Tweet I once heard a wise teacher say in passing that parents often have ridiculous expectations on their children. He said he sees them yelling at their kids TO SHARE. But they have never taken the time to teach them to share. Here is a toy. You play with it, and I will watch you [...]
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Ideas for End of School Year Teacher Gifts
Tweet The end of the school year is right around the corner (small tear rolls down my cheek), and it is about time that I start planning for my children’s teacher gifts. These are my suggestions for great teacher gifts, beyond another coffee cup or apple-shaped whatever. I love going to local shops and picking [...]
Ice Den Cool Camps | Summer Fun {out of} the Sun
Tweet This post is brought to you by our incredible venue sponsors for the upcoming Mom’s Night Out Arizona, Ice Den and 18° Neighborhood Grill. Looking forward to seeing so many of you readers at the event on May 10 – and if you haven’t registered yet, don’t wait! Click here to get your ticket. [...]
Children & Learning Musical Instruments | An Interview with Sean Johnson
Tweet My world is filled with music. Instruments are in every room. Songs fill my hours. Scales drone into my nights. Among many other things, my husband, Sean, is a guitar teacher. What was a complete foreign language to me has become a huge part of my life. I had very little exposure to instruments [...]
Mommy Quick Tips | Surviving Well Checks with Multiple Kids in Tow
Tweet Taking multiple kids to a well check. I’m pretty sure that this is one of my most disliked mommy must-do’s. Really, I try to avoid it like the plague. Usually, I find other places for my kids to go or schedule them when my hubby is home and I can take the child that [...]
3 New Ways to Hunt Easter Eggs
Tweet I did a little trial egg hunt with my almost three-year-old last week and realized that she doesn’t quite get it. She was all for me hiding the eggs, but then the “go and find them” part was a little lost on her. I started looking around and I found some great ideas to [...]
Mommy SOS | Free (and Cheap) Summer Activities for Arizona Kids
Tweet If you’re new and just stopping in… welcome! We’re so glad you’ve found Scottsdale Moms Blog! Today we’re back with another Mommy SOS topic. If you missed our other Mommy SOS posts be sure to check them out. We’ve covered some great topics – from pediatricians to preschools. The posts are all full of great wisdom from all [...]
Making It Stick: Giving Back as a Family
Tweet If you’re like me, your ultimate goal in parenting is to raise a little person into a big person who not only spends as little time as possible in prison or on the sofa of a shrink, but one who lives and loves with purpose and strength of character. We live in a city [...]
Broken or Scratched DVDs? Send Them to the Disney DVD Replacement Program
Tweet My kids love to do things “all by themselves” and this includes putting their DVD movies in and out of the player. Thus it is no surprise to anyone that we have quite a few movies with scratches, some are broken, and one no longer works because milk was spilled on it. Poor Finding [...]
Birthday Party Success
Tweet Every family does birthdays differently. I love seeing traditions that families establish and snagging great ideas from other brilliant moms. So I thought I’d share a party that went over with great success this past weekend. In our house with three kids we’ve set up a tradition that keeps me from insanity. We don’t [...]
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