So when I set out to write this post, I had this awesome plan of creating this amazing museum scavenger hunt printable. I started how I usually do - some research! I went through several well-known museum pages, exploring their exhibits, trying to get a feel for the types of things to include, the types of scavenger hunt I would want to create, and the style of the printable. But I came across a problem. Unlike the zoo scavenger hunt where there are generally the same types of animals at ...
Archives for February 2019
8 Awesome Children’s Museums in the US
Children’s Museums are a marvelous thing. They are different from regular museums in that they have more activities and interactive pieces to bring science and history to life, especially for little ones. I remember when I was little, there was a place in Dallas called The Science Place. There were engineering rooms, science rooms, rooms about how the world works and how our brains and bodies function. I remember this wall that had a list of colors by name. But there was something special ...
Surviving the Road Trip
I remember when I took my first long car trip with Little Mister. We drove from Dallas to Denver, through New Mexico and Raton Pass. Little Mister was about 8 months old. The trip was torture. He used to have this trill he would do when he would really be crying. It became a repeated phrase on the trip between my mother and I, “Oh no! Not the trill!” The main issue was that he was unable, from his car seat, to clear his ears. We would be changing elevations and the pressure on his poor ears was ...
A Schism on my Heart
Fair warning - this is going to be a controversial post. I know that not everyone will agree with my opinion, and that’s ok. I believe that God made us to have free will and an opinion. But there is something currently occurring within my church that I feel called to write about. I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a sister and a daughter. I am a caffeine addict. I am a cookie connoisseur. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist. I am disappointed with the United Methodist Church. This past weekend, a ...
5 Best Kid-Friendly US Vacations
I am always looking for fun and unique kid-friendly vacations. We love Disney, so every other year we do a Disney-themed vacation - Disney World, Disneyland or a Disney cruise. Until our kiddos tell us otherwise, we plan to raise them as Disney children. I have some close friends whose families were like this and they still love Disney to this day! I’m not going to lie, I’m ok with that. But what about the off years? I want my kids to experience the world! I was fortunate that my family took ...
Books that Teach Individuality
There are certain characteristics that we, as parents, try to instill in our children. We teach them to be thoughtful, to share, to listen to others and be kind. We try to teach them to use their imaginations and be creative. We show them that many times there is more than one solution to a problem and to have courage in everything they do. We demonstrate that sometimes it takes working with others to accomplish a goal. We teach them that we all have characteristics that make us unique and ...