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Cute Cake Decorating
The countdown has begun and summer vacation is definitely around the corner. While children can’t wait for the last day of school, many parents are concerned with finding enough things to keep their kids busy all summer. There are of course the summer camping trips, family reunions and a few trips to the beach, but what about the rest of the time? What can you do to keep them stimulated and busy?
Way Cute Back Pack
Most of us want our homes to reflect our personality. We pick things that we like and that say something about us. My husband and I tried to do this with our first home. We painted all the rooms different colors to give them personality. We also decorated with items that you couldn’t find at IKEA or Walmart. We found some stuff at garage sales, designed our own decorations or found great items online. We have the same method of thinking when it comes to giving things to other people. We want to give things that are original and have some personality or flare. When it comes to birthday parties for my five year old daughter, we make something to give as the present. Kids especially like things that are made just for them. It gives them a well needed sense of ownership they crave so much. Some people struggle to come up with ideas of what to make. If you are one of these people, I have a few websites that can help you out.
Eco Friendly Dollhouse
If you’ve never been a full time mom, you probably can’t understand why moms that stay home with their children are often frazzled. It doesn’t seem that hard to get kids dressed, fed, taken to the park, driven to school and dragged along to the grocery store. But as any full time parent knows, it’s much harder than meets the eye. Besides the daily tantrums over what to wear, what to eat, when to take a nap and how to put your seat belt on, you have to keep the house clean, plan out meals, do the laundry, run errands, pay bills, change dirty diapers, do the dishes and still find some time to feel like you’re a human being. Anyone who doubts how hard this can be should take the opportunity to watch kids full time for a day or two to see what it’s really like. Because of the difficulty of the task that we face, parents need to come up with ways to “occupy” their kids so they can have some downtime to make the meals, switch the laundry batches, and take an occasional shower.
Parenthood, they say, is the biggest joy one can experience in this life. As a parent I agree with this, but what they fail to mention is that parenthood is a double edged sword. For every joy you experience, you will also likely face that same level of frustration, sadness or disappointment. Does this mean it’s not worth it? Of course not. Most parents will attest to the fact that the up side of having a child outweighs the down side of having a child in the big scheme of things. That being said, parents have to strategize how to minimize the bad stuff so they can enjoy the good stuff more. One constant battle is finding ways to positively motivate your child to make good choices. Like any historical battle, both sides will face victories and defeats, and each will come up with new tactics every time they face a temporary defeat. My 5 year old is now at the point where time outs or taking away toys no longer motivates her to make the choices I would like her to make. She thinks her temporary victory will last, but she is mistaken. What she doesn’t know is that I have launched a counter attack disguised as a way for her to get new toys.
My daughter just turned 5 and I have decided to teach her at home instead of sending her to public schools. This decision is based on several factors, most of which have to do with what type of beliefs I want her to have. I want her to have a broad view of the world and all that she can do to help those around her. I want her to be confident about who she is and not worry about being popular or fitting in with a crowd. I want her to trust her parents and really value her family relationships. Because these are things that I desire for my daughter, I am constantly on the look out for anything that can help achieve these goals, like good books to read, clean movies to watch and modest clothing to wear. Family Christian Stores has all of these things plus much more for me and my family.
Ok, so the holidays are over, now what? Did you do your due diligence by taking a bazillion pictures of your friends, family, crazy relatives or kids? I didn’t take as many as I usually do, but I did get a few really great ones. Now comes the question of what to do with them. I send out a group of pics every month to family and friends that live around the country, but I rarely do anything else with them. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find a way to display them in an artistic way that doesn’t break the bank?
Growing up we never had a lot of money and I was the youngest of seven kids. As you can imagine Halloween time was a hectic time for my mom. It normally ended the same way, rushing from store to store trying to find a costume last minute. This time around I want to do it right. I update coupons for this website, so with Halloween not far away I started looking around. I was impressed at the cost and selection they offered at Costume Discounters. I was able to sort them by price, themes, age groups, and more.
Awesome kid books!
When I was younger I remember reading Zoobooks and falling in love with animals. Their beauty and their living habitats intrigued me. As I have grown, I have come to look back at Zoobooks and love them to this day.
When I was young we never had any money to go on trips or vacations. The only thing we did was load up 
in our ten passenger van and drive from Oregon to Utah every summer to
visit our cousins. The trip was long, but we tried to have fun with it along the way. I remember dropping oreos out the back windows to see how long they would roll before exploding. We also got really good at making up dances with our feet on the ceiling. Ya, this was before seat belts were strictly enforced. When I got married my husband learned that I had never been to Disneyland so he promised to take me there. About six months after we got married we drove to California and I got to experience Disneyland for the first time. It was so much fun being there with just my husband acting like kids. My daughter however didn’t have to wait until she was in her twenties to go to Disneyland.
As soon as the weather starts to warm up I start itching to get outside. I love hiking, biking, swimming, camping and most outdoor activities I can do with my family. My daughter will be 3 1/2 this summer and 
one of my priorities is to teach her to swim. Besides wanting my daughter to be safe in the water, I also want her to enjoy herself. I took her swimming last week and she loved it. She really started to like floating on those water noodles and other flotation devices that looked like lily pads. It took her a while to trust that something besides her mom could prevent her from falling in the water. Now I just need to teach her how to learn to float by herself. I started to search for some ideas and I found a website that sells some great water toys.
