Getting outside with your kids during any season is the key to making lasting memories. With Fall, the ideas literally ~fall~ from the trees– there are so many fun things to do with leaves! You can rake them, jump in leaf piles, take photos, go on a drive and look at the colors, and make lots of cute crafts. And personally, Fall is my favorite season to get out and do stuff! For an even bigger Fall “bucket list,” for kids, check out this awesome post by Jamie at Hands On As We Grow:
-Go to a pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin
-Go through a corn maze
-Bonfires and smores!
-Go on a hay ride
-Trick or Treating
-Decorate pumpkins!
Every kid loves drawing on the sidewalk chalk. But, 
I’m so glad that Fall is on its way. Where I live, the weather is either insanely hot and humid, or it’s thunderstorm-ing. We don’t really have an in between. As a result, I spend a lot of time indoors (and at the pool on the hot days, haha). I know how bad cabin fever can be, especially for kids. It’s important to have a backup plan for rainy days, and a whole slew of activities up your sleeve. But, it can be a bit hard to think of something on the spot. That’s why I love 
If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written on this blog, you know I’m a huge proponent of parents educating their own children, in addition to the time they spend in school. If your child is on summer break right now, or if they are too young for school, it’s important to begin and continue their education in a fun way at home.
I believe it’s super important to educate your kids while they’re at home, in addition to their time in school. This is especially important during the summer, when they seem to forget everything they learned during the school year! Now, does this mean you need to sit down with them and assign them essays and homework? Heck, no! Summer is for playing and being a kid.
Who doesn’t remember the very best parts of being a little kid? Playing outside, making messes, and not caring about a single thing in the world? While most kids will naturally want to do crazy, little kid things, it’s our jobs as parents to occasionally ~let~ them and make some memories. Obviously, you don’t want to clean up a huge mess in the kitchen every day, but letting them get messy just once is enough for a great memory. For a list of things that every toddler needs to experience before they’re too old to enjoy them, read this post by 
By the time your infant is a year old, they’re probably already mobile. Crawling, and possibly walking on their own. They can’t seem to sit through all those crafts that you’ve been hoarding on Pinterest yet, won’t sit long enough to read a book together, and get bored with toys after about a minute. That’s normal. They’re slowly discovering their entire world, and are going to be curious! So, what activities CAN a one year old do? Check out this awesome list by