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With the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approaching in a few weeks, I wanted to take a moment to share some of my favorite finds as well as a couple creations of my own. For those of you who don’t know, the Church puts on a conference every 6...

As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn commission on links in this post. We have made some big trips as a family. My husband and I used to be able to do Indiana to Utah in one shot, no stops. We added kids to that mixture, and it is no longer doable. But we still have...

If your kids are anything like mine, snacks and playtime are the magic combo that make learning way more fun. That’s why I love this little game I call Stock the Pond — it turns counting practice into something tasty, silly, and hands-on. Here’s how it works: print the free printable. Each pond has a...

Looking for ways to keep kids entertained in the car? These fun and educational car ride games for kids are perfect for road trips, daily drives, and family travel.

When my first child was born I did a deep dive into busy books. I was sewing them, printing and laminating them, making cut outs and matching games. And I experienced a lot of trial and error as to which pages would actually get played with. By far, this was the most used page. They...

I am a believer that learning is supposed to be fun. I think there is a time and place for worksheets, but with young kids in kindergarten, I think that most of the time is supposed to be play. So I have been trying to gamify our learning. My kids LOVE games and I love...

As an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission on links in this post. My kids almost always beat me downstairs for breakfast in the morning. It’s not that I don’t want to get up early in the morning. I would love to be up and have already exercised, showered, ready for the day, and breakfast on...

This isn’t me suggesting a product, this is me giving you advice if you are creating a baby registry. You WILL NOT use half of the clothes you are registering for. They are cute. It is exciting. But your baby will live in onsies. You will be annoyed if they are wearing anything other than...

My son is starting Kindergarten this year. We are homeschooling and using a program called Braintree. We are required to submit learning goals and reports throughout the year in order to qualify for the funding we receive to homeschool. This week we have been trying to pinpoint where my son is at in regards to...

We recently went to my family’s reunion in Branson, Missouri. I am very much a planner and everyone in my family knows that. So I was given the task of coming up with family activities we all could do. There are about 30 people in my extended family ranging from age 1 year to 63....

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Each day I try to do a learning activity with my kids, and during the summer time I try to do an interest-based activity. So a couple weeks ago, my 3 and 5 year old were both wanting to learn about...

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I have a 5 and 3 year old who LOVE pretend play. And I mean LOVE. It is exhausting for me, because I am not one with much imagination. But this activity was a huge hit with them and I felt...

The Bedtime Hustle: How to Win the Stay-in-Bed Game This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If your kids are anything like ours, they will do whatever it takes to stay awake at bedtime. “Mom, my water is all gone!” “Will you cover me up again?” “I’m still...

My kids are too little for the games I remember playing on road trips. The license plate game, the alphabet game, they are classics but they are for older kids. I scoured the internet to find activities for my kids on our most recent trip to North Carolina. I came away with some ideas. This...

My kids really enjoyed the first 26 alphabet coloring pages that we did together, but they weren’t as deep educationally for my 5 year old as I would have liked. So I tinkered with them and created this game. On each page, there are pictures of common objects that your child will recognize. As they...

Who doesn’t love free things? I was looking all over for pages like these on Google and Etsy and there are TONS. If you are willing to pay. But not me! I would rather pay $15 a month and sink 4 hours into making these on Canva instead of paying $4 to buy them off...