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Review: Character Conversation Cards for Kids

I don’t like to think too much about it, but my boys are really growing up.  Long ago are the days when they toddled around and were content banging on pots and pans.  Sometimes I feel like they are getting close to being teenagers from some of the comments and attitudes I have witnessed!  Where did… {read more}

Review: I Just Want To Be… Me! (Book)

Helping kids build resilience is a topic I have done a lot of thinking and reading about.  So when I came across I Just Want To Be… Me!, a book by Timothy Bowden and Sandra Bowden of ACT on Purpose that aims to help kids learn strategies to deal with stress, I couldn’t wait to read it. I… {read more}

Teach Kids About Virtues: Storybook + Free Printable Activities

Storytelling is a unique way to reach children and share tools that can help them throughout life.  Mason’s Greatest Gems is a recently published storybook about a little boy who finds a treasure in his back yard.  His mother then likens the gemstone to virtues, and explains how we can all mine our own inner gems… {read more}

30+ Gifts that Help Kids Build Character

I love to give gifts that help kids build character – there are so many awesome ways we can teach our kids about positive character traits and there are some amazing books, games, and other fun resources that can help.  Here are some of the fabulous products I have featured on my blog’s resource section, plus… {read more}

Review: Wall Art from Creative with Kids

“Connection not Perfection.” Isn’t that a gorgeous (and freeing) motto for parenting?  That’s the aim of the wonderful parenting website Creative With Kids by Alissa Marquess.  I am a huge fan of Alissa’s work and am proud to be a contributor to her blog as well. Alissa’s posts 100 Ways to be Kind to Your Child and… {read more}

Review: Little Loving Hands Craft Kits

My kids love making crafts.  Actually I do, too!  But I have to admit that we don’t need more gadgets and decorations around the house… A great solution to this problem?  Little Loving Hands craft kits.  These awesome kits provide materials for a project that is sent to a new charity organisation every month.  So kids… {read more}