Simply the Good Life

It's not uncommon for me to promote new projects I'm working on here on the blog.  However, in the interest of full disclosure, I wa...

As you may recall, I like to have my kids do some sort of school work over the summer.  My kids don't like it as much as I do, but I d...

As I mentioned in this week's Mid-week Morsel, Beach Fun , one of my family's favorite beach activities is shelling.  Any time w...

For many people the summer is quickly coming to an end.  Families are heading to the beach to soak up the last of the summer sun.  Two fa...

How many times have you wanted to do a paper craft, but couldn't find just the right paper?  Whether you scrapbook, make personalized ca...

Tomorrow is the 237th anniversary of our independence.  What a great reason to celebrate!  And children love to celebrate.  Waiting until ...

Spring is probably my favorite season.   It is a season full of hope and potential.   Nature is waking up from it's long winter nap, a...

May is here.  The kids are in the final stretch of the school year.  It's hard to believe another year of school is almost over.  This...

Patterns are an important part of developing math skills.  Furthermore, understanding patterns help children problem solve, make predictio...

As a continuation of last week's theme, this week's slice of the good life has more home made fun for children.  A few years ago I...

Remember how much fun it was to make Jacob's Ladder out of string when you were a kid?  Can you remember how to do it?   Many New Year...