Everything you need to know to put together a Community Garden Bin! It's super exciting to join a community garden. You head out with enthusiasm, excited to dig in (literally!) and start what is sure to be a fantastic season. You start planting only to realize that you left your onion sets at home. Bummer. You keep working only to realize it's hotter out than you realized. And you forgot … [Read more...]
Books that Inspire Kids to Love Gardening
Sometimes getting children excited about gardening is like pulling teeth. Sometimes. It totally depends on the kid... Sometimes they are all for jumping in; digging, planting, weeding, picking everything. But sometimes, they need a little inspiration to propel them. For the less enthusiastic, we need to paint a world of gardening so fantastical that they actually beg us to garden. Yep, its … [Read more...]
Are you ready for baby? 18 Must-Have Baby Items!
Not sure if you have everything you need before your baby arrives? Here a basic, no frills list of must-have items to get so you are ready for your newborn. My husband and I have been so blessed to recently welcome our third child into this world. Since this was our third go around, I figured we were good. I had chilled out big time. I no longer thought I needed to have every baby item I saw … [Read more...]
How to Create a Home-School Supply List Back-to-school Season
Home-school kiddos can enjoy the back-to-school season and realize that they aren't that different...they just get to have a little more fun! I remember being a home-school kid and looking longingly at all the back-to-school supplies, cute notebooks, and awesome back-packs that were in the store...thinking that "regular" kids got all the cool stuff. What I didn't realize then, is that … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Love Reading
Do you want your kids to love reading? I desperately want my kids to be avid readers. Our son is on his way, but our daughter has already gotten there...and beyond. We've now gotten to the point where we have to tell her she can't read sometimes. Awesome! I never thought that would happen! Here's some of the ideas we've used to foster a love for reading in our kids...hope you find some … [Read more...]
