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2025 Casual Summer Wardrobe
I have a deep love for summer clothing. It’s effortless and all about comfort, because let’s be honest, when its 94 degrees with 96% humidity, comfort is everything. These are the pieces that are making up my summer uniform this year (all links are affiliates).
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Summer Tote Bags on Amazon
I love a good tote bag – my collection may be a little out of control, BUT that doesn’t mean I don’t have my eye on a few more. Here are my favorite summer 2025 tote bags. All links are affiliates, click on the image for more info!
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Easy Last Minute Activities
The end of the school year and the summer months can be a little crazy. Schedules are very different, there are all kinds of field trips and gatherings, and holidays can really throw everything off. These are the months when it’s especially helpful to have activities in your back pocket that you can pull out without any kind of prep work. Here are some of my favorite activities to lean into for those moments when I really need something to keep the children engaged. Bubbles – Taking preschoolers outside and letting them loose with bubbles is ALWAYS a hit. It doesn’t matter what kind of mood your kids are in,…
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Summer Family Night Activities
We lean into family nights HARD during the summer. Everything feels more relaxed and fun, so we take full advantage! If you’re looking for inspiration, here are some of our favorite family night activities. The great thing about many of these is that they can be a little spontaneous – which is really what makes summer fun!
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Anticipating Summer
May always brings tons of rain, which really has me yearning for summer sunshine. There are so many wonderful things about summer. Here’s what I’m most looking forward to this year:
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Crafty Hobbies to Explore
I firmly believe that everyone needs a few great hobbies – these are the things that make us who we are! I’ve always been super crafty and creative, and I love to have materials available to make things with my hands at all times. Here are some of the hobbies that I’ve been really into lately. Cross stitch – I learned to cross stitch as a kid and have picked it up again as an adult. I’ve found that I really appreciate smaller projects because they travel easily and I can finish them in a short amount of time. The supplies for this particular art form are also super affordable,…
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Summer Learning Supplies for an 8 Year Old
Every year I’ve tweaked the supplies that I gather for summer learning. When my daughter was in Kindergarten we used a ton of crayons, glue, and flash cards (see how I organized all of that here), now that she’s almost done with second grade, there are so many more notebooks, pencils, and books. Here’s what we’re using to keep her on track academically this summer (all links are affiliates). In the past I’ve printed specific worksheets for certain themes. That worked for us, but it also used a lot of ink and paper, plus I had to organize all of it. The workbooks help us focus on specific subjects, and…
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Summer Planning; What Works and What Doesn’t
Over the last couple of years I’ve learned so much about planning and structuring our summer days at home (see the post that I shared on Monday for a round up of ideas and inspiration)! From planning our days down to the hour to throwing out the plans and winging it, I’ve tried it all. Here are some things that have worked really well for us (DO’s), followed by some things that haven’t been so helpful (DONT’s). DO DON’T The most important thing that I’ve found is to know your kids and plan for what they need. My summer planning has changed every year because my daughter has grown and…
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Summer at home with kids
I’m getting ready for my third summer at home with my daughter – it’s coming so fast! Over the last couple of years I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to keep her busy and how much planning can and should go into preparing myself for all of that. I wanted to share how I’ve set up these plans so that you can get a little inspiration if this is something that you’re looking for a little support with. I’ve got a couple more posts planned for this week about specifically what has worked and what hasn’t worked for us, and what my plans look like for this year.…
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Printable Teacher Appreciation Gift
Sometimes you just need a gift that’s super easy and super quick. No worries, I’ve got you covered! These notecards can be downloaded, personalized, printed, and cut in less than 20 minutes. They’re a perfect gift for teacher appreciation day, administrative professionals day, thank you gifts, welcome gifts, and end of the year co-worker gifts. You can get your copy here and use them over and over again!
