So are you dreading the days getting shorter and the temperatures dropping? I’m not, but I know I am definitely dreading my kids getting sucked into their video games and hours of watching the television. So what am I going to do about it? The answer is quite simple, Board Games. A Forgotten Past Time…
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Back to School, Decisions Decisions: Our Contributors Decide How Their Kids Will Be Participating This Fall
The Struggle Is Real! As we all sit more than 6 months into a worldwide pandemic, we are facing the same decision. Do we send our children back into the school building? And if not, what are we going to do to make sure they are getting an education? These are questions that I have…
Let’s Go on a Hike: 8 Tips for Hiking with Your Kids
Summer is here and the feeling of needing to get out of the house is stronger than ever after the year we’ve all had. But what’s there to do that doesn’t involve a ton of other people around? That’s where the great outdoors come in. I’m one of the biggest believers in getting kids outside….
Hate is Not an Option.
We seem to forget that there’s a fine line between passion and hate. In most instances, it seems to have disappeared. I see it in my own family. Well-meaning (and even not so well-meaning) words turn into name calling and escalate to hurtful and hateful comments. Simply put, this disappoints me immensely. I know I…
Summer Kids Crafts Delivered to Your Door
Spending Time With the Kids Without Spending Time at the Store As a school employee, one of the things that I love most about summer is spending time with my kids. And I also love coming up with creative ways for learning. What better way for that togetherness and learning than craft time? And the…
The Secret to Teaching School at Home like an Expert
I’d been homeschooling for what felt like two seconds when we had our first, “What do we do now?” moment. My boys were four and six, and I had plenty of tasks I wanted them to do, but they didn’t have the desire to do any of them. So, I asked them to bring their…
What You Said You’d NEVER Do as a Parent
We’ve all been there. Before we had kids, we all had a running list in our minds of things we said we would never do as parents. We would see the family out at a restaurant with all their kids on their own tablet so the parents could have a peaceful conversation, or pictures of…
Earth Day: More than the Planet
When most people think of Earth Day, they understandably think of our planet. But earth day is about more than just the planet we call home. What about everything else that calls our planet home? I surveyed the UR Basic Mom group, and here’s what they said comes to mind when they think of this…
Parents with Kids at Home Due to the Current Crisis, Don’t Panic: There’s Someone in Your Town Who Can Help (But Do You Even Need It?)
All over the world right now, parents who normally send their kids to school Monday through Friday of every week are finding themselves facing school closures for two weeks or more. It’s unsettling, especially for parents who have to work to put food on the table but equally don’t want their children to turn into…
At-Home Learning Resources {UR Basic Mom Approved}
With schools canceling all across the country, many of us parents have found ourselves as instant educators. This new reality can be terrifying, anxiety-inducing, and confusing all at once. We’ve all been watching as a crazy amount of resources float around the internet. These, in and of themselves are panic attack inducing. So, we thought…