMBER the mission statement six months later. A family mission statement can be a really special thing…