Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review. For more information about LeapFrog Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten, please visit their website #LeapFrogTag #spon My youngest daughter, Maura, starts Kindergarten in 11 days (yes, we’re keeping count)… and I think I may be more nervous than she is! This week we’ve been having fun preparing [...]
Back to School with FiOS Twitter Party
August 7, 2012 · by · 1 Comment
It’s hard to believe that this summer is already coming to an end! I’ll miss the lazy summer days, but I think I’m ready for school to start. Are you? Join us for the Back to School with FiOS Twitter party. We’ll be sharing back to school transition tips, loveable stories about our kids and [...]
Raising a Reader: Tips for Parents
March 2, 2012 · by · 1 Comment
While kids may learn to read in school, as parents, we need to support them and encourage their love of reading! I found these tips among my daughter’s papers, as part of her school’s “Read Across America” celebration: Visit your local library often. Get your children their own library cards. Try a story hour or [...]
Back to School: Easing Separation Anxiety and a pedicure to boot!
September 9, 2011 · by · Leave a Comment
It’s back to school time. In our house that means new sneakers and a sprinkling of tears (child and parent). Our two-year old started K2 this week. In addition to new teachers and classmates, this year brought another milestone, moving up to the “big boy” school building. While the school does its best to create [...]
I Support My School… My Way
August 31, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
My daughter goes back to school next week. Finally. I feel like this has been the longest summer ever! I have to admit I wasn’t too active in her classroom last year, her first year of elementary school. I had a in-home daycare thing going, so at the end of the day, I didn’t have [...]
Back to School Traditions
August 22, 2011 · by · 6 Comments
Back to school time is always exciting and busy for kids and parents. There is so much thought and preparation that goes into a first day of school. In addition to back-to-school shopping for fall clothes and school supplies, we make a special effort to enjoy and capture those moments of the first day. In [...]
A weekend with Blue
January 20, 2011 · by · 2 Comments
Last Friday, Maya ran towards me after she got off the school bus, squealing “I got Blue, mom! I got to bring Blue home!” Huh? I had no idea what all the fuss was about. She must have seen the perplexed look on my face, and tore open her backpack, revealing a small, light blue [...]
First day of school
September 8, 2010 · by · 11 Comments
Yesterday was Maya’s first day of Kindergarten. She was so excited! Day one was perfect. Today? Not so much. For more Wordless Wednesday, visit: 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Latina on a Mission ~ Look What Mom Found… ~ Mom of 3 Girls MomStart ~ New York Chica ~ Robyn’s Online World ~ Run DMT [...]
Tips for a Successful Science Fair
April 12, 2010 · by · 2 Comments
I’m so proud of my little brother, Michael. He’s a junior in high school back in Austin, Texas. This week he’s participating in I-SWEEEP, the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project Olympiad, a science fair that brings together hundreds of middle and high school students from 70 different countries. They’ll be spending 5 [...]
Don’t have a September baby
April 17, 2009 · by · 10 Comments
Today’s question: My 4-year old’s birthday is in late September, right before the Kindergarten cut-off date. So I’m looking for some advice – should she start this year, or should I hold off until she’s almost six? I know so much of it depends on my daughter’s maturity level and all that, and I’ve pretty [...]
