TONS of Advent calendar activities & ideas for your Christmas countdown that help you focus on making memories this season!   Every year, I promise myself that I won't get overwhelmed with the busyness of the season.   In November, I start intentionally  thinking about what I want for our family during the holidays  -- peaceful evenings, time each week to connect and enjoy special traditions together. Not to appear to be a frazzled, hurried Mom who's trying to buzz through story time because there are gifts to wrap or cookies to bake.   There's always SO much more on our plates during the holidays which is why I LOVE  Advent Calendar Activities -- they keep me grounded and help me to enjoy what we love most about the holidays -- spending time with my family!

Enjoy these gorgeous new kids' books about Fall & Autumn! I love creating book lists and I think that some of my favorite are our Kids Books about the Fall & Autumn season! There's just something about the gorgeous colors, seasonal changes and cozy text that make me want to cuddle up and keep reading (usually with a cup of tea for me a cocoa for the kids :) Today's book list covers some of the newest reads you'll find out this season for your kids!  Fall colors, animal friends and inspiration for outdoor adventures await in the pages of a book ...

Enjoy Autumn with this awesome collection of Fall Scavenger Hunts for kids that will inspire you to get out & explore this season! Do you know what I love most about Fall? I mean aside from the beautiful foliage, super easy leaf activities that kids love to do and the fact that I can pull out a few of my favorite sweaters :) I love that Fall has four mini-seasons -- it's the one time of year where I feel like there's a new start to the world every few weeks.

Take a peek at these awesome Chemistry Experiments for Kids and Teens to do at Home! Have your kids ever mixed baking soda & vinegar to blow up a balloon or make a volcano explode?!! Maybe they're fascinated by glow-in-the-dark experiments and LOVE the idea of using test tubes "like a real scientist". Raising a scientist doesn't have to be hard -- take a peek at these FUN chemistry activities & experiments that spin, glow & even use fire!

Enjoy this bucket list of fun Fall activities for families -- perfect inspiration for family time together! And there's so much to do in the fall (along with yummy new recipes to try - I'm a big baker) so we made a list of festive Fall Activities that I wanted to share with you. I've included a free printable version below too in case you want to keep one at your home this season -- it's fun to use as a 'bucket list' or even as seasonal artwork to decorate the house!

More than 30+ Science, Engineering, Math and Art Activities for creative kids! I'm very excited about today's post!  But I always get excited when we're sharing awesome ideas that will help parents & educators infuse some fun and easy STEM into their child's life :) Our newest collaborative book, Up! is now available - yeah! It's a wonderful resource for parents & teachers with more than 30+ multisensory activities for children aged 4 to 10 that inspire them to explore all things Up!

Get the car & family ready with this free printable road trip checklist and tips for how to prep for a long car trip!  This week's one of those quiet times -- not too much on the calendar. But I know it won't last long -- We're waiting to hear about college acceptances, looking into a few new attractions and counting the days until Spring Break (less than a month away for us!) And I can smell an AWESOME family road trip somewhere in the near future. Ahh ... I love the thought of exploring someplace new with our kids! So today I'm sharing the checklist we use before heading out on our trips -- whether it's a day trip or cross-country vacation -- PLUS affiliate links to some of our favorite items & a FREE printable road trip planner to help you prepare for your next family car trip!

Get out to explore with this FREE Nature Scavenger Hunt with printable checklist ! We love to get out and explore new places as a family -- whether it's hiking a new trail, going on a scavenger or finding a new playground! Print off this outdoor scav

Put a few of these must-see movies on your Disney Watch list for family movie night before your next trip to Disney World! Is a visit to Walt Disney World in your future?  Lucky you!  My parents have retired in Florida so we have been bless