Since March 13, 2020 my three kids have been doing their distance learning from home. I have a 7th grader, 5th grader and 1st grader. They each learn in different ways and are very far apart in age with what they are learning. My oldest is very structured and organized, so she is pretty self…
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A Quarantined Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is this weekend! Wow! I actually am surprised I even knew that fact because normally I am not sure what month or day I am in. HAHA! Each day looks like the last in quarantine but we are having fun in the Bair House! I thought I would share some of my ideas…
Neighborhood ZOO Walk!
This is a great idea anytime but with us quarantined at home currently, this is a fun idea to get kids and adults out of the house walking and learning about different animals. I got the idea from a friend that posted her neighborhood doing it. I then threw the idea out to my own…
7 Ways to Remember our Beloved Pets
Last October 23, 2018 we had to make the decision to set our 15 year old dog, Maggie, free from her pain. It was a decision we went back and forth on for over 6 months because she would have good days and we would think she was doing okay. It was when the bad…
You have been BOO-ed!!!
This fun tradition of sharing some spooky treats has been sneaked around neighborhoods since I was a child! We do not always get to it with life and time and last minute thinking but when we do, it is a blast! We thought of it early enough this year and got right to work. The…
10 Bair Family Halloween Traditions
When the calendar turns October 1st, I unpack our many bins of Halloween decorations into our dinning room. They await the kids return home from school so we can start decorating! As the kids have gotten older, I do let them take more leadership on where they want things to go. They love having more…
Ghosts in the Graveyard
Ghosts in the Graveyard has been a tradition since I was a kid. My mom and I used to make this recipe together every Halloween. Now I get to pass on that same tradition with my kids. I have changed up the ingredients to match my passion for better ingredients, avoiding the hydrogenated oils, high…
Spooky Halloween Food
When the kids were younger I seemed to have more energy to host Halloween parties. You can see some of the fun games I created in my Halloween Game Ideas blog post. I have not hosted a party in a while, but maybe next year? You never know! Here are a few spooky food ideas…
Tricks to AVOID the Treats!
With three kids, this is the time of year I see so much candy come home in their backpacks!! I will say, I am super proud that my kids do not eat it before getting home. They choose to wait and ask first if they can have it. With that being said, I am a…