Schools out for the summer! Portfolios have been sent home. Report cards are posted. What do parents need to do? ORGANIZE!!! At the end of every year I take time to do some housekeeping. Kids grow and change so quickly that we will forget how they are at this age. I try to make a snapshot or time capsule of who they are at this age and file it away in a memory book or box. It is important not to save everything or throw everything, but find a happy medium that works for ... Read more...
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How to stop losing things at school.
I entered the lost and found area at my kid’s grade school and immediately came to the realization: It’s not just my kid that has lost a jacket. The coat rack was bursting at the seams and the bins underneath spilled over onto the floor. How was I ever going to find my son’s favorite blue jacket? We scoured the piles of over 100 coats with no luck. Then surprise… my son remembered he left it on the school playground. We boogied out with our fingers crossed. PHEW, it was thankfully still ... Read more...
Back To School Photo Prop Ideas
Let your child's back-to-school photo stand out from the crowd. Spice up the generic stand and smile on your first day of school photos. Add a little pzazz and make back-to-school photos a bit more exciting with some back to school photo props. It’s easy to create a prop for back to school photo. In fact, most of the back to school photo prop listed here can be created with paper, your own supplies and a few accessories you have laying around the house. The dollar store or Amazon is also ... Read more...
Make the most of Back to School Shopping
For the kids, getting new clothes, school supplies and gear may be the only good thing about the upcoming semester. That doesn’t mean you have to go out and spend a fortune every time you prepare them for a new semester. Here are some tips that will help you get through school shopping, while saving you a few bucks along the way. Back to School Shopping Tips for Thrifty Families Hold off on the Trendier Gear Kids may fall in love with a lunch box or a pencil box in July, ... Read more...
What is a good gift to give kids on their last day of school?
Another year has gone. Teachers and parents are looking for little ways to celebrate the ending of the school year. It is an accomplishment, an end, and a beginning to summer fun. What is a good gift to give kids on their last day of school that is…. Cheap – Easy – Meaningful That’s a hard combination. ... Read more...
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