LoveToKnow Kids

Souvenirs?

2009-11-21T21:17:05Z

We’re on the go a lot, trying out different activities and shows so the kids can experience a lot of different things. Usually we allow the kids to pick out one souvenir when we go somewhere new and interesting, but sometimes my jaw drops when I see the price. Tonight we went to see Cirque Dreams Illumination (which I fully recommend, by the way) and it wasn’t until after my kids each picked out a teddy bear that I found out it was $25 per bear. Yikes!

Moral of the story: Ask how much something costs before announcing that the kids can pick out any souvenir they want.

Growing up, we never did souvenirs. Do you allow your kids to pick up souvenirs when on outings?

Spelling Bee 2010

2009-10-11T18:39:17Z

Our school is not into the Spelling Bee and my childs teacher knows practically nothing about it. My daughter was in the Regional Bee last year and wants to again this year. I know there is a new 50 word spelling list for each grade level but again the teacher knows nothing of this. Does anyone have the list of 50 words?

I have the 2009 Spell It but these wrods are different for 2010.

Thanks.

Halloween!!!

2009-10-12T02:59:26Z

What are your kids dressing up as for Halloween this year? Or, if you don’t celebrate Halloween - what do you do instead?

Time to Pull Out the Board Games

2009-05-05T09:54:24Z

Well ladies, I just looked at the forecast and it’s going to be rainy, rainy, rainy, and rainy for the next several days. Even our nicest day next week is 70degrees and forecasted to be. . .rainy.

So it’s time to pull out the board games. We like Set, Sequence, and Monopoly. What are some of your family’s favorites that the kids can play with too?

Making the First Day of School Special?

2009-08-03T03:41:43Z

What do you do to make the first day of school special? We have “back to school cake” on our first day of school. (I know, a little different because we homeschool. . .) But when I was a teacher, I had parents slip a travel game into the lunch box, or a little note. I had one parent take her child to the zoo (it was right there and free on Wednesdays.) So do you do anything to make your child’s first day back at school special?

Getting Ready For Early to Rise

2009-07-28T10:48:54Z

Ugh. My girls have to get up at 6 a.m. because our school bus comes at 7 a.m. My almost sixteen-year-old is counting down the days until she gets her license and can sleep another 45 minutes. Just wondering what others do to prepare their kids for that first early morning. I keep getting conflicting advice. Some say just let them sleep in and they’ll be tired that first day but get past it. Others say start waking them up earlier in 15 minute increments. Advice from others in the trenches?

School Spelling Bee

2009-08-16T07:27:21Z

I have signed up to run this years School Spelling Bee. I have a box sitting in front of me that I have not opened yet. Our school has not had a Spelling Bee for two years and I am really excited to be bringing it back to the kids. I was wondering if anyone had an experience in running a spelling bee and if so do you have any tips or advice that would help me make this event a success.

Finding a balance

2009-03-19T17:01:14Z

I am so torn! And, badly, need help. There are so many good, fun, educational quality activities for my kids… that they want to do and I want them to do… however, I don’t want them to be overscheduled. I honestly have tried to keep the activities to only one or two at most at a time (on top of school). But my daughter just the other day told me she felt so busy that she wished she could push a pause button on her life for a few days. She is only 9 years old!!

What do I do???

Back To School Planning

2009-06-27T18:25:45Z

School starts back early here (August 12th). I was wondering if anyone else starts planning five or six weeks out and what your routines are. We are already starting our school clothes shopping and reviewing a few key concepts from last year’s school work, for example. About two weeks before school starts back, I’ll start getting the girls up earlier in the mornings too to try to prepare for that horrid six a.m. alarm clock going off.

Drama

2009-07-26T03:31:25Z

I just wanted to say that I love drama. My kids are involved in a few different acting opportunities throughout the year, and I feel like they’ve gained a lot of confidence in public speaking, and are learning some classics (like Shakespeare) at the same time. I wasn’t sure how being in drama might translate to something more practical like public speaking. . .but it seems to have given them the ability to be comfortable standing on stage. So just wanted to share I highly recommend drama as activity if you have time for it.