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25 Ways to Say I Love you to your Spouse

Are you looking for a creative way to celebrate Valentines' Day with your Spouse when you have kids? Here are 25 Ways to say "I Love You" to your husband this year with special gifts from the heart. I've included a printable checklist of ideas to do for your Valentine. Truthfully...every day we all should try to find ways to show our love in our relationships but oftentimes life keeps us busy, jobs, houses and then we add children to the mix and it gets even busier. However, it's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Marriage, Valentine's Day

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Drop Everything and Swing

Drop Everything and Swing

Celebrate the joy of childhood with 'Drop Everything and Swing'—a heartwarming reminder of the importance of play, connection, and seizing the moment with your kids. Sometimes life gets busy… and hectic… and the days just seem to fly by quickly. When I had my second child, the days seemed to be filled with lots of “have to’s” in order to keep life going – laundry, errands, doctor appointments, and the like. As my second child got older, she was toted everywhere that our family’s ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Parenting Tagged With: Guest Post, Parenting with Purpose, Siblings, snapshots

By Kim Vij

Sometimes You Need to Say Yes

Sometimes You Need to say YES!

Discover the power of saying 'yes' to spontaneous moments with your children. This heartwarming story reminds parents to embrace the little things that create lasting memories. Sometimes You Need to Have a Yes Day A few weeks ago, I was busy getting things ready to take my daughter, E (almost 4) to the mall to buy her a new dress for an upcoming party. It was just going to be mommy-E time and we were both looking forward to this. My husband was outside with both my children (I also have ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Guest Post, Parenting with Purpose, snapshots

By Kim Vij

The Positive Roles of a Mother in Law

The Positive Roles of a Mother-in-law

Discover the positive roles a mother-in-law can play in family life—from offering support and wisdom to strengthening family bonds. Learn how to nurture a healthy, loving relationship. We have all heard the saying "monster-in-law". The derogatory phrase used to refer to a mother-in-law who happens to be a monster. I feel terrible for anyone out there who has a monster-in-law, it sounds awful. I, on the other hand, am extremely fortunate to have a wonderful mother-in-law, a woman I admire ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Grandparents, Mother In Law, Parenting with Purpose, snapshots

By Kim Vij

Ultimate Blog Party 2012

This is our first Ultimate Blog Party!  Thanks for stopping over here at The Educators' Spin On It…we love new visitors!   Background Info Our site is a little unique, there are two of us! I'm Kim and this is my family of 5 and I share this site with Amanda and her family of 4. The Educator's Spin On It is a collaborative effort of two best friends who are parents and former elementary school teachers. Although I hesitate to use the word former since we both are ... Read more...

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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim Vij shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing all kinds of easy kid crafts, activities, recipes and even travel ideas for families!
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