by Jaimi Erickson | Dec 2, 2022 | motherhood
We just hosted all four grandparents at our house for a week. When you have kids at home, there may not be large windows of time during your week to prep for the holidays. This time I approached the visit with less stress. I have learned how to manage stress...
by Jaimi Erickson | Nov 21, 2022 | activities
Every December for our countdown to Christmas we do a daily acts of kindness calendar. These daily acts of kindness to do as a family can be done for the month of Thanksgiving, season of Advent, countdown to Christmas or anytime of the year. Our version is set up as a...
by Jaimi Erickson | Sep 15, 2022 | activities
How many times have you gone on a walk or hike with your children and they find rocks that are just too special to leave behind? We can use those special rocks for this preschool counting and fine motor activity. My children have found treasured rocks on every walk...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 19, 2022 | activities
Supplementing homeschool learning with quality programs is a key to avoiding burnout as a homeschool parent. Whether it is online music lessons or science units to enhance physical science or chemistry, there are resources you can pull in to enhance your curriculum at...
by Jaimi Erickson | Apr 3, 2022 | activities, parenting
Even at my age I still remember the moment the bully made fun of me. It was on a field trip. It took me a long time to move past that feeling of humiliation. Bullies can effect our view of ourselves in deep ways. Teaching children about bullies is a life skill they...
