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Spending Time With Family

Family Time

For me, spending time with family is the biggest blessing of having family. And, I’m probably going to ruffle some feathers here, but I believe quality time and quantity of time are important for families. So I am fierce about creating and defending that time.

I want this page to inspire you, give you ideas, and show you ways to spend time genuinely connecting with your kids – that’s the goal.

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Finding Family Time Doesn’t Have To Be Hard

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Family Activities

As your kids are growing up, it can be hard to know what will hold the attention of the entire family so that you can spend time together. And, let’s be honest here, we want to do that without grunts and eye rolls from the tween and teen crowd. Our family has found several things that we can count on being able to do together and I’m always about sharing them with you!

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Family Activities

20 Creative Craft Ideas For Teens {Guaranteed To Bring Friends Together!}

Spoiler Alert: I don’t know about you, but I have LITERALLY seen my teen texting and playing games with the neighbor. Who is also at home! It can be tough to get our teens to communicate without their screens – or to even come out of their rooms to talk with us! Enter the idea…

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These Preschool Board Games Are Guaranteed To Enchant {BONUS: You Won’t Hate Them!}

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3 Powerful Ways Board Games Can Boost Your Child’s Imagination {Plus: A List Of Favorites!}

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40+ Brilliant Cooperative Board Games That Even Parents Love! {Listed By Age}

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The One Outdoor Activity Kids of All Ages Will Love

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The Mind-Blowing Math Board Games You Won’t Be Able To Tear Your Kids Away From

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15 Top Games To Reinforce Executive Functioning Skills

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Want To Have More Time To Spend With Your Family?

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Without violating the laws of time and space, you have no idea how to get it.
Let me take you step by step through the process of creating more time to spend with your family,

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Family Reading Culture

I love the theater, art, movies, poetry, and books. I really love books. The common threads here are stories and story telling. One thing I know for sure is that story telling is one of the things that defines our humanity. We learn life lessons from stories; we entertain one another with stories; and we pass down history and culture through stories.

So why not use stories to bring us closer together as a family?

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Importance of Reading

The Best 2nd Grade Books That Will Dazzle Even Reluctant Readers

Spoiler Alert: Finding chapter books for kids who are reluctant readers is a challenge. Not every one of the 2nd grade books your child encounters will genuinely engage her. Reluctant readers often come to light around second or third grade. The linguistic clues provided by illustration-filled pages quickly fade as children are pushed to rely…

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The 25 Most Unbelievable, but TRUE, Kids Books About The Ocean

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20 Vibrant Stories with Mexican and Mexican American Protagonists

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12 Of The Most Beautiful Picture Books About Animals That Live In The Ocean

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The Top 5 Reasons Tweens Should Be Reading Graphic Novels

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12 Enchanting Family Read Aloud Books For Summer

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The Importance of Reading Books Aloud to Big Kids

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Try One Of Our Five All-Time Favorite Family Read Alouds

Homeschooling

I’ll be honest. With my first son, I fell into homeschooling like Wile E. Coyote losing his battle with gravity. And then with my second son, it felt like the moment Wile E. gets crushed by his own boulder. Let’s just say, our homeschool wasn’t really planned.

But that’s not to say it hasn’t worked itself into a beautiful family blessing. Because it has. And I’ll share with you how we did it.

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Homeschool Family

15 Heart-Warming Picture Books About Kindness

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Why Homeschool? I Finally Decided To Pull My Son From School

I love having a list of great books for boys right at my fingertips! This is a great summer reading list for my boys between the ages of 8-12! www.intentionalfamilylife.com

25 Enthralling Summer Books for Boys 8-12

Cinco de Mayo is a fun time for learning a bit of authentic Mexican culture. Kids will have a wonderful time with any or all of the fun activities, projects, and ideas collected here to teach them about the authentic art, history, food, crafts, and games of a traditional Cinco de Mayo celebration in Mexico. I used these ideas as a homeschool unit study about Mexican culture and both of my boys loved it! #Mexcianculture #cincodemayo #unitstudy www.intentionalfamilylife.com

Cinco de Mayo For Kids: Discover Mexico’s Magical Culture

Teaching math concepts using stories about math motivates kids who don't already love math. And what's more - math story books and stories about numbers help kids who already know that math is fun with their reading! This list of math stories has something to appeal both to elementary as well as middle school age children. As a bonus- you'll find ten fascinating biographies of famous mathematicians! # storiesaboutmath #mathstories #storiesaboutnumbers #storiesforchildren www.themidlifemamas.com

Stories About Math That Will Inspire Kids to Love Numbers (Proven By Science!)

I wanted to help immigrant families who are detained and separated at the border. Many have been separated from children, regardless of the age of the child. I used to be an attorney, so I contacted other attorneys who would have leads on how one person can help. Here I’m sharing that information so that anyone who wants to help can. It’s not expensive, and doesn’t require a donation. #immigrantfamilies #immigrant #families #EndFamilyDetention #KeepFamiliesTogether www.intentionalfamilylife.com

How Each Of Us Can Help Immigrant Families Suffering At The Border

It's not too hard to find books with main characters who defy gender roles for younger children. They teach valuable lessons about equality and gender based double standards. But I couldn't find kids books that defy gender stereotypes and roles once they become school age and start looking for characters who don't conform to traditional gender stereotypes. Then I found this list which has some of the most entertaining stories out there that also just happen to show characters turning stereotypical or traditional gender roles upside down! #genderroles #stereotypes #gender www.themidlifemamas.com

12 Epic Tween and Teen Books That Smash Traditional Gender Roles

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Get A Book List Tailor-Made For You Each Month!

So, research and reading are a couple of my super powers. I spend hours, days, and even weeks curating my book lists for you. There are no crappy schmappy books on any of my lists. I have either personally read or added to my “to be read” list every single book that I will ever suggest for you.

Skip the hours of searching for a good book only to start book after book – but never finishing one. That’s a recipe for failure, my friend. You can kindle (see what I did there?) your family’s love of reading today! Let me help you!

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Creative Life

Creativity is something that I really enjoy exploring both for myself and with my boys. Exploring the creative process and aspiring to a creative life are all things that we value. Each of my boys has a different creative mind and they each display different types of creativity.

I’m sharing both our personal creative experiences I’m hoping to inspire you to explore yours!

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Creative Life

Why Creative Thinking Is The Most Powerful Skill We Can Teach Our Children

Spoiler Alert: Creative thinking is the ability to consider something in a new way. Looking at something with a fresh perspective is at the heart of creative problem solving. Even today, employers are searching for groups of people generating ideas that are fresh, new, and innovative. What we do know is that the future needs…

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It's never too late to explore your creativity. We gain so many health benefits from expressing our creativity.

Get Creative And Transform Into A Happier and More Relaxed Human – Proven By Science!

Want inspiration to be creative? It doesn't matter whether your jam is photography, writing, arts or crafts - creativity actually correlates with happiness and life satisfaction! #creativity #inspiration www.themidlifemamas.com

This Is What Killed My Creativity…And How I Got It Back

Have you looked for the very best tips to get the clutter of kids rooms under control and to organize LEGOs for boys? I spent forever looking for storage solutions that were fun, awesome, and creative. But then I figured out why so many of the organization ideas we tried never worked. Here's what you really need to know about those LEGOs on the floor. #LEGO #organize www.themidlifemamas.com

How To Organize LEGOs For Boys The Kid Approved Way

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10 Creative Things To Do In 10 Minutes or Less!

I put together this list of simple things to get your started on your creative journey! Let each family member pick something and pump up your creativity muscles!

let’s get started!

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