It’s an age-old question: what do I do with all that crap (sorry – I mean beautiful art work) my kids bring home from school??? I have a friend (you know who you are…) who enthusiastically admires her children’s crafts, gives them the perfect amount of praise, and then subtly throws it all right into the trash! She has zero guilt about doing this – it’s amazing!!! I unfortunately am not blessed with that guiltlessness. So I’ve come up with a little process that does allow me to throw their work away… guilt free… eventually…

What Would Daniel Tiger Do? What Would Mom Tiger Do????? These are questions I often ask myself. Doesn’t it seem like there’s a Daniel Tiger song to solve all problems? I’m always looking for some particular episode that is just on point for the challenges my kids are having. Read on to find my complete Daniel Tiger Episode Guide.

I don’t know about your kids, but mine are monsters after they get to watch a tv show! They can’t find anything to do, their “listening ears” are nowhere to be found, they’re basically whiny slugs. But somehow it’s not quite as bad if the show they watched is educational…

I love to take my kids for a hike or even just a walk through the woods near our house.  Over the years I’ve found that having a bit of purpose to our outing is really helpful. Enter the Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt!  I don’t know what it is about bringing along this list (and a snack…) that really keeps my boys engaged with an outdoor walk.

Do your kids constantly fight about the same things? Who gets to pick the show? Who gets to sit in one particular seat at the kitchen counter? Who gets to go first at something? Since my middle guy turned about 3 we’ve been having a lot of this in our family. And frankly… it drives me totally nuts! I got the idea from my Grandma to have a “Kid of the Day”…

How I saved my family $5,000 by not installing an in-car DVD player and instead mount an old iPad to my sunroof!