It's not really time for last-minute gift ideas until two-day shipping can no longer bail you out. Every year, I love coming up with a list of really fantastic last-minute gifts that don't LOOK like you waited until the last possible moment to figure out a gift. If you're in that sticky procrastination spot, I hope this list of last-minute gift ideas will help you out! 20 Great Last-Minute Gift Ideas LET'S DRAW CLASS Do you have a budding artist? This drawing class includes 75 super ... Read More about 20+ Great Last-Minute Gift Ideas
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30+ Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas
It's holiday party season and in the last 15 years, Favorite Things parties have become wildly popular (if you're new to the idea of a Favorite Things Party, I have a whole blog post here about how they work). Every year when I open my question box where you can submit requests for gift ideas, I get a flood of people asking for suggestions for things to take to a Favorite Things party. I've shared some of my top favorite things to take to a party like this, but I opened a question box ... Read More about 30+ Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas
How Our Good Traveler Budget Works
When we went to Japan earlier this year, Bart suggested that we offer our kids a "Good Traveler Budget." It was very popular on our Japan trip and we did it again on our Paris trip. The Good Traveler Budget basically acts as little bit of an incentive to hold it together when traveling gets tiring and days are long and also a way for them to have money for souvenirs or extra treats instead of asking us to buy them things. Each day, they can earn $5 (or a general equivalent in whatever ... Read More about How Our Good Traveler Budget Works
Day in the Life: Weekend Edition
In all the years that I've done Day in the Life posts (starting back in 2012!), I don't think I've ever done one about the weekend. (And after doing this, I know why! 2.5 days is a lot more to keep track of than 1). But in honor of the Better Weekends series I've been doing this month (Part 1 was about having fun weekends with kids, Part 2 about balancing chores and fun on the weekend and Part 3 was about weekend fun on a budget, plus the original post from earlier this year with tips for ... Read More about Day in the Life: Weekend Edition
15+ Picture Books on Gratitude
I think as children (and basically as humans in general), it's easy to be focused one what we want or what we don't have instead of making gratitude for the things we DO have part of our regular life. These picture books on gratitude do a lovely job of helping open up a conversation about gratitude, which is especially wonderful during November and going into the holiday season where it's easy to get a case of the "gimmes." best books on gratitude Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia ... Read More about 15+ Picture Books on Gratitude