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Camping with Kids: You don’t do it for the sleep
Our second tent-camping experience with kids was a success! We drove to Palmetto State Park after school, stopping in Lockhart for dinner.
Similar to our first tent-camping experience with our kids, we arrived later than I wish we had. Unlike our first trip, we at least arrived while it was still light outside. Fortunately, our tent is incredible. It literally pops into place! However, it got dark right when we finished, and it didn’t leave a lot of time to play and socialize with friends. Next time, I definitely want to bring battery-powered string lights to create a nice ambience for hanging out before bed. Lantern-light is so harsh! … Read More
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Volunteering with Kids: Our Experience
One of our Family Goals is to volunteer our in our community at least three times a year. In Austin, volunteering with kids is incredibly easy thanks to an organization called Generation Serve.
We have done a lot of different activities over the years. Playing games and doing arts and crafts at a retirement center is fun. We have made greeting cards for people experiencing homelessness. We have planted tress (through another great organization called TreeFolks).
Recently, Henry and I went to a food pantry. It’s at a local church twice a week. People experiencing homelessness and/or poverty are able to walk through the pantry like a grocery … Read More
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How to Make Slime with a Large Group of Children
Henry’s 3rd grade class has “Family Fridays” where parents or guardians are invited to come to school and lead the class in an activity. Last year, we made awesome Sharpie tiles. That project was relatively inexpensive and not too messy. This year, Henry almost wanted to repeat that project. But then he decided he wanted to make slime. Thus began my journey to figure out how to make slime with a large group of children.
We went straight to the slime recipe book we got for Christmas. I made a bee-line for the simplest, cheapest, least messy recipe in the book. Fortunately, it was also cool!
Even though I … Read More