Summer is here — and if you've been searching for fun summer activities for kids, you already know the problem: there's no shortage of ideas. What's in short supply is time, energy, and a list that actually accounts for your real life. Ten weeks of "I'm bored" before...
Summer
Easy Shark Cookie Cake for Shark Week or a Shark Birthday Party
It is almost fruit pizza season in our house — we always make an American flag fruit pizza for Memorial Day and the 4th of July. And that gave Baby B the idea of creating a shark cookie cake version of fruit pizza. I was all on board because: shark gummies are yummy...
30 Summer Birthday Party Ideas for Kids
Have a birthday coming up in this summer? And need some thoughts on what to do for summer birthday party? I've compiled 30 themes that would be perfect summer birthday party ideas for kids. With themes galore, your only challenge is choosing from all the summer fun! 1...
My Parties: How to Plan a Beachy Bake Sale for Charity
It's become a summer tradition that my girls and I plan a lemonade stand / snow cone stand / bake sale to benefit The Confetti Foundation. It gives us a fun activity to work on together and helps fill their summer free time. Last summer, we chose a beach theme for our...
My Parties: How to Host an Easy Firefly Catching Party
Our kids always have the best ideas, and at the start of every summer, I have them brainstorm ideas about what they want to do during their school break. (I pulled together 602 summer ideas here.) My favorite of their ideas was a Firefly Catching Party. This could not...
8 Weeks of Summer Fun Ideas for Kids
Like every mom, I find summer a particular challenge. I work from home, so trying to actually work while keeping the kids entertained, and — to be honest — out of my hair, is just plain hard. My office is right by the front door, so my girls are constantly in and out,...
New Party Plan: Gardening Party (The Solution for Summer Birthdays)
Summer makes me want to lay around with a cool drink and read. Or, let's be honest: nap. But it seems to have the opposite effect on my kids. They get get a little wilder. Our schedule, despite my best efforts, goes out the door. I forget to make them shower. Or brush...
602 Summer Fun Jar Ideas for the Kids
We only have three more weeks of summer and each weekend is half booked. Crazy. I can't believe how quickly it's gone and that my babies will soon be second graders. But summer is not over and the girls still have some big plans in mind. The other day, Meg said, "We...









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