You may have considered enrolling your child in tuition before the exam period, but you cannot decide if this is the best solution. You’re not the only parent who thought about it. Tuition is becoming a quite popular activity as parents and guardians want to help their children improve their skills. Tuition isn’t great only before the exam period, but also after in case your child struggles in school. In fact, tuition can benefit children of all ages and abilities because it can also help them … [Read more...]
Why is Cursive Handwriting Taught in School?
Some people think cursive writing is a thing of the past but there are still many classrooms where it’s being taught. There are also many children who are excited to learn a new way of writing. They can’t wait to start practising their letters, learning the correct formations and using worksheets to perfect their writing. There are many reasons why teachers as well as parents continue to teach children how to write in cursive. Some argue that without understanding cursive, the next … [Read more...]
Women and STEM
STEM is a phrase you may have heard many times, but never been sure what it actually means. It is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and encompasses any professions or areas of education that fall into these categories. STEM jobs have generally been male-dominated, and even in the 21st century, that continues to be the case. Luckily, there are a whole host of programs and schemes to get women into these workplaces. If you or your kids are considering these subjects … [Read more...]
Tips for Deciding How Much Car You Can Afford
You’re in the market for a new vehicle, but you are not sure how much car you can afford. This isn’t the time to panic, but instead – do some research to see how much car you can afford. Here are some tips to help you make a wise financial decision, when buying a vehicle.Know your car budgetWhether you’re paying cash for a vehicle or plan on having a car payment, it’s wise to have a car budget. Sit down and look at your finances to see if buying a car will put a strain on you … [Read more...]
Back to School Savings Guarantee
Thanks to Coupons.com for sponsoring this information. All opinions are my own.I know it may not always be pleasant to think of back to school duties in the middle of summer, so let's put a positive spin on it ok? It's time to save money and potentially earn an awesome reward from saving money and helping others save money on back to school items! Better, right?has an awesome rewards program called With this "Savings Guarantee" you can earn $25 if you find a coupon code that … [Read more...]
Loaded Pasta Salad
As the weather warms our family outings begin. This means the time is soon coming where I'll be packing lunches quite often as we venture out to different parks, activities and small road trips around the area. Instead of just packing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and calling it good, I want to include fun and different food options that are easy to take on the go. Loaded Pasta Salad is one of those things that is easy to customize based on your food likes and easy to take along. With a … [Read more...]
Cultivate a Love of Reading in your Children
Thanks to Children's Mercy for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.Reading to my kids has always been one of my favorite activities. Of course, when I only had one child it was really easy to do. My daughter and I were home together all day so we could read books and play together. As more children entered our family things got a little more busy, but it also meant I had reading helpers.Though I like to read with my toddler, so do his siblings. One of my middle child's favorite … [Read more...]
3 Fun School Lunch Ideas
We are only a month into the new school year and my kids are already sick of having sandwiches for lunch. I like sandwiches because they are easy and relatively mess free. I put on my thinking cap to come up with some fun school lunches that weren't sandwiches. I thought of my kids favorite foods and I came up with these three great options but found that they were messier than a sandwich. This means I have to remember to throw in a Wet Ones singles into their lunch boxes to wipe their sticky … [Read more...]
Wet Ones Clean Up School Messes
We just finished our first full week of school. While we have fallen back into our "same old" routine with getting ready, heading to the bus, doing homework, dinner and so on, my children haven't wanted to fall into the same routine with school lunches.Every night when we put them to bed we ask for their lunch suggestions. My kids have been coming up with fun snack ideas and wanting different food than we have given them in the past. While I'm happy to change-up their lunches and make it … [Read more...]
Win $500 Tuition Credit to Children of America
Thanks to Children of America for sponsoring today's discussion. All opinions are my own.As parents we want to give the absolute best to our kids. I try to provide my children with a lot of different opportunities and experiences to help mold them into responsible, compassionate, independent and confident people. Children of America schools also want to help create these kinds of learning experiences for our children as well.What is Children of America? The Children of America … [Read more...]
Back to School Teacher Gift Basket
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Back2SchoolReady #CollectiveBiasAs I prepare my children for the new school year I thought I would also gather some items to help their teachers prepare as well. This time of year is filled with pencils, erasers, paper and hand sanitizer but what about some fun treats for the teacher? With Kellogg's Scholastic Free Book Program I thought I would send my kids with some treats and books … [Read more...]
DIY Summer Reading Program
During the summer it's easy to fall into the trap of laziness. Sleeping in because you have nowhere to be, lounging around with games, toys, electronics and not getting much done. I admit that the first week of summer I let all these behaviors slide because I was ready for the break too, but after that it's time to get back to work.During summer children's skills can slip if they don't work to keep them up. My husband and I decided that we needed to do all we could to help our children … [Read more...]
Stocking Stuffers – Elmer’s Early Learners
It's obvious that I'm starting to think about holiday gifts. Elmer's thought it would be fun to feature some of their Early Learners products on my site as great stocking stuffer ideas and I totally agree. These Elmer's product are specifically designed for young children.These glue products are so perfect for my Kindergarten son who is struggling with his pencil grip. With their triangular body to help enforce proper pencil grip I see a lot of fun craft projects in his future using the … [Read more...]
Tips for Choosing the Perfect Backpack + Giveaway
This year I have a Kindergartener heading off to school. It is an exciting time for him. He has been really nervous about it and not sure he wanted to go, but I knew with the right backpack and lunch pack that he would be excited to show them off to his new friends. Garnet Hill came through for him with an incredible new backpack and lunch pack. As I was on the Garnet Hill site letting him choose the backpack he wanted, I started thinking about all the things you need to consider when … [Read more...]
Back to Class Savings Event with Walmart.com
Disclosure: I teamed up with Walmart.com to bring you these Back to School Deals. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.If you haven't started your Back to School shopping, now is the time. We always trust Walmart with our Back to School shopping because they have the best prices on clothes, lunch boxes, backpacks, electronics, school supplies and more. The Walmart Back to Class Savings Event is on now! Get ready to save big with budget-friendly savings on back to … [Read more...]
