As we are getting ready to send our kids back to school after a wonderful summer break, I wanted to share a few things that we will do to support them and set them up for success this school year.

Regardless of where the supply situation is, it is now the time to start getting your children back into the routines (reading, math, going to bed on time) of going back to school. I know, I know…you’re probably dreading this. However, here are some painless back-to-school tips to get back to it.

Our family loves going to Menominee Park & Zoo in Oshkosh, located on Lake Winnebago. Pack a picnic lunch in the cooler and a water bottle for everyone before you head out in the morning. It’s a roughly 50-minute drive down 41 from Green Bay.

Truth be told, kids running around, riding bikes, and playing sports in the summer months are generally safe. But accidents happen, and kids are going to get hurt.

Even as a teacher who sends a lot of that paper home, I am also swimming in my children’s papers and art projects. Here are a few quick and easy ideas to save, preserve, or memorialize your children’s work.

Take a day and travel to Wausau, WI!  Riverlife Park, located at 1400 N River Dr, Wausau, WI 54403, has a walking/biking trail, playground, outdoor fitness area, kayak launch, Briq’s soft-serve ice cream shop, and WOW (Wausau on Water) Family Entertainment Center!!

Many drownings happen during non-swim or unexpected times; that’s why proper fencing or pool covers, and very close supervision are needed any time children are near water.

I recently learned about a relatively new feature on the iPhone, and I think it’s SO COOL. Haven’t we all looked at a plant and wondered what kind of plant it was? Well, now you can take a picture of it, and there is embedded software to help identify it.

Admittedly, I am biased… until we moved up here 5 years ago, it’s where I was born and raised, and lived in the area late into my 30s. Here are some of our family’s favorite options for a kid-friendly day trip.

There’s nothing simple about parenting (or even living!). So how can simplifying your life possibly be simple?