The holidays are here and it’s always fun to play with edibles. My kids, like most, learn best when presented with hands on challenges. When the hands on STEM activities include giant marshmallows, their enthusiasm tends to triple. Thanks to Sylvan Learning’s Edge Program for sponsoring this post and activity! STEM refers to Science, Technology,…
College Care Packages: Mom Group Style
This is a guest post by my friend Cheryl Jagoda who belongs to a moms group founded at her kid’s school – The Bay School in the San Francisco Bay Area. I saw her facebook post about her mom’s group sending college care packages and was so impressed, I asked her to share. Gone are…
Good Gluten Free Challah Exists: Blends by Orly!
Like me, you may have thought that good gluten free challah is a myth. Don’t give up hope yet! Read on! I’m about to introduce you to a challah mix from a brand I’ve just reviewed, Blends by Orly. I have been gluten free for the last 15 years. It’s a significant portion of my…
Back in School With Fjallraven Kanken Backpacks
All summer long, from Stockholm to Switzerland and points beyond, I was seeing Fjallraven Kanken Backpacks on everyone. Boys and girls, the young, the old, the in between all carrying this iconic bag. I had some serious Kanken envy. I’ve long been a fan of Fjallraven Kanken backpacks. It doesn’t hurt that there is a…
DIY Retro Travel Patch Adventure Backpacks for Kid Travelers
We are homeschooling and traveling a lot this year. Regular school backpacks won’t work for our action packed itineraries and year long adventure. My kids need something I could not find in a catalog. Inspiration: Retro Travel Patch Backpacks We’ve been collecting retro travel patches for years. I have always wanted to do something cool with them. Inspiration…
First Day of Fall Sweater Blanket
It’s not exactly cold yet in Southern California, but we’ve had a few nights with a brief chill in the air. It made me want to grab a cozy sweater blanket and snuggle up on the couch. That inspired me to pick up my jumbo size 50 needles and start making a blanket with this…
Travel Knits: Shopping at Snurre in Helsinki
While I was in Helsinki, I got a chance to check out a really sweet local yarn shop called Snurre. I got my travel knitting fix on, and came away with some excellent yarn to add to my stash. It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to visit knitting shops wherever I travel….
Responses to Our Decision to Homeschool
Our friends and family had strong reactions when we told them about our decision to homeschool this year. It’s impossible to take it personally. People have strong assumptions and opinions about education in general, and homeschooling/homeschoolers in particular. This doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with us, Nothing I could summarize in an elevator pitch is…
The Cell Phone Addict’s Guide to Waking Up in The Morning
Quick! What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Count your blessings? Hit the snooze bar? Not me. I have a confession. I am a cell phone addict. It’s 4 or 5 am and I’m starting to dream about public restrooms. I can’t count the number of times that I’ve…
Shopping for Crafts in Talinnn, Estonia
Handcrafted goods are getting harder and harder to find. But there are still amazing artisan goods to be found when you travel. Especially if you are lucky enough to visit and shop for crafts in Tallinn, Estonia. Seeing the same exact scarves, dresses, and bags in souvenir shops all over the world has made me a little…
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