Sure your kids are cute but I’m going to go out on a limb and say they are super messy too. So to keep all that cuteness but cut down on the mess, here’s my latest from TLC–Messy Kid Hacks.
Quick Tips for Breakfast On-The-Go
We already know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but sometimes (OK a lot of times) we are rushing out the door, barking order at our kids to get their shoes and socks on, and searching for our lost keys. And in those rushed moments, a well-balanced breakfast is the last thing on our minds. Click right here to see the more of this article!
Genius Ways to Organize Your Car
Friends, after a long summer of fun and tons of travel, my car needed some serious cleaning and organizing. So goodbye snacks that have covered the floor and random toys that somehow found their way into my car. It’s time to get all things organized in my swagger wagon, and here’s how I’m doing it. Click right here to see my fabulous tips.
Tips for Traveling With Your Dog
We have a rule in this house: where we go, Suggie (our dog) goes. So that lady has been hitting the road with us since she was a puppy. She’s a great traveler but usually we have to do a little extra planning. So if you are taking your four legged friend on a trip with you, here’s a few tips to make that trip run smoothly. Click right here to read!
P.S. Yes, this is Wrangler from the Today Show and not Suggie but how stinking cute is Wrangler?
How a trip to the dollar store can bring Olympic fun to your backyard– My Today Show Post
Around here, we are Olympic Super Fans. We watch all the events, cheer way too loudly, and I get weepy every single time Team USA wins a gold. So with the excitement of the Olympic Games in Rio, your kids may be inspired to try some of the Olympic events for themselves. If you have future Olympians ready to play, a few inexpensive items from the dollar store can put you on the road to Rio for your very own backyard Olympics. Here’s my TODAY Show post with super fun and super cute ideas for your future Olympians. Click right here to read!
Fourth of July Party Hacks Perfect for the Olympics Too
If you’re a huge Olympics fan like me, you’ve probably already spent countless hours watching Team USA going for the gold. If you’re throwing a little viewing party for yourself or a few friends, check out my Fourth of July party hacks video because all of these red, white, and blue party tips are also perfect for the Olympics too!
8 easy and fun homemade Father’s Day gifts Dad will love– My Today Show Post
Father’s Day is right around the corner and this is usually when I start to panic because I still need gift ideas! PANIC!! But not this year! This year I’ve got 8 easy and fun homemade Father’s Day gifts and I’m sharing them on the Today Show. Click right here to see all these ideas!
How a trip to the dollar store can cure summer boredom– My Today Show Post
Looking for inexpensive and easy ways to entertain your kids all summer? Then click right here to read my Today Show post on how you can turn a few items from the dollar store into all sorts of summer fun!
Fun & Easy Ways To Teach Sight Words At Home
Since becoming a mom I’ve gotten pretty good at saying “no” all the time. No you cannot have ice cream for breakfast. No you cannot wear your bathing suit to preschool. No you cannot push your sister down the steps in that box. But one thing I rarely say “no” to is when my kids ask me to read another book to them. Even when I’m half asleep snuggled down in their twin beds, I try to keep reading or at least promise to finish the book tomorrow. Luckily I’ve memorized most of the favorites that are on current repeat like the Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Williams and The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt — if you haven’t read these, GO GET THEM!
But what’s even better than snuggling and reading to my kids? Now they’re reading to me and it’s blowing my mind. Seriously, having my son read to us at night while his little sister reads a few words with him — it’s AMAZING. I want to help encourage their reading at home, so that’s why we’re getting creative with sight words.
Sight words are the basic words all kids need to know as they start learning to read. If you’re kids are in school, their teachers are doing all sorts of fun and interesting thing to help teach sight words. But to encourage reading at home and for kindergarten readiness, I wanted easy and fun ways to incorporate sight words into our daily lives that didn’t have me drilling the kids with flashcards and handing over more worksheets—that doesn’t sound like fun. So the idea is keep it simple, don’t overwhelm kids with too many words or they’ll lose interest, and make sure they know the words before you add more. But most importantly keep it fun and remind your kids how awesome they are for learning all these new words.
- Drag Racing- Because we have approximately 3 million small cars, trucks and trains in this house, there is always some sort of vehicle zooming across the kitchen floor, and so, sight words drag racing was born. Write sight words on small stickers and attach them to the top of the toy cars and trains. Setup races to see who wins. Will it be the “she” convertible or will it be the “then” train? For extra review, create a bracket (like March Madness) and see who will be the ultimate Sight Word Drag Race Winner
- Go Fish– My kids are basically card sharks when it comes to their favorite game, Go Fish. We swapped out their regular Go Fish cards with notecards that have sight words written on them. Same game with the same rules. Every time you take a turn, be sure to show your card and say the sight word.
- Nighttime Play – This one is a favorite in our house. I taped all their sight word flashcards to the front of their dressers in their bedrooms. While they are getting ready for bed, we practice the sight words. If they can quickly identify the word, they get to move the card to the side of the dresser. I make a huge deal over how long the list of words is that they know, and it’s just a fun spin on flashcard drills.
- Shaving cream- Grab a can of cheap shaving cream and squirt a pile on your table. Let your kids paint with the shaving cream and then ask them to write a few sight words. You can even write a few words and see if they know the words you are writing.
- Scavenger Hunt- This game is so easy and you can throw it together in minutes. Put together a master list of sight words and copy each word onto a post it note. Hang the post it notes all through the house and give your child their master list. Let them run through the house looking for the sight words that match their master list. You can even add a few extra sight words that aren’t on their list to make the game more challenging. Make sure they are saying each word as they find it.
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