Disclosure: This post is part of a yearly series in partnership with Netflix. As a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam, I'll be sharing ideas throughout the year on some of the best Netflix titles to stream with your family. The content, as always, is whatever streams through my … [Read more...] about The Big Summer of Small Adventures
Kids
Keep the Expectations Low and the Habitat Zipped.
For his birthday last year, Eli received a praying mantis kit. It came with a handy pop-up viewing habitat, a little book about the praying mantis, and a certificate to mail away for your praying mantis egg case. Being August, and knowing that by the time the little mantis babies … [Read more...] about Keep the Expectations Low and the Habitat Zipped.
The Anti-Boredom Summer: Have Fun Without a Bucket List
As I struggled with how to plan for summer and find that sweet spot in between no order (which the kids would love and I would loathe) and micromanaging the entire summer (which would be the death of us all by mid-June), I came across something in Jennifer Senior's book, All Joy … [Read more...] about The Anti-Boredom Summer: Have Fun Without a Bucket List
The Boxtrolls on Netflix: Inspired Play for Summer Fun
Disclosure: This post is part of a yearly series in partnership with Netflix. As a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam, I'll be sharing ideas throughout the year on some of the best Netflix titles to stream with your family. The content, as always, is whatever streams through my … [Read more...] about The Boxtrolls on Netflix: Inspired Play for Summer Fun
It’s (Still) Hard Out Here For the Dads
In honor of Father's Day, I'm bringing back an oldie but a goodie (at least in my mind). I wrote this post about the struggle I imagine this generation of dads who are in the thick of parenting must feel 3 years ago. I had no intentions of republishing it, and in fact had quite … [Read more...] about It’s (Still) Hard Out Here For the Dads