Three Fun and Easy Home-Made Playdough Recipes...

I’m sure when we were kids one of our favorite things was playdough. It allows so much imagination and hours of creativity and fun. Playdough is still a favorite artistic medium of kids everywhere. Playdough can be used over and over again if kept in its container, or kids can let their creations dry and keep them. You can find playdough in almost any store that sells toys. But it’s also very cheap and easy to...

Six Frugal Ideas for a Special Father...

Father’s Day will soon be here. You know you’d like to get him something nice, with money tight for us all maybe an expensive gift isn’t in the budget. These six frugal ideas for a special father are sure to make the father in your family feel loved and appreciated. 1. Let the children make him a T-shirt with their handprints on it. The craft is very simple and your children will love the opportunity to...

Do You Know Your Teen’s Friends?...

We hope, as parents, that what we’ve taught our children will be the guiding force behind them as they become teenagers. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case, no matter how well we think we did. Before long, they begin to listen more to friends than to their parents. Do you know your teen’s friends, and why is it important that you do? While it’s important to encourage your teens to have...

Color Mixing Experiments for Toddlers...

Children love learning new and fun things, especially when they are using their hands. Do you remember how fascinating it was to mix colors as a child? Finding out that yellow and blue make green is a profound discovery for a young mind, and an important one. But in order to learn color mixing, it’s important to be able to see it in action. Fortunately, there are many color mixing experiments that toddlers can do at...

Let Them Dig, Explore, Plant, and Play...

Teaching your children to garden can be a wonderful experience for both you and them. Let’s face it, children love to dig and get their hands dirty. They may even like it more that you do. Why not let them dig, explore, plant, and play by setting aside a part of your garden that they can call their own. Start out by inviting them to help you in your garden. Explain how to plant both seeds and seedlings, how deep to...

Need to Get Closer to Your Teenager?...

At a time when it seems like families are being torn apart, it’s important to get closer to your teenager. How on earth do you do that when they’re changing every day? The following ideas and tips may be just what you need to get closer to your teen and realize that they really are wonderful. As pre-teens reach their teenage years, you may feel like you’re revisiting their toddler years. They try to run from...

Building a Bean Tower...

I’m sure we all know that our children enjoy playing hide and seek. Why not try spice things up a little this spring and build a bean tower that they can use to hide in and still provide the family with fresh green beans to enjoy. The process of building bean towers isn’t difficult, so it’s something your children can help you with. Who knows? They may even decide to eat some of those green beans when they...