When Ella was about two, we bought a memory game at a garage sale for a dollar. I cannot even begin to estimate how many times we played that game (I also think I probably permanently injured something with all the time I spent stuffed into the tiny little IKEA chair while we played), but it had to be hundreds. I actually quite like playing Memory, so I didn't mind all that much. So when we saw practically brand-new versions of Candyland and Chutes & Ladders a month before Christmas ... Read More about 10 Games I Don’t Hate Playing with My Children
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Girl Talk: Episode 4
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Little Skye Boutique, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #embracechildhood http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Watching Star get her six month shots Ani: Oh, she's getting bandages! [pause] Ani: To keep her legs warm! After Ani disrupted a game of Tiddlywinks, Ella storms out of the room Ella: Well, don't expect to ever see me again! Playing checkers with me, Ella jumps one of my ... Read More about Girl Talk: Episode 4
Class of 2028
This post is a collaboration with the Arizona Commission for PostsecondaryEducation For as long as I can remember, I knew my parents would pay for my room and board when I went to college and I would be responsible for paying for my tuition and books. Both sets of my grandparents did this for my parents, and now Bart and I plan to do the same thing for our children. We like this strategy for several reasons (reasons which we've mostly stolen from my parents, as we do): First, it ... Read More about Class of 2028
Easy and Classy Halloween Table Decorations
There's nothing like a fun and festive Halloween dinner to celebrate the season and these classy Halloween table decorations are simple and inexpensive and make for beautiful Halloween tablescapes! When I was growing up, we usually had a Halloween dinner before we headed out to trick-or-treat. I remember root beer in a plastic cauldron with dry ice smoke and a block of ice frozen in a rubber glove to look like a hand bobbing inside it. There was also jello shaped like a hand (one upside ... Read More about Easy and Classy Halloween Table Decorations
Teaching Ella to Read
As a big reader myself, it was clearly important to me that my children learned to read well. But frankly, the idea of teaching my children to read has been kind of terrifying to me. I don't particularly remember learning how to read, and I'd never taught anyone to read either. Over the last year and a half, Ella has become an incredibly good reader (I haven't tested her so I'm not sure what grade level she's reading on, but I'd guess it's at least third or fourth) and I've had a lot of ... Read More about Teaching Ella to Read