Summertime is family time for many parents and children around the globe. Finding activities to do together can pose a challenge, but there are plenty of ways to make summer fun for the whole family without having to plan an extravagant vacation or zap your family’s budget. One of my family’s favorite things to do …
Halloween is almost here, and soon kids will go door-to-door shouting, “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!” Of course, what goes into their goody bags is usually full of sugar. It’s not unusual for children to want to dig into their Halloween treat bag and devour the contents when …
While families in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving this month, here in Australia we celebrated Melbourne Cup Day. A lot of people attend the horse race, but even more Aussie families enjoy spring carnivals, BBQs, or enjoying the warmer weather. (That’s right, it’s spring here in the southern hemisphere.) Regardless of where you are, we …
Is your child obsessed with unicorns? Not sure about you but my daughter absolutely loves them. From clothes, to soft cuddly toys, to food and even her toothbrush! If it has a majestic unicorn on it she is there. Rainbow ones in particular. She is the reason I created my latest coloring book “Cool, Clever, …
I’ve been busy over the holiday period creating my next kids coloring book. I’m excited to now share it with you – “Cute Animal Coloring Book For Kids Ages 3-8” is now available on Amazon.It is filled with brave lions, tigers, and cheetahs, plus purrfect pets, fantastic farm animals and cute sleeping sloths. The coloring book …
My daughter loves to color in and since spending more time at home, it is something I have encouraged (it also means less screen time). So are there benefits to coloring? I did some research and yes, there seems to be 5 main benefits for kids when they participate in coloring. These are: Fine Motor …
