Whimsical, artistic, cheerful, and inviting is exactly how I would describe the home where my family had our very first AirBnb experience. As soon as we walked in the front door I knew we were going to have a great weekend! How could you not in a place called the Skittles Shack? When our family …
“The love in our family flows strong and deep leaving us memories to treasure and keep.” -unknown During a normal week, the girls and I spend a fair amount of time at home but we also enjoy spending many days adventuring out into our community. You can often find us at the library, a local …
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” -Emilie Buchwald Teaching a child to read is essential. Reading skills are important for learning, working, and even playing. So, it is understandable why this could be an area that is stressful for parents. They want to do it right to help their children succeed …
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin The best way to teach children at home is just by doing life together. There are many ways to take the simple tasks we do every single day and incorporate academics into those tasks; as well as other …
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.“ ~ Fred Rogers If you want to involve your children in a world of play opportunities then visiting children’s museums will provide them with endless play for …
Our family recently visited the Georgia Aquarium and we all had a blast! We learned so much about sea creatures, got up close and personal with penguins and stingrays, and watched several engaging shows. I would highly recommend visiting when you have the opportunity and we have a few suggestions for you before you do. …
Time will tell us what truly matters. As an adult, we use a calendar every day. Whether it is hanging on the wall, lying on a desk, shoved into your purse, or found on an app in your phone, we could all agree the calendar is an extremely important and useful tool. Since the calendar …
A child, more than anyone else, is a spontaneous observer of nature. ~ Maria Montessori Exploring outdoors is something I enjoy doing with our girls. Actually, our youngest Celia tends to prefer being outside than inside. She seems to be at peace when she is playing outside rather than inside. So when we have the …
At the beginning of 2019, I chose Intentional to be my word of the year. I learned so much in 2019 with intentionality as my focus. The plan was to be intentional with everything in my life. Well, the saying “be specific to be terrific” was created for a reason. Trying to be intentional in …
“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” ~Walt Disney Daniel enjoys Disney World. He has fond memories of visiting as a child so we decided to take a trip to the Art of Animation Resort and stay there …
