My first daughter’s reading/writing experience and my second daughter’s reading/writing experience have been complete opposites so far. Lila zoomed her way through the pink/blue/green series and just took off, becoming obsessed with reading and writing her own books. I don’t know if it’s because Nora is a second child or if it’s just her personality, […]

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I was watching the girls playing together the other day when I started thinking about how long we’ve owned the toys they were using — and I was shocked to realize it had been about 4 years! Then I started thinking about all of the girls’ favorite open-ended toys. Most of them were originally purchased […]

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It’s almost Presidents’ Day! I was so excited for the launch of Every Star is Different’s NEW U.S. Presidents Bundle, which came out just in time! My own girls are obsessed with the musical Hamilton, so I’m sure they will enjoy learning about the real people whose names they already know well — plus we just […]

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My kids’ laundry routine is semi-famous on Instagram. For real though — people have told me that they have changed laundry days or been inspired to start having a consistent laundry day just because of our “Thursday Laundry Day” (recently moved to Wednesdays, which threw a lot of people off!). So I get a lot […]

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It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Hearts are a fun way to bring the holiday into the classroom, and I love finding new ways to do it. I made these free printable heart matching cards for my own girls to play memory, and I’m adding them to my email subscriber freebies so you can use them as […]

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