Where to buy: www.amazon.com The Wii Fit is a product designed to get you fit in the comfort of your home. You can choose from […]
How to Help Children Deal with Stress
Stress is a normal part of life. How we choose to deal with it, however, is an entirely different subject. As a parent or grandparent, […]
The Kids’ Book of Adventure Projects
Where to buy: www.amazon.com The Kids’ Book of Adventure Projects will keep your children occupied with fantastic adventure projects for hours and hours. They will […]
How a Special Goodbye Routine Can Help Separation Anxiety
When school starts, and you’re sending off a new student on her first day a full day school, you may have to deal with separation anxiety. If you have other children you may be an old pro at this. However, if this is your first child, you may want to know how a special goodbye routine can help separation anxiety for you and your child.
Fabulous Contest starts today!
Just look at this prize basket: WOW! Rhett Templeton over at TempltonSilver.com has a wonderful contest going on and we’re excited. Our friends from CrittersWhoCare.com […]
Household Chores for Preschool-Aged Children
Children can learn to do household chores at a young age. Even toddlers can be taught to pick up their clothes and toys and put them away.
Preschool-aged children should be doing a wider variety of household chores. In our home, I keep my preschoolers’ chore list short and simple, but they have come a long way in learning to clean up after themselves.
Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
Where to buy: www.amazon.com Summertime is here and with it come ice-cream and frozen desserts. The author of the “Perfect Scoop”, David Lebovitz, puts his […]
The Basics of Back-to-School Shopping
Many parents look forward to the beginning of a new school year. However, many parents also they dread the prospects of back-to-school shopping. Some parents are experts at the basics of back-to-school shopping while others struggle with it. You can use some of these tips for back-to-school shopping so you can get the job done without struggling.
Back to school, or back to the poor house?
Back to school is a time when many moms witness their money sprout wings and take flight, finding their homes at retail stores across America. I know that consumer spending is good for the economy, but I don’t take it upon myself to keep the entire US economy propped up, so when my first-grade son announced that he wanted a backpack with rollers, I saw this as a wonderful financial teaching moment. His school is small, and he doesn’t walk to or from school. He didn’t need rollers.
I told my son that I would give him $8 toward a backpack. I told
School lunches
Here are a few lunch and snack ideas from Dining On A Dime Cookbook to help out.
*To keep drinks cold in lunch boxes, pour a small amount in the bottom of the container (not glass) and then set the cap loosely on top. Put it in the freezer overnight. The next day fill with the rest of the drink. The ice should slowly melt all day long, keeping the beverage cool.
*Save the catsup and mustard packets and napkins you don’t use fr