After a few weeks of cold, rainy, snowy, cloudy weather, we're finally getting a little sneak peek at spring today. The sun is out, the temp is on the rise, and we're feeling excited about the upcoming season. Still, we're having a bit of trouble inspiring the kids to get off ...read more
One thing I absolutely love about summer is the flexibility to do things during the week that you may not normally be able to do during the school year. There's also this rule about being able to stay up later than usual and that means playing with toys that glow in the dark. ...read more
Okay, I know it sounds a little crazy. But I love both-- watermelons and narwhals. Not necessarily together, mind you. Similarly to the pineapple, I have become enamored with practically anything featuring the sweet fruit and magical mammal. Most people hopped on the unicorn ...read more
We live in Arizona. This means lots of desert sand and lots of rocks. In fact, our whole backyard is 100% rocks. We decided that it would be fun for the kids to have a little garden. We created a DIY raised salsa garden with the kids. We're sharing how we made our raised ...read more
Filling a fun Easter basket offered similar challenges to filling a Christmas stocking. We want to look beyond the candy aisle and fill baskets with fun, unique toys, games and books. Every day this week we'll post a quick Easter Basket Shopping Guide to share and inspire ...read more
With a heavy importance being placed on reducing screen time and increasing physical play time, bike riding is a great family activity. From handle bar baskets, to wheelie bars to baby doll seats, this season's bike selection has some great options for children and teenagers. ...read more
One of my summer goals was to get my 4-year-old more bike confidence - a goal we've been working on with the help of the Y Velo Balance Bike from Yvolution. I started my first two sons on bikes with training wheels, and it took them both a while to finally transition to "big boy" ...read more
Schools almost out and I'm planning my first party of summer. It's going to be a Mom's Night Out celebration! We've made about 200 lunches this year. We've cobbled together costumes and science projects. We've driven countless miles to soccer practice and overseen hours and ...read more
We started planting a few things in our backyard garden. So far it's only green beans and peas. Whenever Mr. Weatherman guarantees me no more frost, I'll continue with squash, lettuce, spinach, kale, broccoli, strawberries and snowpeas. We love finding ways to have gardening ...read more
