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What Makes a Healthy Breakfast?

July 22, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

If eating breakfast is so important, then what should we eat for it? Here’s what experts say makes a healthy breakfast for kids and adults.

While I was perusing the grocery ads this past week, I noticed that many of the items featured were related to the upcoming back-to-school season. Most of these items were foods that go well in lunch boxes, but there were also a number of breakfast foods, namely convenience items such as frozen breakfast sandwiches and cold cereals. While … [Read more...] about What Makes a Healthy Breakfast?

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: health and safety, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

Printable Images for a Visual Schedule for Kids

March 6, 2021 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

A visual schedule is a visual depiction of a child’s routine. Here are free printable images to use in creating one for your child!

While I’m not a fan of rigid schedules, I do find it easier to complete the tasks I need to complete each day when I have a routine in place. I believe that having a routine also benefits my children. I appreciate routines so much that five years ago I even wrote a post on how routines can make or break your day! It is a little difficult to … [Read more...] about Printable Images for a Visual Schedule for Kids

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: organized living, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

DIY Tree Skirt with Kids’ Handprints

November 30, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

A DIY tree skirt featuring your kids’ handprints is a fun and easy way to create a cute, memory-rich addition to your Christmas decorations.

My husband and I didn’t have a tree skirt for our Christmas tree for the first several years we were married. It wasn’t until our firstborn child was 2 years of age and our middle child was about 6 months of age that I decided what I wanted in a tree skirt. I decided to make a simple tree skirt out of felt on which we could chronicle … [Read more...] about DIY Tree Skirt with Kids’ Handprints

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, holidays, preschoolers, projects and crafts, school-age children, toddlers

7 Tips for Getting Kids to Wear Face Masks

August 3, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Face masks are one of the few tools we have to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Here are seven tips for getting kids to wear masks.

If you would have told me last year that in one year I would be writing a post about getting kids to wear face coverings in order to limit the spread of a novel coronavirus, I would not have believed you. However, here we are, facing a pandemic that none of us were expecting. Many of us live in states and/or cities where mandatory mask … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Getting Kids to Wear Face Masks

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: current events, health and safety, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

DIY Bubble Wands

June 8, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

You don’t need the plastic wands that come with bubble solution to blow bubbles. Have hours of fun with these DIY bubble wands.

One of my girls’ favorite outdoor activities is blowing bubbles. They’ll blow bubbles for 20 or 30 minutes, chasing them down to pop them and seeing who can blow the biggest bubble. Unfortunately, we sometimes misplace or break the bubble wands that came with the bubble solution. One day, when we could only find one bubble wand, I … [Read more...] about DIY Bubble Wands

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: preschoolers, projects and crafts, school-age children, toddlers

14 Fun Ways for Kids to Interact with Loved Ones Over Video Calls

May 11, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

When physically distant from friends and family, video calls are a great way to stay connected. Here are 14 fun ways to engage kids over video calls.

We’ve used video calls to keep my kids in contact with their grandparents for years. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve been using it more frequently and we’ve been using it to connect with additional family members and friends. In my experience, it is easier for little kids to engage with loved ones using video calls … [Read more...] about 14 Fun Ways for Kids to Interact with Loved Ones Over Video Calls

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance, Strengthening Family Tagged With: current events, preschoolers, school-age children, technology, toddlers

9 Realistic Ways for Moms to Recharge

April 20, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Recharging is critical for moms’ well-being, but getting a break is easier said than done. Get started finding what works for you with these 9 ideas.

Mothering is hard work. In fact, it’s so challenging that saying it is “hard work” might be an understatement. As a stay-at-home mom of three young kids, I find it very difficult to recharge. I’m on the job 24/7. There’s no lunch break. There’s no vacation. Most of the time I can’t even go to the bathroom without a child hollering at me … [Read more...] about 9 Realistic Ways for Moms to Recharge

Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, health and safety, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

Eco-Friendly Approaches to Arts and Crafts for Kids

April 13, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

How can we encourage kids to make crafts while conserving supplies such as paper, pompoms, and googly eyes? Here are some ideas.

My kids absolutely love drawing, painting, and completing various craft projects. I love that they love these things! They get to be creative, use their imaginations, and practice fine motor skills when completing arts and crafts. However, there is one thing I don’t like about these activities: the waste. We go through so many pieces of … [Read more...] about Eco-Friendly Approaches to Arts and Crafts for Kids

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: green living, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

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