Truman rolled out of bed this morning and the first thing out of his mouth was that he wanted to make a flag of Africa. He got a globe for Christmas (to foster his interest in the planets) and he became fascinated with the continents and their countries.
My husband has been sitting down with him nightly and drawing the continents and telling Truman whatever he knows about the countries. Truman relays this information to me throughout the day: “Mommy, did you know it is very, VERY cold in Antarctica?” “Mommy, you know what Mommy? There is a really bad war …read more

My family and I leave in two hours, for our annual vacation. We will be on the road for approximately three hours. It doesn’t seem like a long time, when it is verbalized, but it is an eternity when there are seven bored and whiny children on board. I have learned, the hard way, to be prepared. Here is a list of road trip survival ideas that I’ve acquired over the past few years at the school of hard knocks and hellish road trips.

Bribery works. It is not a tactic that I am above using. I have purchased a bag …read more

Happy Mother’s Day! Instead of my usual long winded post, I am going to spend the day with my family. I thought you might enjoy this article on the great moments in motherhood history. Have a blessed and safe day, all of you beautiful mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters and nieces!

Days like today, when my seven little mischief makers are all home, it really throws a wrench in my day. The usual routine of cleaning, blogging and enjoying my three adorable toddlers has to be put on the shelf and replaced with 16 hours of pure damage control/fight prevention.  I have found myself so frustrated and fed up with their lack of consideration for the house and each other, that I have actually lost my voice from screaming. Sound insane? It is. I decided after last summer break, when I nearly ground my teeth to nubs and had to be put on an antidepressant to …read more

It’s Spring Break season and that means one of two things:
1.  You’re going to be traveling and in need of items to keep the kids entertained on the trip
or
2.  You’re going to be staying at home and still in need of ideas to keep the kids preoccupied
Either way, Printables4Kids has a little something for everyone.
If you have more than one child, you might consider paying a visit to the Everything for a Dollar store and buying up little prizes to award.
Give the kids the same worksheets and whoever wins gets a prize.
This can be both entertaining, educational and an inexpensive …read more