Stephanie Oswald

Attitude and Kids: How to React When Your Child is Disrespectful

October 19, 2017April 24, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Backtalk and attitude take several forms and come from a sense of powerlessness and frustration. Learn how to handle disrespectful kid behavior effectively.

iPad Cases than Can Survive Young Kids

April 8, 2016April 23, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

10 iPad Cases that can Survive Young Kids

Let’s face it, kids are rough on things. Check out these iPad cases for kids to see how you can protect your iPad from accidental damage.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar DIY Lacing Cards

April 8, 2016April 21, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

The Very Hungry Caterpillar DIY Lacing Cards are an excellent activity for developing fine motor skills, improving hand-eye coordination and concentration, and keeping little kids busy {especially during quiet time}!

These last couple weeks have been beyond crazy with our move. With chaos fully exploding around us and restless kiddos we have been on the hunt for simple DIY quiet games our kids could create. Before we gave these a try we made some DIY Paint Chip Puzzles that were an absolute hit with the kids for our house hunting road trip. Wanting to expand on some of our easy busy bags before the big move we gave this DIY Lacing Cards a try — they loved them!

Letter of the Week: B is for Bee Craft

April 22, 2023April 15, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

B is for Bee Craft: Lately we have been working our way through our letter of the week crafts. While I am not personally a fan of focusing on one letter for an entire week, these simple crafts are a ton of fun for getting kids exploring letters.

There are many ways this craft can be done, so don’t feel like you have to follow these instructions to a T. We used construction paper when doing our craft because Meatball is all about working on his scissor skills. Other alternatives could be paint and cardstock, washi tape, or even glue and pom-poms.

Letter of the Week: A is for Apple Craft

April 22, 2023April 6, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

A is for Apple Craft: Young kids will love creating this simple apple craft while working on their fine motor skills and exploring the letter a.

This is a great activity to help improve fine motor skills. If your child is not quite ready for working on their scissor skills there are many different ways that you could do this craft. Some alternatives are: tearing and gluing construction paper, using paintbrushes, or even do-a-dot markers.