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…
It’s almost Christmas! Not really – it’s July. But I LOVE Christmas, and I’m already starting to think about it. My kids are currently 6, 3 and 1, so it’s going to be such a sweet, magical December. Our kids LOVE Santa, so I wanted to spend some time working on a letter to Santa…
Summer is a time when everything goes topsy-turvy. At first, there’s this glorious time period where everyone feels lazy and contented, pleased to be crashing down from a chaotic May. It doesn’t last long, though, and before you know it, everyone is cranky and rude and in need of a tiny bit of structure. When…