For the last day of our “Back to Basics” virtual camp, I wanted to teach the kids the important life skill of “how to sew on a button”. Of course, just sewing a button onto some scrap fabric wouldn’t be very exciting. Therefore, I came up with another DIY face mask ear saver strap that […]
Back to Basics Virtual Camp
How to Write a Letter & Address (Properly!)
The art of letter writing has taken a backseat to emails and text messages, but it is a critically important skill for our kids to learn and practice! Children need to learn how to write a letter and address the envelope (properly!) before they become adults. So when I was thinking about life skills for […]
How to Make a Budget: DIY Spend, Save, Give Jars {Free Printable Labels!}
Learning how to budget your money is such an important life skill. If you learn how to make a budget when you are a kid, the habit is likely to last into your adult years! We will setup an awesome chore / responsibility chart tomorrow. Make sure to join our Facebook group and to follow […]
How to Fold a Shirt: DIY Shirt Folding Board with Cardboard & Duct Tape
Guess what my kids are doing right now? They are in their rooms RE-FOLDING all of the shirts in their closets! No, I did not bribe them. In fact, they BEGGED for us to make each of them their own DIY shirt folding board because the first one was such a big hit. I may […]
FREE Printable Chore Chart Cards with Dice & Reward System
Yesterday, we taught our kids how to make a budget by setting up three money jars (one to spend, one to give and one to save). Now that our kids have a system for budgeting their money, let’s set up a chore chart to earn an allowance. If you do not want to give your […]