Tag: Fun Activities for Kids
Screen-Free Technology for Your Kids
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Our daughter is 7, almost 8, but we don’t allow her to have handheld screens. She is not allowed to be on our phones unless under very special circumstances. We don’t let her use an iPad except for Osmo and to use the Home Court App. This means no video…
They Weren’t Living, They Were Surviving – A Little House on the Prairie Reflection
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We spent the last year working through reading The Little House on the Prairie out loud with Quinn. We had intentional quality time as a family, usually around the fire, drinking tea or hot chocolate, and learning about an essential historical time. By reading aloud, we helped Quinn understand the…
Being a Kid with Your Kids
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This spring break, we stayed home, but for one of those nights, we went to our local resort. I had received a Mother’s Day gift certificate to use there, and since I hadn’t used it yet, we figured we might as well go. Jordan made the reservation, and in true…
Raising Kids with Animals
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When I was a little girl I had many pets. Bunnies, guinea pigs, fish – two particular 25-cent goldfish lived so long we actually had to move them to a cow water tank when we moved away, cats, dogs, and chickens. I got to see all parts of an animal’s…