national parks lesson plan and unit

Take school on the road at our national parks.

You know how much our family loves national parks! We have a goal of visiting them all… although admittedly we might have to revise that to all of them in the lower 48. Did you know there are eight national parks in the state of Alaska?! If you want to do a national parks unit […]

cotton candy baptism talk and object lesson

Cotton Candy Baptism talk and object lesson

Our eight year old recently made the decision to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Well, she actually made the choice quite awhile ago. The covenant of baptism is not something to be taken lightly. In our religion we believe that a child reaches the age of accountability at eight […]

St. Patrick’s Day worksheets for elementary students

St. Patrick's Day worksheets for elementary students.

I was recently talking to a friend of mine who is a fellow California mom. There are lots of things happening here in the state of California regarding the public school system. These issues that are occurring are causing parents to withdraw their students and seek alternative options. My friend that I was speaking with […]

spring cleaning tips and decluttering advice

Spring cleaning tips.

Spring is almost here. For our family that means more time outside, which means more dirty little humans inside when the playing is done. Plus, with all the home projects we’ve been working on lately our house has been extra dusty and cluttered. With everything else on my plate I’ve been trying to make cleaning […]

winter date night ideas

Date nights at home and date nights out.

There’s still officially about a month of winter left. If you need a way to beat the winter blues check out these winter date night ideas. winter date night ideas I know there are lots of readers of this blog who are in different seasons of life. If you’re like me with lots of little […]