"back to school"

Opening a new, fresh box of crayons is pure bliss. All the perfectly sharpened tips and all of the crayons lined up in perfectly symmetrical rows. OH, and the colors! You can get these colorful crayons in a Back to School Crayon Banner that you can download and print for FREE! …

  The smell of paper and pencil shavings, the look of a new pink eraser, and nice, colorful crayons, markers, and pencils. Oh, how I love the aisles of school supplies that pop up in every store right around the time that we really get into the swing of summer. Although …

The kids are back in school! Maybe you’re like me and your schedule has been so jam packed that all of your good intentions have gone out the window. Or maybe you are Mary Poppins and you have everything wonderful and good about life mastered. Either way, we’re here together. …

It’s about time for school to start again here. I am working on our yearly back to school dinner and quotes for the school year. That is coming soon! As my kids have gotten older, I have really begun to love summer a whole lot more. They are so much …

July is winding down here folks! Around these parts school starts in August. So, come August 1st the feeling in my heart, my bones, and my skin just changes…it’s like my honing instincts kick in and before I know it, I’m standing in the back to school aisle drunk with …

In case you haven’t noticed, 2020 has been a little bit…..odd. Fires in Australia, a horrible pandemic, a run on toilet paper, figuring out we don’t actually wash our hands all that much, riots, murder hornets, and now….figuring out what to do with Back to School.  Are you trying to …

I keep seeing all of these super adorable printable lunchbox notes. I once wrote a note to my son and left it in his lunchbox. When he got home from school he said, “Mom, just don’t do that again. Sorry. I love you though.” I was happy. You’d think I …

Every year as my boys start school, we have a Back to School dinner. They choose the menu–this year it was baby back ribs, baked potatoes, and beans. We also make yummy cupcakes for dessert. We also choose an inspirational quote to be our family “theme” for the upcoming school year. …

Due to school closures, many parents are now seeking educational but fun activities to keep their children engaged while staying home. Thankfully the folks at Tommy John have created a round-up of growth mindset printable activities for kids. These are non-screen activities and printables that are geared to help kids …

Hey! I don’t know about you, but even though I have been forced to slow down and just keep a slower pace these days, it seems like my mind is extremely engaged with so much more! It’s like I have 14 tabs open in my brain….and 4 of them are …