Category Archives: Activities for Kids

10 Tips to Help Your Child Love Reading

May 23, 2014

With Summer right around the corner I thought it would be a perfect time to share some tips on how to keep the love for reading alive. Here are some tips I have found work well. 1. Be a Role Model A love for reading with children is often times modeled when they see that...

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Museum of Natural Curiosity: Thanksgiving Point

May 19, 2014

If you are looking for a new and amazing place to discover as Summer rolls around you have to check out Thanksgiving Point’s new Museum of Natural Curiosity! There are ropes courses, imaginative play, role play, fine motor and gross motor skill building activities….the list goes on and on but the video describes it best....

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How to make your own LEGO crayons DIY

May 7, 2014

I am so excited to share with you all Jackson’s LEGO MOVIE birthday party. I wanted to add something personal to the “goodie” bags that the kids would be going home with and decided to make my own LEGO brick and LEGO figurine crayons! There are etsy stores that sell them in packs if you...

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Family Culture Night – Dinner in Mexico

April 30, 2014

Family Culture Night – Dinner in Mexico Author: Whitney Hollingshead If you are looking for a way to liven up dinner with your family, consider traveling to a foreign country for the night. Instead of actually boarding an airplane, take the whole family on a pretend trip. For your first family dinner adventure, why...

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Thanksgiving Point Family Pass Giveaway at new Children’s museum!

April 20, 2014

Good Morning! We are so excited to kick off this week with an awesome giveaway for a family pass to Thanksgiving Point! We had a great get together with some amazing bloggers, and can’t wait to share a sneak peak video with you of the new children’s museum! Just you wait! I know I’ve...

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Candy-Free Easter Basket ideas

March 31, 2014

So I’m married to a dentist, which means we really try to limit the amount of sugar we give to our kids. Let’s be honest, we’re reallllly bad at it. Okay, I’m bad at it. I give my kids far too much sugar, especially on the holidays. With Easter right around the corner, I love...

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Thanksgiving Point’s Museum of Natural Curiosity

February 23, 2014

Do you ever wish you could float back in time, and experience something as you would have when you were younger? I do. The new children’s museum at Thanksgiving Point, is one of those places! It is set to open on May 15th, and I just can’t wait to show this place to all of...

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50 favorite chapter books to read aloud to young children

February 20, 2014

Last month I made a list of the 50 best read-aloud chapter books for kids. The list consisted of books I have already read to my two young boys and some more that we were planning on reading. Check out the post to find out what I have learned while reading books aloud to my...

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Marcy
You should check out Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher and Stone Fox… my two favorites. Thanks for you list most I have read to my kids but I have some new ones to enjoy!ReplyCancel
Ellie
The Wildwood series by Colin MeloyReplyCancel
Renee
Great list! A family favorite that I have highly recommended to many families is The Phantom Tollbooth. A fantastically fun, clever classic that must be read out loud, with voices. 🙂ReplyCancel
Sydney
One of my favorites is “Mandy” by Julie Edwards (it’s actually Julie Andrews). Such a great book! I read it several times as a kid and my daughter just got done reading it aloud to me over a few days time. She got 100% on the AR reading test she took for it too. Great read! One of my favorite younger children’s books is “Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf. My mother read that to me so many times I had it memorized.ReplyCancel
Beth
It isn’t a chapter book, but we have read it over and over and over…Harry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates. Ridiculous, but both of us (my son is 4) end up laughing every single time. It has definitely joined the ranks of favorite books in our house!ReplyCancel
MC Dobbs
Wonderful lists! Please include John Reynolds Gardiner’s book Stone Fox, and also include Wilson Rawl’s Summer of the Monkeys. These books were always voted best books read by my elementary students for the last 34 years. That is a strong recommendation!ReplyCancel
Caroline
My all-time favourites for my six year old daughter are the recent “Lilliput” by Sam Gayton, and the classics Charlotte’s Web, Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.ReplyCancel
Laurie Travis
Snot Stew by Bill Wallace is funny and fun. It is NOT about snot but two cute kittens and how they perceive humans and dogs.ReplyCancel
Charlotte Patterson
I am a school librarian and am sharing your wonderful list with my teachers, who frequently ask me for a good book to read aloud.
two of my absolute favorites:
1. The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz.
Set in 1784 in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, ten-year-old Ann Hamilton (Fritz’s great-great grandmother!) is the only girl and is lonesome and homesick for her friends and the comforts of civilization. The story ends with a visit by George Washington who eats supper with them. George Washington really did eat with the Hamilton family. The event is recorded in his diary.
2. Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. In 1687 in the Connecticut colony, Kit Tyler, feels out of place in her aunt’s Puritan household. She befriends an old woman who is considered to be a witch by the community. Kit suddenly finds herself on trial for witchcraft. (After all, she could SWIM!) You will learn more about colonial life through this book than any history book.ReplyCancel
How to Have the Best Summer Balance as a Mom | Lori Oberbroeckling - Camille Walker
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Allyson
Thank you for these lists! Two of our favorites are Howl’s Moving Castle by. Diana Wynne Jones and her sequel to that book which is called House of Many Ways. They are enjoyed by kids and adults alike! ReplyCancel
- Camille Walker
  Thank you for the suggestions!ReplyCancel

How to Thrift Shop

February 11, 2014

People often make sweet comments on clothes I buy for my family. Some of my friends say that I shouldn’t divulge where I picked them up, but I find shopping fun! I love to make it a game, share my finds, and see what combinations my family of girls come...

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Sarah B.
Gorgeous outfits! I would have never guessed they came from a thrift store. I found an awesome resale boutique where I live and snagged some like new jeans for $5 and like new polos for the hubby for $3 a piece. I felt quite proud of myself to get the clothing we needed and save a lot of $$ at the same time! P.s. I would love to win some pearls!ReplyCancel
Christina
I swear, if I ever need a “pick me up” I could look at Halle’s pictures and immediately smile. She is SOOOOOO cute! Great finds, great pics! 🙂 I love thrifting, but I never seem to get as lucky as everyone else out in blogland! 🙂ReplyCancel
Trish A
I just may have to find a Savers! Those were some great finds;) your little Bug reminds me a little of you;) so cute!
BTW, enjoying this new blog!ReplyCancel
Jamie
What a fun post, I love thrifting! If pearls wouldn’t be the perfect piece to pair with a thrift store outfit, I don’t know what would!!ReplyCancel
Jamie
Also liked you on facebook!ReplyCancel
Shae
I’m thinking a trip to Saver’s for some “real” shopping might just be in my future! I generally just go there when I am needing some “costume” type clothing. lol Thanks for the give away!ReplyCancel
Sherri
Who knew Savers could be so fun! Well done!ReplyCancel
Shannon
Love thrift store shopping!!ReplyCancel
Nicole
Such cute “new” school outfits! And you’re girls are so cute too! I love shopping at the thrift store! Unique items and cheap name brands – I have even found new stuff with the tags still on.ReplyCancel
Camille Walker
Great post! I love the pictures of Halle. She is such a cute HAM! Awesome tips.ReplyCancel
Amy M
Sometimes when a popular trend is so popular that it is hard to find staple items in my kind of fit, a thrift store is the easiest place to go! Trouser jeans, the right length of blazer, or cardigans!ReplyCancel
Stephanie
I extra like the tip of going with a plan. I usually avoid going because I tend to pick up things that might (but usually don’t) work in the future and then have a house full of junk.ReplyCancel
Janae
Sarah! Great deals, and good luck with the pearls 🙂

Christina, I agree with you about Halle… she makes me laugh daily with her facial expressions!

Trisha 🙂 thanks…she may have a bit of me in her..haha

Jamie, I agree… I wear pearls with my thrift stuff all the time!

Shae, I love that name by the way!! Savers is very fun at Halloween too!!

Sherri, It is so fun! thanks!

Shannon…glad I’m not the only one 🙂

Nicole, I have found brand new stuff too…crazy!

Camille…indeed…

Amy, Isn’t that the truth? It’s like the radio when a new good song comes along, so everyone plays it a million times!

Stephanie, I had to throw that tip in for myself as well 🙂 I get distracted too!ReplyCancel
Donnalynn MacArthur
Girlfriend, I am a thrift / consighnment store junkie! I know when to hit weekly sales, last of the month mark downs and first of the month dollar days! …. I know how to get a bigger deal on a deal! Helpful hints, be picky, look for quality, and only purshase if you love it, not just beacause it’s cheep.
Sisters are the best! Love your new blog!ReplyCancel
Michelle Moon
Awesome ideas…I love the thrift store! Now I have an immense desire to hit up the DI. I always remember finding quality brands thrift shopping in college! It’s great with little kiddos too…great pictures too!ReplyCancel
Stephanie
Hi. I’m Stephanie and I’m a thrift store addict. 🙂

I LOVE the look on peoples’ faces when they compliment me on my outfit and ask me where I got it and I name the local thrift store.

And you’re absolutely right, ALWAYS take a friend.ReplyCancel
Becky Proctor
I need to be more patient with thrift shopping! Thanks for the tips!ReplyCancel
Cassia
So clever!! And I love all the pics of your cute girls!!ReplyCancel

Easy No Sew Art Smock

January 29, 2014

I have always been so bad at remembering to cover my kids clothes when they paint. After our last ruined shirt I decided it was about time I made a smock of some sort. This one was SO easy, it took me five minutes and that includes the time I took to take photos. No...

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