There are only so many different types of backpacks out there and with the start of school, chances are that someone else is going to have the exact same backpack as your child. Visions of someone else’s child’s half-eaten lunch and smelly gym clothes can make any parent want to start labeling everything – and fast! Instead of worrying that your child…
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Peach Nectarine Salsa Recipe
This delicious and easy fruit salsa is the best peach nectarine salsa recipe around! It always feels like the perfect time to eat right and nourish our bodies with foods that are not as readily available during the cold winter months. This year we joined a farmers’ co-op or CSA where we get an assortment of fresh, organic fruits and…
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How to Recycle and Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags
Oh those plastic bags! You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re either overflowing that not-so-handy bag organizer or pouring out of your drawers and cabinets. Well get ready to give them a new life with some of these ideas! The average grocery store plastic bag can be transformed into many things. To get your creativity flowing, I’ve found ten…
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50 Ways to Praise and Encourage Your Child
There may be families who save the praise and encouragement for special times, but in our house, that praise and encouragement flows freely. That’s not to say that we have the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality, because we don’t, but our kids do know that we support them in their achievements and endeavors. If you’re looking for some new things…
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10 Kid-Friendly, Picky-Eater Approved Lunches
I think, in the wee hours of the morning, my children gather and form a “Picky Eaters Club” that is intent on the demise of lunch as we know it. They plot their revenge on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pinky swear that they won’t let vegetables anywhere near their mouths. They stand united. To combat their picky eater…
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