Category: Family Life

  • Helping your child get her shoes on the right feet

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    Struggling with helping your child understand which shoe goes on which foot? I’ve got tool from the Toolbox for you! R’s and L’s won’t help if your child doesn’t know her letters, but kissing smiley faces will. Grab a pen and drew smiley faces on the inside rim of your child’s shoes at the same…

  • Graham Cracker Mangers

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    Last year I was looking for something fun for my son’s first grade class to do during their Christmas party. I wanted to stay in budget and along the lines of something Christian Christmas-y not Santa Christmas-y. I loved the idea of gingerbread house decorating, but that was both costly and, although cute, I  knew…

  • Transporting birthday goodies

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    We hosted my son’s last birthday party at a birthday party venue. Knowing that I would have to get to transport gifts home of different shapes and sizes, I carried a large plastic bin to the party for carrying most of the gifts home. In taking it to the party, I filled it with consumables:…

  • My Danish teenage daughter started American high school today…

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    Emma, our Danish daughter, just left for her first day of American high school. She is not my daughter, and yet, she is. I feel so excited for her, and yet have butterflies in my stomach, as I know she does, too. When I walk my own children (ages 3, 6 and almost 8 years)…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Scrapbook Party

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Kids Scrapbook Party Gather some favorite vacation pictures and a few friends and host a scrapbook party to create some memory…

  • Blast away Boredom with Board Games

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Board Games What game does your child enjoy the most? Make time to play that game today with your child… alone,…

  • Blast away Boredom with Television (Yes, it is okay.)

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Scheduled/  intentional television Television can be a mind-numbing escape route or a well-used tool. Find shows your family enjoys and schedule…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Fruit of the Spirit Tree

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Fruit of the Spirit Tree A very clever friend of mine from church suggested this fun craft project that leads to…

  • Blast away Boredom with Scheduled Playdates

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Scheduled Playdates So often I intend to schedule playdates with friends, but the time flies by and I forget. Last Spring…

  • Blast away Boredom with water, soap and rags…

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Wash the car, wagon and play cars. Write your names or make shapes on the driveway  or sidewalk in water. When…

  • Blast away Boredom on the Internet

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Go ahead… let your kids surf the ‘net! I know that I learn a lot and enjoy surfing the ‘net so…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Museum Membership

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Museum membership and lots of visits! If you aren’t a member of any museums in your area, consider looking into it.…

  • Blast away Boredom in Houston at Moody Gardens

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Yes, Houstonians, you might already know about Moody Gardens, but did you know how much it really has to offer? This…

  • Blast away Boredom with a Color Walk

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Pick a color of the rainbow and go on a color walk (indoors or out), collecting things of only one color.…

  • Blast Away Boredom in Houston: The Children’s Museum of Houston

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. On Mondays and Wednesdays I will offer ideas for anyone, almost anywhere. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for Houston-area fun. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… The…