One of the Pillars of our Afterschooling

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  Pillars of Our Afterschooling As we’re continuing to refine our afterschooling program with Sweet B in terms of supplements and other things, I felt that it was high time that I should talk about one of the pillars of our afterschooling program. One of the reasons I wanted to start afterschooling with Sweet B was to increase her literacy and fine motor skills. Fine motor skills have always been a big area of hers as far as what to work on and literacy is close behind. It’s difficult to measure her literacy since she’s non-verbal but she has shown improvements over the past few years. She’s still nowhere near peers of her age and developmentally is around 6 or 7 years of age. This…

Chicken and Quinoa Casserole

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Chicken and Quinoa Casserole (hearty and healthy) My ex was a very picky eater, so convincing him to try something like quinoa just wasn’t going to happen. And if I suggested something like a broccoli and chicken casserole? Forget it. So, when I suggested trying this next recipe to Kyle, I wasn’t sure how it was going to go over. Sure, he’s been a lot more open to trying things and hasn’t said no to anything I’ve suggested. But this, I thought, might be pushing it because it was a chicken and quinoa casserole. Personally, I love quinoa but hadn’t cooked with it too much in the past few years because I was the only one eating it. Then, I came across a delicious casserole…
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Celebrate Chinese New Year

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This post makes use of affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy for further information- thanks! February 19th just so happens to be Chinese New Year  this year and Just Another Mom wants to help you celebrate Chinese New Year! Really, it’s Chinese Lunar New Year and this year is the Year of the Sheep (or Ram). I have 10 fun and tasty recipes for you and your family to try, a book list to scan, and a free mini printable pack! If you’re looking for more ideas to celebrate Chinese New Year, I’m also sharing the link to my Pinterest board. When we lived in California, celebrating Chinese New Year meant going to the parade in Chinatown in Oakland. Lately I’ve been watching videos…

Over 100 Valentine's Day Ideas for Toddlers and younger Preschoolers

100+ Valentine’s Day Ideas for Toddlers

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As I attempt to get back on track with my 14 Days of Valentines series (which, at this rate, won’t be finished on time but will still culminate with the Gift Guide), I’m just going to post what I had planned and hopefully get to everything. For today, that includes 100+ Valentine’s Day Ideas for Toddlers (crafts & activities only) while I finish up the printable packs that I’m working on and a few more free printables (love themes, kid friendly Valentine themed quotes, printable Valentine’s Day cards) to share and some exclusives for my mailing list. That all being said, I bring you day 6 of 14 Days of Valentines: 100+ Valentine’s Day Ideas for Toddlers I’m hoping to get to a few of…

Spinach, Sausage, and Turkey Meatballs

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Delicious Spinach, Sausage, and Turkey Meatballs This past weekend being the super bowl, Kyle and I were looking for something easy to make that would be ready in time for the big game. Sundays are usually low key for us, but since his boys get dropped off to their mom on Sunday afternoon, sometimes figuring out something to make for dinner can be a bit tricky. I’m all for an easy meatball recipe and after seeing a recipe for Sausage and Turkey Meatballs from Wife, Mom, Geek- I decided that this was something I needed to make. And did I mention that we also put bacon in ours? We always put chopped bacon in our meatloaf recipes, so since this was similar to that in…

Children’s Dental Health Month

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14 Days of Valentines will resume on Saturday as I want to get to a few other things before that. Plus, I’m still working on a few things for my 14 Days of Valentines series, so I want to make sure that I have all of that together before we delve back in. In the meanwhile, February is a special month. Aside from being my birth month, there are quite a few special things about February that we’re going to cover this week. For example, did you know that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month here in the United States? With all of the sweets being consumed this month for Valentine’s Day, plus the runoff from Christmas (we still have candy canes laying around);…