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How to Choose the Right School for Your Child

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Your child is ready to start school, and while you may be excited for them to enter the world of education and start to find subjects they love and meet new children who could become life-long friends, it can also be an emotional experience. For starters, you may have been the one who stayed home […]

The Perfect Budget Pad for Young Kids

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Thank you to Dragon Touch for sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on this perfect budget pad for young kids! All opinions are 100% my own!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Hello 2020! The year of endless, endless technology and screentime…oof. With the school-provided devices, our home computers, and their “social” pads, I think my kids average […]

Go to Online Tech Camp with iD Tech

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Thank you to iD Tech for sponsoring this post so I can fill you in on their cool online tech camp experience! Oh gracious, friends…these days are tough ones for sure, and during these weeks of e-learning, we’re all doing the best we can to keep our kiddos’ minds busy. It’s not easy, I know! […]

A REAL Mom’s Coronavirus Survival Guide

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Friends! The unthinkable has happened, and we’ve all found ourselves with upturned worlds. These days are dicey, and they are hard–in more than one way. So many of us are now crash-coursing into homeschooling kids while still managing our jobs and other daily tasks. Toss in a hefty dose of uncertainty and fear factor on […]

January Weekend Fun at ZooAmerica

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Thank you to Hershey, PA for sponsoring this post so I can give you the scoop on weekend fun at ZooAmerica! Looking for something to do these January weekends? Grab the kids and head out to ZooAmerica at Hersheypark. During the next two weekends, kids ages 8 and under get FREE on Saturdays and Sundays […]

5 Smart Tips to Visit the Hershey Story

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Thank you to Hershey, PA for welcoming my family to visit The Hershey Story and sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on these smart tips for visiting! I’ve shared before how much Hershey, PA has been part of my childhood, early adulthood and family life. I can still remember my grandparents telling […]

5 Reasons You’ll Love Yumble Kids Meal Delivery Service

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Thank you to Yumble for sponsoring this post so I can tell you about their genius kids’ meal delivery service! My family is genuinely, truly taken with it, and all glowing opinions are 100% ours! Any parents out there struggle with mealtime smooth-sailing with their kiddos? Ooh me! I will be the first to raise […]

3 Super-Smart Tips for Teaching Kids to Manage Money

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Teaching kids to manage their money is important! Learning to create a budget, keep track of expenses, and save for emergencies are skills that are essential to life as an adult and it’s never too early to start good money habits with our children. I thought I was doing a good job with my kiddos […]

Google #DigitalWellbeing Tools for YOUR Family Wellbeing

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This post was sponsored by Google in partnership with the Forward Influence Network so I could fill you in on these Google #DigitalWellbeing Tools for YOUR family wellbeing. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The internet is an awesome thing, friends! Think about all the things we can do with a computer or phone […]

10 Smart Tips for Visiting Dorney Park with Elementary-Aged Kids

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Thank you to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom for hosting my family so I could share these smart tips for visiting Dorney Park with elementary-aged kids. All opinions are 100% my own. I have before shared the special connection my family has with Dorney Park (read the story about my dad HERE!), and this was […]