School Years

As we gear up for the next school year, we’re resharing this post to help you prep for elementary school.   As a mom of an elementary school graduate, a 4th-grader, and a Kindergartner starting the elementary journey this fall, I’ve...

How do you organize school papers and projects? We are resharing this post to help you stay on top this school year!   ‘Tis the season for all the back-to-school papers! Are your counters starting to fill with assignments, art projects,...

Is anyone in your house getting ready for kindergarten?   As we leave our Early Childhood team that we have adored over the last three years, we begin our new journey: Kindergarten. Summertime is not only a time for us to...

Show some love with these creative teacher gifts!   Looking for a unique (and something they’ll actually use) teacher gift this holiday season? Look no further for tips and ideas from a current teacher! First and foremost … Gifts aren’t expected. Listen...

  If you have children like mine, then you would know when in doubt, Pizza It Out!   Being an always on-the-go styled family, we eat out more often than I would like to. Between sports and programs and the late-night games,...

May your worst nightmares go unvisited ...   It was a Sunday evening.   I was loading up the last of the dishes, my sudsy hands trembling as my daughter called out in desperation.   I, too, called out desperately, but my husband was...

How can a maker space enhance your child’s development?  Kiddie Academy of Des Peres can show you!   Children are natural creators— they’re born ready to make things, sometimes out of unconventional parts. A maker space is designed to tap into this natural curiosity...

Ready or not, Back-to-School time is here!     Transitioning from summer to back-to-school is rough for even the most seasoned moms, but hopefully, these tips and tricks might make your experience a little less painful:   School Supplies     Outsource, if possible – Some schools/PTOs...

Being a parent and an educator gives Rita a deeper insight into the parent-teacher relationship!   I've worked in education my entire life, but there was nothing that could prepare me for my own daughter's first day of Kindergarten last year....

I can’t believe we are finally on a journey to a new school year - back to the future!   The past few years will be listed as the “COVID-19 School Year,” where things were unprecedented, and the entire world had...