With the new school year comes a chance at a fresh start. Let’s get set up for success! Try these tried and true tips for organizing for back to school. Heading back to school can feel like a roller coaster ride with all the emotional highs and lows, not to mention the tech issues and lost…
Ready for a new school year? Whether you homeschool or your kids head off to public or private classes, it’s fun as well as memorable to do a little record keeping and commemorating of the first day of school and the start of the 2022 – 2023 school year. Whether you do something as simple…
With the back to school season comes the time to pack lunches and snacks for kids. Be sure that your children and their classmates are safe by packing peanut- and tree nut-free snacks. This post is written by Life as MOM contributor, JessieLeigh: Beyond preschool, or maybe kindergarten, I honestly don’t actually remember having “snack”…
Crossing borders? Preparing kids for foreign travel is a little bit different than prepping them to visit Gramma’s house. Here are some fun things to do as you prepare to travel with kids. When you travel within a country as big as the United States, you don’t have to learn too many things. There are…
It’s sad, but true. Head lice outbreaks can pop up in school. Life as MOM contributor JessieLeigh Smith has some great tips on how to prevent lice from hitting your household. A new school year has begun! This means we will all soon be getting lots of things from the school– homework papers, permission slips,…
Cat got your tongue when it comes to writing thank you notes? Here are some ideas to help you say thanks in a real and honest way. This post is sponsored by Hallmark. All opinions are my own. The end of the year is a great time to say thanks. Whether you homeschool or send…
Record back-to-school memories with a student interview. Life as MOM contributor Janel explains her family’s back-to-school tradition. Grab the free printable and interview your own student. After nearly three months spent traveling throughout the country and staying at 18 different homes and hotels, my family is finally getting settled again. Although my girls enjoyed some…
The following post is written by contributing writer, JessieLeigh: Ah, back to school. It’s a bittersweet time. With the excitement of new notebooks and pencils comes the worry about difficult subjects. With the joy of meeting new friends comes the fear of not fitting in. With the fresh new start of a school year comes the…