Fall is upon us in Nashville, but Covid is still wreaking havoc on our community and we expect it to continue to be an issue for the foreseeable future. As a family, we continue to “social distance” and seek out new social distancing activities while being cautious and considerate. Also, we have friends & family…
The spring and summer of 2020 have been weird due to Covid-19. Here in Nashville, my family had to cancel all of our summer vacation plans, our summer camps were canceled as was the summer swim team and we weren’t able to hang out with our usual tribe of friends and family in an effort…
Have you been on a date night since CoronaVirus struck? Date nights look a little different around here these days but they can still be done in creative ways at home. We especially love to center our date night at home around our mutual love of food and flavors. Food is a great way to…
Bread, glorious bread! Who doesn’t love a warm piece of freshly baked homemade bread? Or homemade pizza dough baked to perfection. And while we are all spending much more time at home in lockdown and quarantine and social distancing, baking homemade bread is a good skill to learn for adults and kids alike. Have you…
Today I’m sharing Week 2 of our project based lesson plans (Here is Week 1). Again, I started these project based activities the first week of full quarantine when school was still getting figured out and the girls needed some loose schedule and stimulation. We had so much fun with the first project that we’ve…
During this time of quarantine – homeschooling and being homebound – we’ve been lucky. My older two girls have a regular curriculum provided through their middle school. My 3rd grader has needed more guidance, but we’ve figured out some daily activities to help and her school has begun regular work recently. And, my husband and…
In the midst of CoronaVirus anxiety, social distancing and a new world of kids and parents at home 24-7 without friends or community resources, I asked my friend and neighbor Stephanie to write a few thoughts on homeschooling and educating kids during this crazy time. Last summer, she wrote a guest post about reading aloud…
Spring Break is here for most of us, but many families across the country are cancelling travel plans and staying home due to concerns around the Covid-19 outbreak. I’ve teamed up with Anne at My Gnome On The Roam to provide a list of at home activities with your kids and still find creativity, kindness,…
We love cooking as a family and getting creative through cooking with kids provides endless benefits. Since we’re preparing meals at least three times a day, creativity with cooking keeps it fun and also a constant learning experience, which is also good for your brain! Here are some tips to be more creative with…
My brother John lives in Florida with two kids and over the summer he took his oldest, my nephew Sam, on a multi-day hike on the Appalachian Trail. John and I both grew up hiking on the Appalachian Trail as kids and I loved hearing about this adventure so I asked him to share about…