FaveCrafts.com has put together a collection of patriotic craft projects to decorate your home or to wear.  Some of the craft projects include sewing, crocheting, or making things from paper.  There are some 4th of July craft projects for kids.  The free eBook also includes a 4th of July recipe collection to help you create a great spread.
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After I started teaching school, it didn’t take me long to figure out that kids have lots of little pieces, parts, and do-dads for everything.  Whether it be flash cards, game pieces, craft supplies, or other whatchama diggers, you’ll be needing some kind of organization to keep these little parts from scattering all over the house or classroom.

While I have been fortunate enough to review some plastic organization bags, the cheapest, most frugal and earth-friendly choice is to reuse the plastic zipper bags that we get from purchasing bedding and other home accessories.  I have put to use all of the bags in …read more

As a parent, I am concerned about the movies my children watch.  I don’t have the time to screen each movie before they watch it, but I want to make sure what they’re watching is clean.  I don’t want to be surprised by inappropriate language or sexual content. 
Thanks to free resources such as Plugged -In Online and Kids-in-Mind, you can quickly check out a movie’s sexual content, violence, language, drug use, and more.  Just this week a relative came over and wanted to know if my kids could watch Marley & Me.  I said, “No way!”  I pulled up Plugged In Online …read more

Easter is only two days away. Where has the time gone?  I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to the nice weather and beautiful flowers blooming.  It’s such a beautiful sign of life.
I’ve been collecting some Easter and spring articles for your enjoyment.  Have fun and let me know which ones are your favorites.

20 Last Minute Spring and Easter Party Treats @ The Kids Birthday Fun Review
Lead Me to the Cross:  Reflections for Good Friday @ Way More Homemade
Easy Last Minute Easter Egg Dyes @ Bostom Mamas
Jelly Bean Poem @ Little Fun; Little Learning
Bird’s Nest Spring Treats @ The …read more

We have talked a little about developing a laundry routine and I briefly mentioned getting the kids involved.  Let me say, I believe in kids being kids and enjoying their childhood, but I also believe in them helping out a bit. 

Our younger children are 3 and 5, so we have asked them to do simple things such as bring all the laundry baskets to the laundry room, take the laundry baskets back to the rooms, and put away the socks that I have already folded.  My daughter is 5, so she sometimes asks if she can help fold washcloths or put …read more