I know you're all already signed up for The Happy Family Movement's Summer Bucket List Challenge (SBLC), right? If not, you still have time to head on over and sign-up! Need some more convincing? Check out our 2013 summer bucket list! If you've done the SBLC in the past, you may notice some exciting changes for this year. This year there is a brand spankin' new SBLC Facebook Community. Here you ...
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This is not going to be the most feel-good post. It's not the most feel-good topic. However, I feel like it's a topic that I need to address and it's a topic that needs to be talked about, openly and honestly, no matter how uncomfortable it is for us. So, for today, for just this one post with a more serious tone, hang with me and maybe you'll read something that you could be helpful to ...
SUMMER BUCKET LIST // 2013
Welcome to the new readers from The Happy Family Movement! I’m thrilled to have you here. We made a bucket list last summer and it rocked our summer. My kids have been waiting all winter to start working on this year’s list. I (Jennifer) have two boys; Corbin is 5 and Hudson is 3 ½. I am very lucky to do what I love which is teaching kiddos that don’t have all the odds in their favor. I ...
SUPERHERO PARTY // TNT PINATA
Last year we had "make and break a piñata" on our bucket list. It didn't go quite as planned. We did make and break a piñata so we did accomplish that adventure on our bucket list. However, I thought I'd make this beautiful piñata with scallops like one I saw somewhere on the web. It was a disaster. An ugly disaster. When I started thinking about activities for Corbin's Superhero Party ...
SUPERHERO PARTY // PART 2
We had the big party this weekend! It was awesome having everyone over to hang out for a couple hours, even if a few moments got chaotic. I have a post about the piñata coming up and the only other thing I really did was make a city skyline and a station to make superhero wristbands. For the wristbands I just bought foam sheets from Michaels, cut it into strips, and added hook-and-loop (AKA ...
SUPERHERO PARTY // SUPERHERO CAPES
In the midst of my new-to-me-sewing-machine excitement back in January, I decided I should sew capes for all the kids coming to Corbin's party. I'm not really sure what I was thinking. I knew this was going to be quite the adventure. I found a site that offered up measurements for the cape but a) I didn't feel like the neck closures left enough space and b) I felt an anxiety bomb go off ...