This easy DIY button game for babies also encourages fine motor skills.

Button Play for Fine Motor Skills

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After putting together the St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin, which was then re-purposed  for an Easter sensory bin, I realized that the buttons that we bought had a lot of potential. How so? Well, I got the idea after Squeaker kept trying to go after the package. She was fascinated with the shape and size, so I thought why not capitalize on her curiosity and use button play for fine motor skills development. After gathering a few materials around the house, we had a simple DIY button game that only took me a few minutes to put together but kept her entertained for a good 15 to 20 minutes at a time. (and if you have a young child, you know that’s quite a bit…

How the Easter Bunny Came to Be

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It’s hard to believe that Easter is coming up so quickly! These past few weeks have really flown by and I had meant to have this posted earlier. If you’re like me and wonder about Easter traditions, here’s one specifically about how the Easter bunny came to be. And because the Easter bunny has become such a symbol of Easter, I’m also including a fun round up of Easter bunny themed crafts. It may seem odd to many that a bunny has become part of the religious festival of Easter, but the truth is that the Easter Bunny origin goes further back than you might think! Originally, the Easter bunny was a pagan symbol. The truth is that the Easter Bunny origin goes all the…

Starting a Family Piggy Bank

Starting a Family Piggy Bank

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As a child, I remember having several piggy banks, but none was an actual pig. My mom also collected piggy banks, so I suppose my mild obsession with piggy banks may have come from her. As a family, we had one collective piggy bank and I’ve thought of starting a family piggy bank with Squeaker. All too often, when kids become adults, they forget about those savings lessons learned in their younger years. They spend every last cent out of each paycheck, and they end up without anything left over. Wouldn’t it be great if we could save up some money to have fun with as easily as we did in our youth? Actually, there’s no reason why we can’t. A family piggy bank works…

As parents, we have a role to play in society. Part of that role includes teaching values to our children.

How To Teach Values to Kids

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In this highly digitized society, sometimes it’s difficult to discern exactly what children are learning from things like video games, television, peers, computer games, YouTube videos, etc. And sometimes it’s crystal clear. So how then, do we as parents, counteract what children are learning from society? How are parents supposed to compete with that? The simple answer is- we shouldn’t. Parents should be the first source when it comes to teaching values to children. But, that’s not always the case. Sometimes a parent might become a secondary source. However, by starting at a young age or reinforcing values consistently, a parent can become the primary source- as they should be. I feel it is, after all, part of our responsibility as parents to raise kids…

3 Sources of Fitness Fuel

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While we’ve talked a bit about fitness and starting fitness at home, today I want to talk about nutrition and why it’s important. March is National Nutrition month so I think this is the perfect time to talk about 3 sources of fitness fuel. But don’t just think of this as fitness fuel- think of this as every day life fuel. We want to put the optimal foods into our bodies to keep us going throughout the day. There is much discussion today about basic nutrition.  This is because there is an obesity epidemic on the rise, not just in the United States, but around the world.  People are gaining weight for a number of reasons, including less time exercising  and poorer eating habits.  The…

Are you in need of hope or need a reminder to have hope? Try printing out one of these free printable quotes about hope.

4 Free Quote Printables about Hope

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Hope. Such a powerful word in only four letters. Certainly yes, there are plenty of four letter words that have meaning or that have impact. Several come to mind and no, they aren’t all family friendly. But hope is such an encouraging and gentle reminder. A daily reminder if we want to it to be. Hope has helped me to persevere through so many things in life and hope gets me through to the end of the day. Hope has gotten me through my daughter’s autism diagnosis and the day to day struggles that we face. Hope has gotten me through the transitions I’ve undergone and the changes that I’ve made in my life. Hope gives me a more positive outlook for the future- for…