If you’re a parent of a teen, you probably find yourself counting down milestones from time to time. The number of birthdays left to celebrate at home, remaining seasons of their favorite sport, years left in high school before they’re off to college, and maybe summers but let’s be honest, those 18 summers are a…
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2018 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
Tweens have one foot firmly still planted in childhood and the other inching towards the teen years so they often feel stuck between the cute stuff of kid years and wanting to be grown up. This age group possesses growing self-confidence, independence, and academic skills that need to be nurtured. The best gifts for tweens encourage…
Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (grades K-2, ages 5-8)
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. In my former life as a first grade teacher, I got to know early elementary ages quite well. My students always had a wide spectrum of knowledge so I know…
2018 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. This year’s Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers reflects this age group’s innocence, curiosity, and their ability to see the world as a wondrous place. I loved spending time with…
How to Reclaim Joy with One Stop Holiday Shopping at CVS Pharmacy
This post is sponsored by CVS Pharmacy The holiday season is a busy and hectic time of year where everyone has mile-long to-do lists that are reviewed while waiting for parking spaces in over-crowded mall where patience is often lacking among fellow shoppers. As parents, take making happy holiday memories seriously because we hope our…
6 Things to Consider When Buying a Drone as a Holiday Gift
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Tis the season and suddenly you find yourself tasked with the monumental decision of purchasing and gifting the season’s must-have gift for the tweens and obsessed with the . Drones…
11 Minecraft Gifts Your Gamer Will Love
This is a sponsored post Minecraft may be a world that we parents wish our children weren’t so familiar but there is value in our kids building and exploring new worlds through this family friendly game. The act of placing blocks, going on adventures, exploring randomly generated worlds, and building amazing things (like the simplest…
Get a Jump on Holiday Shopping with Sam’s Club Pre-Black Friday Event (until 11/25)
As you finish your last minute Thanksgiving shopping at your local Sam’s Club, it’s also a great time to get a jump on your holiday shopping thanks to pre-Black Friday sale pricing on deals throughout the store and online until this Wednesday, November 25. We stopped in our local Sam’s Club over the weekend to…
How Social Media Impacts Holiday Shoppers (infograph)
If you crowdsource about gift ideas through Twitter, share a purchase via Facebook, or look to favorite bloggers for their recommendations on the must-have items for the holidays, you’re relying on social media to help guide your purchase decisions. Exactly how much does social media impact what you buy over the holidays? Clever Girls Collective has pulled…
