Nestled on St. Andrews Road in Irmo is a building my family and I have come to adore. It is a place where the young and young at heart mix and mingle with one common goal: to escape into...
If you're here looking for foolproof tantrum stoppers, you must have hit at least 18 months and the tantrums have begun. But, if you think the two's are terrible, my mother always said the person who invented that phrase...
School has been back in session for a few weeks now and the creative, cute lunches are harder to keep up than you originally thought! So let's get back to the basics, using real food that's yummy and healthy....
Traveling with little ones can be quite a challenge. They don't like to sit still for long periods of time, they have tiny tummies, they make big messes, and they can only entertain themselves for so long.
Over the past...
{Yesterday Sarah blogged about local moms groups in her post Looking to Connect? Local Moms Groups Offer Friendship, Fun. Today she is following up with information on what to expect, the good and the bad, when you become a...
Anyone who has filled a basket with plastic Easter eggs knows that the colorful containers are only egg-citing when accompanied by the mystery of what's inside. Once the candy or toy has been discovered, the plastic egg often gets...
Some days I did not think I would survive my child maturing.
Now, though, looking back on it, my teenager who will soon be heading off to college has not turned out so bad. Even though our Caroline does well in...
Like most parents in mid-August, I begin the school year with the best of intentions.
I lay out carefully selected matching outfits the night before the school day and the backpacks have been double checked and lined up by door...
Like many parents, you may be wondering what to give your child’s new teacher. No worries, as a former teacher, I got you covered. If you want the perfect gift, the one that will set you and your child...
My 4-year-old has been allowed to play on screens for about a year now (ever since she found out they really do work outside of airplanes, a trick I was able to make work for a couple of years...
In June, I wrote about Reading With Your 3 and Under Child. The funny thing about kids is, they tend to grow! As they grow, they start to do really fun things with books and reading ... like have...
The school year is wrapping up, and kids and parents alike are looking forward to a change of pace this summer. For many of us, summer means a more relaxed schedule. But for many area churches, the pace is...
September is Hunger Action Month, and according to No Kid Hungry, 1 in 5 children in the U.S. struggles with hunger.
I can't imagine what it feels like to be hungry and not have the means to feed myself. Several years...
The other day my husband announced to me that we really needed to start working on our son's literacy skills.
I tilted my head and was like, "What do you mean?"
In my mind, our son is essentially a literary genius. I...
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Columbia Family Events | May
May in Columbia is full of fun – from puppet shows, outdoor play, storytimes, art activities, and more! Get out your calendars and make...
