This is a sponsored post Once back to school shopping is done and the kids are settled into the routines of school, I always feel like life should calm down but it never does thanks to the next wave of activities that includes extra curricular activities that come with their own list of parental responsibilities,…
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Fisher Price Smart Toy Encourages Imaginative Learning for Preschoolers with a Plush Screen-Free Best Friend
This is a sponsored post Every child needs a best friend who is a good listener, available for epic adventures, has a great imagination, and doesn’t resist hugs. Many kids have favorite stuffed animals who accompany them on all sorts of adventures through the years but the new Fisher Price Smart Toy represents a new…
How to Start Your Morning with the Black + Decker Café Select Dual Brew Coffeemaker (w video review)
This is a sponsored post The morning struggle is real and even though there was a time where I didn’t drink coffee, now I can’t imagine having a cup to start my day. During the week our mornings start an hour earlier now that Emily has started middle school. On the weekends, we love bonding…
6 Shows My Tween Thinks Your Tween Should be Streaming on Netflix #StreamTeam
The ways my kids consume content are far different from the way I watched television at their age. There is no anxiously watching the clock to make sure they’re in front of the TV as their favorite show starts. There’s no frustration over forgetting to set the VCR to record favorite shows when they’re not…
Remembering 9/11
How to Secure Belongings at a New Workplace or for a New School Year
The start of a new school year always reminds me of my very first job as a new first grade teacher. My classroom was just downstairs from the school’s new entrance and had a wall of windows that looked out on the school’s courtyard, letting in lots of natural light throughout the day. It was…
Netflix’s Project Mc² Empowers Girls by Breaking STEAM Stereotypes
I’m often asked where Emily’s interest in STEM came from and I honestly can’t pinpoint just one thing because I believe it developed through repeated exposure to many different things over time. Knowing incredible women in the field of science provided amazing role models while engaging hands-on games and activities both at home and…
A Family Trip to Turkey: When Virtual Field Trips Become Real
“You must have really loved Turkey to be going there on a family vacation,” friends said to me online and off as they learned of our summer plans. Honestly, Turkey is always a place that I’ve wanted to return to since having first visited with my parents in high school and while I was lucky…
Our Summer Bucket List of Outdoor Activities to Do Before School Starts
While summer may seem long when school ends in June, the arrival of August always makes me feel like the days of summer are so limited. The lazy days of June and July are replaced with wanting to cross everything off of our summer bucket list before the kids go back to school and we…
Need a Great #GiftIdea? How BestBuy Gifting Can Help with Ideas or Assist in #WishList Creation
This is a sponsored post Where do you go to shop for birthday gifts? Chances are you don’t think about BestBuy. With tools like the Best Buy Gift Ideas Page designed to help you find the perfect birthday gift for anyone, Best Buy makes finding a present easier than ever. How to Use the Best…
