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. Managing screen time limits during a pandemic has been no easy task. With school not able to be in person, our kids are relying on screens for learning and also…
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2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens That Aren’t Gift Cards
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. As an 8th grade computer science teacher and mom of two teens, I spend a lot of time interacting with teens! Parenting and teaching teens definitely gives me an interesting…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
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. Ah, the tween years! The kids who comprise this age group have one foot firmly still planted in childhood while the other wants to leap towards the teen years. Ready…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (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. Well before teaching middle school, I started my career teaching first grade. My 5 and 6 year olds always had a wide range of knowledge and skills which is indicative…
2020 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. Well before I started teaching elementary ages and now middle schoolers, I loved spending time with toddlers and preschoolers. I observed them as an undergrad psychology major, taught them during…
2019 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens (ages 13+ w giveaway)
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. Mrs. Hannigan may have been surrounded by little girls in Annie, but this year I’m surrounded by teens! I spend part of my day with 13 year olds in my…
2019 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (w giveaway)
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. Ready to move on from elementary to middle school, tweens have one foot firmly still planted in childhood while the other inches towards the teen years. This age group often…
2019 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (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. My first teaching assignment was as a first grade teacher which allowed me to get to know early elementary ages quite well. My students always had a wide spectrum of…
2019 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers and 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. Every year my Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers list reflects this age group’s innocence, curiosity, and their ability to see the world as a wondrous place. Well before I…
2018 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens (ages 13+)
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…
