As you know, Sophie’s school year has started fully online. And while this isn’t the usual kind of year, and everything is super different from a normal school year, we still needed school supplies! Am I the only one who thinks that school supply shopping is kind of fun? This year we found all of…
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The Sleepover Movie
Do you remember your first sleepover? It was so much fun to stay up late at a friend’s house, watch movies, and eat way too much junk food. While our kids aren’t having sleepovers right now, we are still having weekly family movie nights. We try to mix it up, alternating between classic movies from…
Setting Up An At-Home Learning Space For Kids
Sophie is starting kindergarten this week, and like most kids in the country, that really means she is doing school at home. It’s really important to me that we stay organized, so she can get the most out of school time and get used to the structure. With that in mind, I didn’t want her…
Great Books For Kindergarteners
The summer before kindergarten is an important time for reading. You have the opportunity to read books that will help your child get ready for the classroom, read books that will help reinforce letters, colors, shapes, and other important concepts, and read books that will become new favorites that you and your child can read…
Camping At Home With Kids
One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was to pitch a tent in the backyard and go camping! My kids are little, but we have already started backyard camping with them. It’s a fun way to get outside, and a great way to prepare them for real camping, if that…
Fun Games For Five Year Olds To Build Motor Skills
With kids home for summer, and maybe home for the start of the school year, too, I’ve been thinking about different ways that I can incorporate some learning and development moments into our every day schedule while making them fun for the kids. One thing I know Sophie misses is recess. While recess is often…
Making Your Own At-Home Summer Camp
I always loved summer camp when I was a kid! Fun days with my friends, doing crafts, playing sports, going on field trips, and making friendship bracelets, and learning new things. With most summer camps closed down this year, I’m thinking about ways to give my kids an at-home summer camp experience. Making Your Own…
Special Guests For Fraggle Rock: Rock On! Finale
Who remembers watching Fraggle Rock? It was such a fun show. A true 80’s classic. I loved it when I was a kid. And I’m loving watching the new Fraggle Rock: Rock On! show with my kids on Apple TV+. Fraggle Rock: Rock On! has the original characters – Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, and…
Exclusive HBO Max Playdate
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, HBO Max and some very special guests are excited to invite you to an exclusive “HBO Max Playdate,” a weeklong virtual festival for kids of any age! They’ve lined up six consecutive days of live events, interactive sessions and sneak peeks showcasing new original HBO Max content and classic favorites…
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Earth Day feels a little different this year with our normal family routine interrupted. We aren’t hiking out usual trails or visiting the beaches these days, but we are spending more time than ever outside in our backyard. And with Earth Day coming up this week, we are spending a lot of time talking about…
Sony Pictures KIDS ZONE
As we continue to stay at home, it’s important to find new things that kids can do at home. Sony Pictures has launched a new YouTube channel – Sony Pictures KIDS ZONE – that is here to help. You will find artistic crafts, yummy treats, DIY projects, scientific experiments, energetic dance-alongs, karaoke sing-alongs, a “just…