Adventures

What to Include in a Costume Box for Boys
These boys of mine create the most interesting costumes from the simplest items stuffed into a vintage, rustic trunk: superhero capes, their grandpa's old cowboy boots, homemade swords, and of course...Daddy's old pilot hat. They'll put on a black cap and boots and...

51 Things Children Will Do With Time for Unstructured Play
Whatever happened to free time? Somewhere along the way of daily homework and modern life and contemporary parenting, free time became scheduled and renamed Time for Unstructured Play. My kiddos found free time again on spring break and so did I, as I balanced...

Saturday Selections: Oh hey…Spring
Hooray for spring! Farmers Almanac says I shouldn't plant vegetables in these parts until mid-April, so I picked up flowers instead. I'll be moving dirt and spreading color. Because of the solo parenting and planned yard work/gardening today my kids need to...

Child on Board: Tips for Mastering Airline Travel with Kids
I have affiliate links in this post, because those triangle crayons are the greatest thing since someone sliced bread. Are you traveling for spring break? Tips for Airline Travel with Children For this one, I had to get help. I actually fly very...

The Decluttering Sessions: Get Organized(ish)
Note: affiliate links ahead. You spend a little money, I make a little money, you get a little more organized than you were yesterday, and hopefully, so do I. #winningallaround A House in Need of Renewal Decluttering was not any kind of official goal for me in 2016....

23 Skills Children Can Learn From the Simple Pleasures of Fall
Fall brings new energy. Maybe it's the variety that comes with a change in season, or the renewal that blows in with slightly chilled air. But the change brings new opportunities for family experiences (and a little natural education). Use the time before winter blows...