Don’t Let Halloween Be The Start Of “Fat Season”

Pumpkins

Nowadays, more than half of all Americans gain several pounds each and every year, unsurprising given that more than two-thirds of Americans are now considered overweight or obese. Fully half of that weight gain occurs during the holidays, starting with Halloween. If an average adult consumes only an extra 150 calories a day – half [...]

Welcome Fall!

Shout Badge I'm A Go Play Mom

I love Fall! It is such a fabulous time of year. The weather gets a little cooler although not much here in Georgia but at least those incredibly humid days are gone. It gets darker a little earlier. I get to sleep with the windows open. The kids go back to school (WOOHOO!). County and [...]

Sight Words Kindergarten and First Graders – Downloadable Exercise Worksheets

Bob Books Sight Words Act 1 Worksheet

BOB Books from Scholastic shared some great worksheets that your children can do to practice up on their Sight Words.

What’s LURKING in YOUR toothbrush? – The Case of the #InvisibleNasties

Colgate Invisible Nasties #InvisibleNasties What's Lurking in your mouth?

Do you remember the last time that you changed your toothbrush? No? Then it is definitely time to get a new one. Yes? If it has been less than three months, great job! But if you are like the rest of us and it has been over three months, it is definitely time to get [...]

American Girl Shine On Now Initiative – I am a Parent Partner #ShineOnNow

American Girl has been a part of my family for a while now. I don’t remember American Girl when I was growing up. I was a child in the seventies or at least this was when I would have had an American Girl doll. I didn’t have one. When my son was born, I became [...]

A Fun Way to Get Kids Active and Playing Backyard Games Again

Did you know? since 1980, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for children ages 2 – 5 and more than tripled for children ages 6 – 11. Between 1981 and 1997, free playtime among 6 to 8 year olds dropped 25% and homework more than doubled. Since 2005, the amount of time children [...]

Boy Scouts of America’s Adventure Base 100 in Atlanta!

In celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary, the Boy Scouts of America is bringing a truly unique and interactive experience to Atlanta: Adventure Base 100. Created specifically for the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 is traveling the country to rally people of all ages to take part in“Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey.” Adventure Base [...]

Celebrate the New Year the Preschool Way With The Sunny Side Up Show

Sprout Sunny Side Up Show

Celebrate the New Year the preschool way as The Sunny Side Up Show crew counts down to noon starting December 31st at 11:30am ET. My kids and I did this last year. We had such a great time celebrating and counting down to the new year. More about The Sunny Side Up show: Each weekday [...]

Creepy or Cozy? You Be The Judge

My mother lives with us. Most of the time. Well 90% of the time. The other 10% of the time she drives back home to North Carolina where she maintains a house that she owns. She gets lonely. I get that. My children just adore her and frankly, I would probably never get a break [...]

What Makes it All Worthwhile

I found this old post on MySpace from 2006 that I made and I thought that I would share it here: Today has been a rough day. Hunt (almost three) is acting like a maniac, running around, dumping stuff on the ground and then trampling it. Yesterday he even tortured his sister in the most [...]