Articles about Kids
4 Helpful Tips For Creating A Home Evacuation Plan
About a month ago, I began writing an article to discuss creating a home evacuation plan. I planned on sharing it this month because September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Little did I know, I would be putting my home evacuation plan to use before sharing it with you.
I live in Oregon. We currently have 47 wildfires burning. Hundreds of thousands of acres are burning out of control. People have lost absolutely everything. Watching the news is devastating. We feel helpless and Read more [...]
VITCOCO Wireless Otoscope – Lets You Look Inside Your Own Ears! {Review}
Thank you to VITCOCO for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion.
I have been known to tell my husband that "I wish I could see inside my own ears!" At least once a year since we've been married, I've had an earache and have asked him to use my otoscope to look in my ears. I have tried to explain to him and show him pictures of what he is looking for, but he never was able to reliably understand and convey what he saw to me. Now, with the help of the VITCOCO Wireless Otoscope. Read more [...]
Letter Of The Day – Fun Preschool Alphabet Activities You Can Do At Home!
This summer my daughter and I did a fun activity we called "Letter Of the Day". We got the idea from Sesame Street. Each weekday we would focus on one letter of the alphabet. It took us about five weeks to get through all 26 letters. We practiced writing the letter, found objects beginning with the letter, talked about animals names that began with the letter, read books with the letter in the title, made the letter out of different items such as toys and play doh, ate food that started with the Read more [...]
The Game Table You Need With Limited Space – Barrington Urban Collection Shuffleboard Table Review
I received the Barrington Urban Collection Shuffleboard Table from MD Sports to help facilitate this post. As always, all opinions are my own.
I know what it's like to live in cramped quarters. Until we added on recently, our home was on the smaller side. (Only 2 official bedrooms and 2 bathrooms for the 7 of us! Thankfully, our living room, dining room, and kitchen were all good sizes.) But as the kids have grown, I've realized that it's important to have activities for them to do Read more [...]
Mask Market – Custom Face Masks {Review + Giveaway!}
Thank you to Mask Market for sending a custom mask in exchange for my honest opinion.
As you may remember, I am a full-time school nurse. This is going to be an especially difficult start to the school year for so many reasons. Something I had worried about was that my students won't be able to see me smile behind my mask this year. When Mask Market asked if I would like to try one of their custom face masks and I learned that I could upload my own photo - and get a mask with my own smile Read more [...]
