• Blogging,  Homeschooling,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Backyard Fun

    Now that we have the luxury of a backyard I am always looking for fun stuff to do or setup for the boys back there.  Our latest venture was inspired by Pinterest, of course.  It is little town setup for the boys to drive their Hotwheels and Matchbox cars around in.  I used to love to play with my brothers cars out in the yard, I would literally spend hours out there.  When i saw the ideas for creating a place for cars to cruise, I was pumped. My oldest was the most excited, he jumped right on board.  He went to the room to gather supplies like buildings and…

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    Tackling Kid Clutter

    Ugh!  I never, ever knew how much “stuff” kids can accumulate. Let’s see, between birthdays, Christmas and trips to the toy aisle we definitely do not lack in toys for our children.  Another seemingly win-less battle?  Getting the kids to pick up after they are done playing. Sure, I dream of having a plastic, labeled storage bin for each toy set and then only pulling one down at a time.  When they are done with one toy I would love it if they put it all back in their bins and then we can pull out another. Because of lack of funds and space, that is just a dream for now. Because we…