As you may have heard by now, the girl started kindergarten this year. It’s a whole new world in a lot of different ways, and they try to make things a little easier during the transition time by having “rest time” part of the year in lieu of a nap. Because there are lots of […]
Notions: Making Art with Kids
I love doing art projects with the girl, but it’s something we’ve been doing a lot of lately. Well, she started a project that hasn’t gotten finished yet, but that will be really cool if it ever gets done, so we’ll see. Even as a sort of crafty professional it can be hard to come […]
3 Books for Kids Who Love to Make
My daughter’s school just opened up a tinkering studio, which is completely awesome and I want to live there. It’s great because the school is really dedicated to STEAM education so there are circuits and a 3-D printer but also a sewing machine and yarn (my cast offs, of course). They have some books around […]
Entertaining Kids while Traveling: What We Really Used
We recently went on a week-long vacation to Florida, and while I want to tell you a lot about what we did, today I want to focus on what we packed. My biggest worry when it comes to travel is keeping the girl entertained, during travel, while waiting and in down times. I probably overpack […]
Notions: Getting Your Life Together
Today is the first Monday of school, though the girl went back on Thursday. It feels like a new year in a way to me, too, since I was basically not working for almost three weeks while she was out of school. There are a lot of things I want to change about how I […]
DIY Chalkboard Sign for Back-to-School
The girl started kindergarten yesterday, which both was and wasn’t a big deal. She’s been in all-day preschool since she was almost 2, and she’s at the same school she was last year. She knows all her classmates already, and the routine is different, but not all that much. We actually get to school later […]
Notions: Back-to-School Tips Edition
The girl starts kindergarten on Thursday, and while I’m trying to be all cool about it because she’s been going to preschool since she was almost 2, I’M ABOUT TO HAVE A KINDERGARTENER and it feels like a big deal. I’ve written before about helping kids in school transitions, whether they’re starting school for the […]