Making fruits and veggies more fun for the kids, and grown-ups too

I'm pulling a post from the archives today that many of you may not have seen. It was my second post originally posted 1/21/09. In my humble opinion, I think it contains lots of useful ideas so I'm republishing it today. We all know how important fruits and veggies are and I am blessed to have children who, I understand are a bit out of the ordinary, love fresh produce. To their credit, we do not [+]

Dinner Conversation – Part 2

Last week, I shared with you how we learn about the children's day while gathered around the dinner table. I promised you another conversation idea this week. This week's idea will not only make the meal time more fun, but will also give you an interesting glimpse into your children's developing personalities. A while back I found a book called Kidchat Too! and fell in love with it. This book is intended to spark conversations by [+]

Dinner Conversation

Do your children like to talk? Or do you have to drag information out of them? My children love to talk. I mean they really, really love talking. Honestly, I wouldn't change that about them even if I could. I understand some children do not open up much and even when asked about their day, they might shrug and give a one word answer. You will find the other extreme in our home. There [+]

Frugal Family Fun – Holding Down the Fort

With part of the country snowed in, another fraction enduring long bouts of non-stop rain, and yet another starting Spring Break, this seems like the perfect week to stay home for the next idea in the Frugal Family Fun series. I'm going to offer an old but favorite stand-by for kid fun, including ideas on how to make it even more memorable. You will need: Lots of blankets clothes pins (to hold blankets together) flash lights an out of [+]

Frugal and Free Valentine Ideas for the Kids

Whether you have procrastinated in planning anything fun for your kids this Valentine's Day or if you are too cash-strapped to consider much, let these ideas serve as a spring board to finding something that works for your family. Most of the time, children do not care WHAT you did, but rather that you simply DID. Serve red food all day. My kids loved this when they were younger. For breakfast you could serve toast [+]