Starting this week and throughout the summer I’ll be sharing a weekly post about summer fun ideas. Even better-it’s part of a linkup with 14 other bloggers who will also be sharing their ideas for summer fun. Join us by visiting the sites linked below, and if you have a blog of your own link […]
25 Ideas for Frugal Summer Fun
I have not started planning for our summer vacation yet. <gulp> I always start with a list of frugal summer fun for the family, though. With these 25 ideas I’m off to a good start for an epic summer. Learning Never Ends 1. Join your library’s summer reading program: It’s free to join, and is […]
Summer Break Best Laid Plans
Summer break is upon the Whalen household and with it the usual juggling of work, home, and life has become more like juggling knives…flaming knives. Planning to work around the kids means either getting up early or going to bed late while sneaking in emails, phone calls, and bits of work here and there. It’s […]
50 Free (or Nearly Free) Summer Activities
Summer is nearly here. The countdown calendar is slowly ticking down to 0. Cue panicked and frantic last minute plans as parents everywhere realize they have to figure out what to do with their kids all summer long. Some kids are great about hanging out and going with the flow, but my kids aren’t. I […]
7 Chic (and Cheap) Summer Essentials: Fashion Friday
Summer is always a time I relish. Not because the kids are off school, but because it’s easier to get dressed chic, casual and on the cheap. I have a standard wardrobe I built off of for summertime, and it’s easy to start with 7 basics and add trends and fun every summer. Now is […]
Sleepaway Camp Tips and Packing List
It’s summer time, and as your kids get older the question about sleepaway camps seems to always pop up. This year, after a lot of research on my part regarding various sleepaway camps, their safety records, etc., my kids lucked out and are both getting to go to sleepaway camp for the first time. (I […]
Summer Learning Fun with KiwiCrate and GreatSchools
Let me level with you. It’s summer starting…NOW. While I’m really looking forward to the break in our routine, and not having to do the thrice daily carpool pickup, I am a little…scared. I love and adore my kids, but the idea of 80 days of summer (yes, we counted) stretched in front of us […]
Summer Sangria Recipe
It’s Memorial Day weekend so it’s time to put up your feet and relax, spend time with your family and friends. Maybe you have a barbecue or a beach trip planned this weekend. While I was experimenting with watermelon drinks (Pinterest has done something to me folks, I used to just eat it!) I came […]
