When we switched from homeschool to a traditional school several years ago, I had NO IDEA how tricky and troublesome packing a school lunch could be. Sure I heard of some lunch packing hacks for parents to make it easier, and those were great… but it didn’t solve the issue of WHAT to pack forClick to Continue »
The Best School Lunch Boxes (on a budget)
As of this post, I’ve packed over 1200 school lunches. (Yes, I know you can teach your kids to pack their own school lunches, but I’m not ready to let this part of my job go just yet.) I’ve packed for homeschool and traditional school, and I’ve even packed lunches for summer camps, hiking excursions,Click to Continue »
7 Tips to Save Money in the School Year
School buses are making the rounds. Teachers are planning lessons. Your kids are heading back to school. It’s the start of an exciting new school year. Everything is going to be great! Until you remember how much back to school shopping costs. New clothes, more supplies, extra-curricular activities, school fees, food for lunches and snacks, and the listClick to Continue »
Easy and Healthy Homemade Gummies
If I could pick only one topping for frozen yogurt, it would be gummy bears. My whole life I’ve loved gummy everything. Bears, worms, sour… (sour patch kids were THE BOMB!). Now there’s even “life saver” gummies and “jolly rancher” flavors too. Oh my. I’m not sure whether to rejoice at the myriad of gummyClick to Continue »
20 Healthy Fast Breakfast Ideas for Busy School Mornings
Duhn-duhn-duhn. Here we are again, at the start of another school year. Back to alarm clocks, school lunches, and homework. Are you ready? I know I’m not. We’ve had a great summer, and I’m just not ready to let it go. But all good things must come to an end, so I’m tryyyying to get some plans inClick to Continue »
18 Hacks for Packing School Lunch – A Parents Guide
It’s been one full week since my kids started school and oh.my.goodness. No amount of training or mental preparation could prepare me for the mother of all wrenches in your real food plans – a.k.a. packing school lunch. I mean, I THOUGHT I was prepared. I knew it would take work, some planning and aClick to Continue »
9 Tips to Save Money on School Clothes
As the summer draws to an end, back to school activities are at the forefront of my mind. Of course, my kids don’t go “back to school” since we do homeschool preschool (find out how we do it!), but that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on all the back to school fun. WeClick to Continue »
6 Tips for After School Conversation
Snack time. You know it is all your kids can think about the minute they walk into the door from school – at least if they are anything like my children are! And if you are like me, this time is precious time for you. Believe it or not, I missed the little ones and onceClick to Continue »