Education: 8 Ways to Keep Math Skills Up in the SummerEducation—Summer is the break kids look forward so they can shut off their minds. But summer is also three months out of the year when your kid’s developing brains should be practicing and staying in shape. As summer activities begin, keep your children’s minds open and ready for growth…
Summer Break: 5 Tips to Keep You on Task This SummerIt can be tough to feel like you have a solid routine during the summer when the kids are out of school and between activities. If it's not time for summer camp, it means the kids are at home and yearning for something to occupy those long days. While…
Summer: How to Transition from School to Summer RoutinesThe end of the school year is fast approaching and that means it's time to change schedules, set new routines and ensure that everyone is taken care of for the summer. It's never easy and as kids get older, the routine changes constantly. Here are some my tried and…
Personal Time: Mom Needs a Summer Break TooIt is summer, and it is a great time to be a mom. I was ready for the school year to end even though I only had one in school, just finishing up kindergarten. We have been looking forward to not having homework or lunches to pack. I was looking…
Keepsakes: Three Low-cost, Fun Ideas for Preserving Summer Vacation Memoriesmom • family fun & traditions • family fun • family fun-traditions
Preserving Memories—The following scenarios happens every August. Fresh from our family vacation, I have high hopes — "This will be the year I actually finish that scrapbook, upload all my vacation photos to Picassa, and mail those postcards." And then life happens. The kids go back to…
