New School - Amazing memories

Creating new memories...

Making new friends...

  We started a new school this year. It was the best thing I ever did for my kids. This school is amazing. They really allow the kids to have a enjoyable school year. 

They have a garden that they grow edible crops. They created a harvest festival around the garden. All the grades create a scarecrow to represent a topic they are learning. Then they bring the scarecrows into the garden. They then put pumpkins in the garden , enough for the whole school to go pumpkin picking. 

That same week they have there Halloween party. It is a fund raiser for the school. It was sold out early this year. I understand why. The kids had a blast. They set up games for the younger kids to play . They have a haunted tunnel . They had a DJ, playing all the kids favorites. 

I am grateful that my kids can experience a great school and create amazing memories.

Bahamas is a great place to take the kids

I took my kids to the Bahamas. We stayed 5 nights 6 days. It was the most incredible time.  We stayed at the Atlantis resort. It is extremely a child friendly vacation spot. 

I had gone there for a conference. During the hours I need to spend at the conference I was able to put the kids in a camp. It was hard for me at first. I never had left my children in a foriegn place with out me. I am very protective of my children. Well , My kids loved it. They were great with the kids. They couldn't wait to go back the next day. 

They went on adventures .They even took them to the pool. The play ground in the water was the kids favorite part. Every 5 minutes or so the big bucket will tip over and splash down on everybody.

How do you teach kids to eat well... You let them cook with you

People ask me all the time , How do you get your kids to eat so healthy. There are many reasons why my kids eat the way they do.I give them healthy choices:

When you give them healthy choices you leave them not much of a choice . I do not keep junk in the house. By junk I mean HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!  My kids understand if that is a ingredient in there food it can't possibly be healthy. A lot of chips have MSG in it as well. As I recall there is nothing healthy about MSG either. 

• I teach them to make healthy choices:

  It is just as important to teach them to eat healthy , I need to teach them to also make healthy choices when they are out. I have given my children the ability to understand to have something unhealthy once in awhile is okay. So when they are out to not make themselves so crazy. Sure they will pick juice over water , but they will never pick soda over juice. 

• I do not allow them to drink SODA! :

Soda is like a poison to children. There is nothing good about it. There is not a thing that is nutritious about soda. So why even introduce it to a child at a Young  age. If you are one of those parents that have already got there child hooked , there are healthy alternatives of soda at the health food store.

• Let them help you cook:

This will show them hands on the importance of what you put in your body. You are what you eat. It is great too for picky eaters. When they are cooking the meal they are more likely to eat it.  It makes a nice time to bond as well.

New York Aquarium

We had a amazing day at the New York Aquarium . We saw sting rays and sharks. We watched as the walrus was fed. We showed up in time for the last show in the Aqua theatre. That is where they teach you a little about how to help the wild life.  And the Sea lions preform for us.

 

The kids love going there, After we walk on the board walk. We head down to Nathans . The kids ask if this is the same Nathan's that has the hot dog eating contest . The contest that we watch every 4Th of July. With pleasure I tell them yes.

After school activites

                      

 How important is after school activities? I used to think that it was important to put my kids in swimming, Gymnastics, Dance etc.  Now I feel different about it. I don't think it is as important to engage in all those activities. My children have enough to do with going to school and doing homework . Not to mention the abundance of state and city exams they are given . They don't really need the added pressures of a after school activity.

                      My kids are homebodies. They don't watch any T. V. During the school week , so it is not like they sit home and be zombies. They use their imaginations. That to me is a priceless tool I am giving them for life. 

                     You see, A big imagination will help them dream big. When you dream big you set yourself up for success. They are taught that they can have anything they dream up . They just have to set their minds on achieving their dreams. All our biggest life achiever knew how to dream big.

Cast Your Belly

                   It was so much fun to cast my belly when I was pregnant. At 8 months my mother helped me cast my belly. We bought plaster of Paris casting strips . I used Vaseline on my belly and chest so that the cast wouldn't catch on the the peach fuzz on my skin. It took all of about 20 minutes and the cast was done. It hardens up really fast. 

                  After I did it for my daughter and loved how it looked , I did it for my son. It is funny to see how different I was for my pregnancies. My kids love that they can see what my belly looked like when they were inside me. I have them hanging over my bed . 

          

I have done it for friends and they love it. It is a great memory. One of my friends used it for her friends to sign at her baby shower. Some people get a picture painted on it. I have always wanted to have them bronzed. 

Thermos foogo ... reusable sippy cup

                         

       

It is truly important that the cups that your kids are drinking out of are safe and reliable. I found that Thermos Foogo is a great product. It is made from BPA free materials. Keeps contents cold for up to 6 hours. Soft spout and easy to sip from. Spill proof. It is dishwasher safe as well. 

I think you will truly be happy with this choice. You can purchase one on http://www.reusablebags.com