Category: Family Life
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Getting the table cleared quickly after mealtime
One night after dinner my husband came up with a brilliant way to get the dinner table cleared of dishes and the like. Click over to see why my kids LOVE to clear the table… and have some fun of your own! Do you have a Super Quick Mom Tip for me to share? If…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Getting kids to get things DONE quickly
I think Kristin might have a great idea here for encouraging/ challenging her kids to get stuff done RIGHT AWAY without nagging. And I just might try it on myself, too. Swing over to The Solomon Story and check it out. Then tell me… has this idea worked for you? Do you have a Super…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Baby Boy Tip
Amy’s tip totally makes me giggle… and it is essential if you are a mom to a baby boy. It’ll be a laundry and sanity-saver. I promise. So go click on over to Amy’s Finer Things and see how pointing it down will help. You’ll thank us both. Do you have a Super Quick Mom…
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Teaching and practicing alphabetical order
My friend Joy homeschools her three children and she has some fantastic teaching tricks up her sleeve that I plan to use when the time is right with my own (not homeschooled) children. She has a way of making learning lots of fun. Earlier this week she shared How to Teach Alphabetical (ABC) Order without…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Taming Glitter
Now that it is nearly Valentine season, my daughter is in full crafting mode. She is cutting hearts, writing messages (as best a sweet 4-year-old can) and, of course, delighting in all of the glitter she can use. And I am making excellent use of an old cookie sheet/ jelly roll pan: (This is an…