Every morning one of my kids makes the countdown announcement: “Only ten more days until summer!” We still have a few more weeks of school here in the Northeast, but summer vacation is right around the corner. And everyone’s ready. Once school winds down preparations for summer camp kick in. Woo hoo! I have such amazing…
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Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids About Diversity
Long gone are the days when we all snuggled up in bed and read aloud. When my kids were younger they used to love reading books together before bed. It was our nightly ritual regardless of where we were. Our bookshelves were overflowing with a wide variety of books, which at times made the book…
Groovy Green Livin Favorites: Top Picks for Safe Sunscreens for Kids (Adults Too!)
Safe Sunscreens are big business these days. New brands continually make their way into the sunscreen market with the hope that they too will be added to our ever growing arsenal of safe sun protection. Once the warm weather hits I find myself sounding like a broken record every time one of my kids heads…
Get Your Kids Cooking: Cool Tools to Use
Cooking is a big part of our family life. Over the years we’ve allowed our kids to be active participants in our kitchen. They stir, they pour and they create. They are allowed to help in every way possible. There are plenty of days when there’s no interest -they’re too tired, busy and hungry- and that’s…
5 Tips to Get Your Kids to Wear Sunscreen
Getting my kids to wear sunscreen every day can become a tedious and frustrating task during the summer. I get it. It’s really not all that pleasant to rub a greasy lotion all over your body. But using sunscreen is a necessity. Every day. Here’s why sunscreen is needed daily: “Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined survey…
5 Foods My Kids Can Cook and So Can Yours!
I love to cook. My husband also loves to cook. If we had all the time in the world I’m positive we would make some pretty interesting creations. For now we stick to healthy, standard fare that our three boys will usually eat without much complaining. Allowing my kids to be active participants in the…
Connecting With My Kids and Nature
After a long weekend filled with good food, late nights and plain ol’ fun my kids had a hard time waking up for school on Tuesday morning. Much of the state of Massachusetts had no school on Monday in honor of of Veteran’s Day. The weekend turned out to be fantastic-the weather cooperated and…
