20 Things to Do on a Car Trip With a Teenager
Road trips…yuck. Car trips…also yuck. There is nothing worse than traveling in a vehicle for more than two hours, yet my husband insists any travel destination we can reach by car in under 8 hours…
20 Things Parents Should Never Say to Their Teenager
“I’m a cool mom, sweetheart,” may or may not be a repeat phrase in our household. Rest assured, however, that it always elicits a slightly raised eyebrow from our teenage daughter and a not-so-subtle side-eye…
20 Signs You Need to Send Your Child to a Boot Camp for Teens
Boarding school. Boot camp. Parents joke about sending their teens to one or the other – or both – when they’re acting up, and then we all laugh about it. My parents joked with me…
20 Great Gifts for Homeschool Moms
No more coffee cups. Or slippers. Or robes, wine bottle toppers or Yeti cups or stemless wineglasses with cute sayings. Please. I am begging you. I’m not a homeschool mom – but I was a…
21 Awesome Fundraising Ideas for Kids
“I’ll write you a check, but don’t ask me for my time,” is what I said to our oldest daughter’s Assistant Principal when we met the summer before she entered high school. I already serve…
20 Tips For Raising Money-Smart Children
Kids are, like they saying goes, little broke best friends who think you are wealthy. Our kids certainly have no problem sending us links, filling their online carts and asking us to click the order…
20 Awesome Shaving Cream Activities for Kids
Shaving cream can be a source of fun to end the boredom of kids stuck in the house on a rainy day. If you’re looking for a way to entertain the kids, look in your…
20 Awesome Uses for Roasted Garlic
Fans of garlic usually love it for so much more than the enhanced flavoring it gives to prepared foods. There are at least twenty awesome uses for roasted garlic. It is both its own dish…
20 Easy Things to Paint for Kids
Kids are big fans of paint. It doesn’t matter how old they are, what they love to do for fun, or how cool they are; kids love to paint. There is something cathartic about painting…
