You know that pregnancy affects your balance. Here’s how to condition your body to stay upright, according to yoga teacher Natasha Hennessy. How it helps Strong thighs, hips and core create a foundation for your growing body. Stand in plié position, feet wide, toes pointing out, and bend knees so thighs are parallel to ground, scooping pelvis […]
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Most of our kids are settling back into the school routine and adjusting to their new teachers. I’ve written before about what kind of school parent I am, and in one episode of Mama Said, Sarah and I discussed my ambivalence about volunteering in their classrooms. Short story, I think a lot about what my […]
One of the challenges of a new school year is figuring out how to negotiate class treats and parties with a kid with food sensitivies. In the past, it’s created a lot of stress for me, because staying on top of every possible treat served, and having an acceptible alternate food at-the-ready, is not always […]
I was digging through my own archives the other night as I was lesson planning for my preschool class and found a bunch of posts I’d forgotten about. I found exactly what I needed for my lesson plans and decided to share some of what I found with you as well. These easy painting activities […]
Calling all carnivores! If you cook for meat eaters, these tips will save you both prep and cleanup time and might even save you some money. Did you know that your butcher can start your meal prep before you even leave the grocery store? Photo Credit: Robert S. Donovan via Compfight cc This hack took me […]
If you’ve ever bolted up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat over strollers, debated breast pumps with your bestie, sent out all-caps emails to your mom friends for their registry recommendations— or all of the above—this is the story for you. To give you the short answer on exactly what you […]
On the night of November 20, 2001, a conversation held over Instant Messenger changed our lives forever. Our twelve year old son messaged me in my office from the computer in his bedroom. Ryan says: can i tell u somethingMom says: Yes I am listeningRyan says: well i don’t know how to say this really but, well……, i […]
Happy Monday! We’re super excited to team up with some of our favorite bloggers for kind of an amazing giveaway! Check this out: Want to win a Kitchen Aid and ALL the blogger cookbooks seen here? Well, you’ve come to the right place today. There will be 13 winners for this amazing giveaway. Yes, lucky […]
Since we posted our first Lego Challenge for preschoolers my daughter and I have been doing these little challenges a lot. They are simple to put together and she loves them. I decided to kick it up a notch and try a themed challenge. Halloween is just around the corner so I decided to go […]
Black Is The New Black: White Privilege And White Fragility | SpokaneFAVSJust as sexual violence is a male problem, so too is racism a white problem. White Americans are complicit in — and the primary beneficiaries of — a system that dehumanizes and erases black lives. If Howard Zinn is correct that “our problem is […]
It’s time to add your links to Link & Learn. I love coming home from church to see the huge list of links and all your great ideas for kids activities. For all of you who read Link & Learn but don’t link up I hope it’s a useful one stop shop for you. I […]
I love contact paper. I love how useful it is for toddler art projects, how I can use it to laminate items, create dry erase projects, and make fun murals with kids of all ages. I recently went back to work in the classroom and my students love contact paper too. It’s a fun sensory […]