contests • travel • U.S. Travel
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 15th, 2024 | 2 Comments »
How do you teach your kids about equality, justice, and respect—respect for different cultures, points of view, and choices?
Family travel can present great opportunities to have natural conversations that lead to learning. And what a better combination for a vacation than one that is both fun and educational!…
Read the full article...
#gno information! • #gno featured • parenting • home management
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on April 5th, 2023 | No Comments »
Whether you have a green thumb or not, these helpful gardening tips for beginners will get you on your way to growing a great fruit and vegetable garden this year.
Getting Started: How to Grow Vegetables From Seeds or From Plants
Starting From Seeds
If you'd like to start from…
Read the full article...
parenting • education
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 17th, 2022 | 2 Comments »
Just as adults need to develop and refine their communication skills, kids need to be taught effective and healthy ways to share their feelings, process emotions, and get across their points.
Diagnosing Anger-Management Issues in Children
When my 11-year-old son was 6 years old, I started noticing…
Read the full article...
crafts • kids crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on June 7th, 2019 | 1 Comment »
Growing up, we never would have thought of duct tape kids crafts. Duct tape was something my dad used for taping pipes, fixing holes in tents, keeping the TV antenna in place, or repairing auto parts. Fast forward a few years and now you've got duct tape in a variety…
Read the full article...
crafts • kids crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 15th, 2019 | 1 Comment »
I am not a craft project type of a mom, so companies like Kiwi Crate are very appealing to me. They make doing art and crafts with my kids easy, convenient, and cost effective.
I knew that even though Kiwi Crate gears its projects to ages 3-7, that my…
Read the full article...