Mrs. Clean Jean’s Housekeeping with Kids

Mrs. Clean Jean’s Housekeeping with Kids is full of great ideas on how to get your children to help with the household chores. It gives you strategies on how to entice your child to clean up and be responsible with duties around the house without bribing or fighting with them.

The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

The Homework Myth points out the downfalls of homework and standardized testing in our schools. Do our children really learn from homework and does it take away from the one on one learning that our children seem to lack these days? These are some of the questions that are looked at in this book, along [...]

Cat Nap Cat

This morning I decided to snap a photo of our computer addicted cat, Skitter. Actually, my 3 year old took the picture, maybe a photographer in the making?

Inviting Your Kids To A Boston Tea Party

When you are looking to mix history with a great and fun time, you’ll find that a summer vacation is a terrific place to get plenty of both! 

Beating Back the Back to School Blues

Do you remember how awful it was, every year when the leaves started turning and it was time to trudge back to school.  Think about how great it felt when school let out for the summer and think about how down you were when it started again, and you’ll figure out how your kids are [...]

Fun Haunted House Right in Your Backyard

As the summer is quickly coming to an end I’ve started to think about the next fun holiday that my kids enjoy and that is Halloween.
Everyone knows that haunted houses are a great part of the entire Halloween season and I’m a big fan of Halloween :), but often times they can be frightening for [...]

The Fascinating History of Labor Day

For the majority of people living in the United States, Labor Day is the time of year to celebrate before the end of summer and the start of the next school year, even though some schools start their year in August now. Many people have cookouts in their backyards and spend the day relaxing and [...]

The Perfect End to Summer: The Labor Day Cookout

As autumn quickly approaches, everyone scrambles to enjoy the remainder of the summer with a backyard Labor Day cookout, the perfect way to have good times with friends and family, relaxing and enjoying one other’s company. By planning and preparing ahead of time, you’ll be able to also enjoy yourself and have little to do [...]

Simple Party Ideas for a Fun Labor Day

No one wants to see another summer coming to an end so the holiday of Labor Day is usually a bittersweet one with the chance to have a final outdoor celebration with friends, family, neighbors and plenty of food, fun, and good times.

Winter Versus Summer Skin Care

Just as our bodies need different clothing to protect it against the changing seasons in New England, our skin needs a different skin care regime to protect it properly from the elements. Skin in far more delicate than we realize and here is a closer look at how summer versus winter affects our skin and [...]