Are you hearing the words, “Mom, I’m bored? I don’t know what to do”, yet? I have and we’ve been out of school one week. Sigh… I’ve gathered some summer boredom buster activities for elementary kids as well as some learning sites for up to… [read more]
[Beat the Heat with a Summer Seafood Boil]
I want to share with you today something that has become a family tradition at our house during the summer. a Seafood Boil. We just LOVE it! It’s also GREAT because you cook it outside so don’t bring heat into your kitchen on these… [read more]
15 Kids Beach Crafts
If you’re like my family you will be at the beach this weekend. I wanted to gather a few beach inspired kids crafts so that while we were there we could bring back some treasures if we needed to. So, here are some that I… [read more]
20 Main Dish Summer Salad Recipes
I LOVE a good salad! I LOVE a good salad in the summer for supper, but my husband not so much. He will eat them if they have meat in them. I wanted to gather some yummy hearty recipes so that I have them at… [read more]
Beach and Boating Snack Ideas
Our family loves to go to the beach and go out on our boat. My one struggle in doing that is preparing food that we all like and won’t spoil and won’t get smashed and aren’t sandwiches (no one seems to like sandwiches. First cake… [read more]
Upcycled Window Pane Flag
I have had this old window frame with this flag panel in it for years. I LOVE it, but as you can see it is really faded. So I thought it was time for some updating. I’ll show you how I made my Upcycled Window Pane… [read more]
Summer Subway Outdoor Wall Art + Vertical Gardening Update
I have an empty space on the outside of my house that everyone sees. I wanted a fun summer piece to put up there. Pretty boring, huh? I liked the idea of a fun piece of summer subway art, but how would I get… [read more]
Summer Grilling Recipes
Summer’s coming! When it’s hot out I don’t like to heat up the oven so it’s to the grill I go! Also, in the summer I can throw the schedule out the window and go play and enjoy our beautiful city. I like to have… [read more]
Summer Learning Activities for all Ages
I was shocked when I got an email from school Friday saying there are only 3 weeks left of school. Holy crud! I better get myself in gear planning some summer learning activities, I was happily living in denial. I have found it best to… [read more]