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Affordable Nursery Ideas

Decorating a nursery is more joyful than decorating any other space in the home. Getting the baby’s room ready is an exciting time, the prelude to wonderful new experiences. Of course, you want your baby’s room to be gorgeous, but let’s face it; not everyone has a fortune to spend creating a nursery that looks like a page that fell out of a magazine. That’s okay! Creativity goes a long way. You can create a wonderful, comfortable nursery for your baby without going into to debt to do so. A fun idea, one that will also help stimulate your baby … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: October 15 – 21

Halloween (or Harvest) is right around the corner. After that, we’ll be moving full steam ahead into the major holidays. So start with Some Simple Halloween Decorating Ideas and learn how to Protect Your Home from Pumpkins as we near the end of October. Then check out Early Bird Thanksgiving Tips. We will have more on Thanksgiving over the next few weeks. Some of the other ways you can begin ready for holidays, is getting your home in good shape. Whether it is just going to be your immediate family or you’re planning to have huge get-togethers, it feels good … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: August 6 – 12

If you missed anything this week, don’t feel bad. I missed a couple days myself, and had to backtrack to catch up. My area has been experiencing one of the worst heat waves in years and we had to conserve energy during the day to avoid power outages. There were days I had nothing on but air conditioners and fans (and sometimes the lights would still blink, making my heart race). With the heat index topping 115, I did not want my family to be without air conditioning. At that extreme, it goes beyond simple comfort and is more about … Continue reading →

What Your Kindergartner Should Know: Language Arts

Phonics Website: For free lesson plans, ideas and games on how to teach your child to read visit Starfall. They also have affordable reading instruction packages if you are so inclined to buy something. Listening to literature, music, poetry Teaching Tip: What do you listen to in the car when you’re driving here or there? Try some books on tape (always available at your local library). A few of our favorite books: When it comes to poetry for kids my absolute favorite is Shel Silverstein. It’s a great place to start for kids because the poems are so entertaining. Nursery … Continue reading →

Extreme Makeover–Children’s Room Edition (Part 2)

In Part One of “Extreme Makeover—Children’s Room Edition” I detailed the work that went into transforming my 2-year-old’s room from a nursery to toddler’s room. We’ve covered the furniture, now we’re moving on to wall decorations. I like to call this part: “Who Needs Home Depot When You’ve Got The Learning Shop.” The Learning Shop is a store that carries educational toys and is where teachers buy decorations for their classrooms. If you have a similar store in your area and have young children, I highly recommend visiting. Even if you don’t intend to purchase anything (that’s usually my intent, … Continue reading →