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11 Fun & Affordable Amazon Finds for Kids
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11 Fun & Affordable Amazon Finds for Kids

It’s almost summer and that means more time spent in the backyard, cool summer nights outside looking for lighting bugs, and a lot of fun opportunities to make lifelong memories with your families. While summer may look a little different this year that doesn’t mean you can’t have the best summer ever! You also don’t need to spend a lot to make that happen! I’ve put together a list of items you can get online and shipped directly to you, at affordable prices, that will help make this the summer to remember!

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11 Children’s Books About Bravery and Courage
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11 Children’s Books About Bravery and Courage

I’ve put together a list of books that discuss the topics of bravery and courage in the best way. These books are the stories I read with my kids and I can say that each book is loved by every member of our family. Below you will find the title of each book, a link to the Amazon listing, and a short review. I hope you enjoy reading.

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Hosting The Perfect Birthday Party Sleepover | Everything You Need To Know
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Hosting The Perfect Birthday Party Sleepover | Everything You Need To Know

We LOVE birthdays over here. I love to create magical memories for every member of the family. It’s so important to me that they each get to be celebrated in ways that make them feel so incredibly special. Earlier this month my oldest daughter celebrated her birthday in the most magical way possible - a unicorn-themed sleepover with her closest friends. All thanks to a locally mom-owned business - Perfect Events.

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16 Books on Self Love and Kindness for Kids
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16 Books on Self Love and Kindness for Kids

Connecting to others through stories and learning through words is one of my biggest joys. I love spending hours in the book store with my kids and luckily for me, they love it too. 

While my kids go through phases of loving different characters I am always on the lookout for books with a really good message.  My oldest is at an age where mean girls are active and it’s caused me to look harder for books on kindness and self-love.  

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7 Tips for Quick, Healthy School Lunches!
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7 Tips for Quick, Healthy School Lunches!

“The kids have to eat!  And unless your child buys at school, that means that you’re going to be packing a lot of lunches. In my case, it’s 2 or 3 lunches each weekday, and I don’t even want to think about the math on that for total number of lunches to be packed this year. 

But the good news is, it doesn’t have to be time consuming or stressful or even the same old boring sandwich every day.  Here’s my tips for making it as enjoyable (or at least as painless!) as possible!”

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