Preventing the Summer Slide
What is the “Summer Slide”? The time when students lose some of the achievement gains they made during the school year. Here are some tips from KinderCare experts that will...
Gardening Lessons Teach Us More Than Gardening
She is wrist deep in the dirt, pushing it aside to make room for her plants. I watch her tickle the ends of the roots, just like I taught her,...
Tips for Gardening with Kids
My husband and I have always loved gardening. But it wasn’t until last year when we built our big, fenced, raised-row garden that we really got into it. Our garden...
The “Only-Runs-On-The-Playground” Lady
by Maureen Zhao
There are only two times you will find me running- if I am being chased, or if I am chasing someone. Both usually occur on a playground with my children...
How To Grow Windowsill Herbs
by Janna Murphy
I love to grow my own herbs! They are simple, they grow fast and they have so many wonderful uses. I am going to show you a simple and cheap...
Our Screen-Free Week: 6 Ways Life Changed
by Dawn Lenio
Screen-free week, what’s the big deal? We could do that easily if we wanted to, I just don’t want to. We’re fine with our balance. I grew up watching hours...
Our Screen-Free Week: Setting the Expectation
by Dawn Lenio
Screen-time and survival mode, they go hand in hand right? Sick? Let them watch TV! New baby? Let them watch TV! Rainy day? Let them watch TV! Work deadline? Let...
The Food Coloring Rescue/Fail
The birds have started singing and the temps are slowly rising, but I still don’t think the mountain of snow in the middle of our cul-de-sac will melt till June....
5 Easy Ways to Enjoy Winter with Kids
Having three boys in quick succession means that sometimes the four walls of our house feel too confining – especially in the winter. Cabin fever is a real thing, y’all! ...
Winter Birthday? No Problem!
We are Minnesotans. We are tough. A little cold is nothing to us. We wear flip-flops in the winter. Our kids beg to play on the mountains of snow piled...
2019 Minneapolis WinterSkate Guide
Winter is officially upon us and what better way to get out & enjoy it than to go ice skating? Wells Fargo Mpls WinterSkate returns to Loring Park again this...
You Don’t Have to Be a Soccer Mom Yet
We had just settled into the first few weeks of school for my older son, who is in Kindergarten. I was starting to feel like things were calming down with...