Being raised by a single mother was the most significant life lesson I have ever had. At a young age, I learned how to take care of myself and how to take care of others. I also learned how to take care of a home.

Football is a huge part of Green Bay’s culture.  Whether you enjoy watching, playing, or cheering your kids on, Green Bay Area Mom has got you covered.  There are so many options in Green Bay and Appleton for you to enjoy this football season.

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.

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.

Safety isn’t something that a parent wants to think about, but the world can be a scary place, and it’s something that parents need to consider, unfortunately. No one wants to think about going out for a family outing and losing track of a child, or even worse, returning home without their child.

I promise you, salt projects are not the only fun activities we do. I figured if you tried my last salt project, you probably have a ton of salt leftover. If you haven’t, you should check it out! I’m hoping you find these glass bottles filled with colored salt so pretty and so much fun, you’ll wanna do this more than once!

One of our favorite activities, when the kids were younger, was to do salt art. Salt art is the process of outlining (or tracing) an image on paper with squeezable glue, then adding salt and colored water to make a beautiful masterpiece. It’s easy and fun!

I have included a list of favorite Black History Month stories checked out from the Brown County Library for our February “read aloud” books.

I have seen a new trend that is the opposite of tie-dying, and instead uses bleach to remove the color, so I thought bleach dyeing would be a fun project to try.

I’m always looking for something different & fun to do with my little guy, who is 12 months (adjusted).  When I spotted some summer sensory play ideas online, I KNEW we would have to try a “Jello dig.”