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Jul 22
2 min

Teaching Children about Saving Money and Entrepreneurship

Schools teach children that a dime is worth ten cents, but who teaches them what to do with that dime? How to save it, or double it? As p...

Jun 6
2 min

Teachable Moments: Poorly Written Books

What do you do when you read a poorly written book to your child? You read a bad picture book to your child. Maybe it wasn’t the best plo...

May 12
2 min

How Do You Birthday CAKE?

The excitement builds as the lights go out and the glowing candles enter the room. Singing fills the room to the traditional tune of “Hap...

Apr 28
2 min

Painted Rock Experience

Ahhh…Spring time. The weather has finally warmed up. The birds are singing and the kids want to get out side. I bet they want to do somet...

Feb 24
2 min

Charade Family Fun 100 + Ideas

Do you ever want to play a fun family game? Or want to let a group of kids play on their own? Then this a great game for them. Charades i...

Feb 18
2 min

Dinner Conversation Gone Dry? Try This With The Kids…

Do you have dinner as a family most nights? I say most nights because life happens. We work late, we have activities, sometimes we eat on...

Feb 11
3 min

Cold Day Activities for Kids

Turn off the screen. Here are some fun activities to do with the kids on a cold winter’s day… “I’m BOARD!” Ugh, I am so sick of hearing t...

Feb 11
6 min

AMAZING Home Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Creating FREE Life Experiences for your children is priceless! A few years ago, my oldest daughter had a birthday party at home. She invi...

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