We had a fabulous 4th of July... it was practically perfect... other than my husband's car getting rear-ended on the way home from the fireworks. Did you do anything fun to celebrate?
As you can see above we had a blast with friends and neighbors. My husband has Wednesday through Friday off from work for the 4th of July holiday (thank you Google!) so we have lots of swimming and a few other adventures planned.
I'm taking today off from sharing a new crafty post with you, but hope you'll take a moment to check out a few of these parenting posts by some of my favorite blogs.
For our family, July is a time for connecting with family members and celebrating together! This means we spend a lot of time with one another and occasionally have some problems too.
Here are a few things I'm going to try out this summer to make it more successful:
Make daily connections with your toddler via Famiglia & Seoul
Create some summer house rules via Kitchen Counter Chronicles
Avoid being a member of the "Fun Police" via KC Edventures
Teach peace to your preschooler and Try some alternatives to time out via Carrots Are Orange
Set aside some family time for connecting via Word Play House
Help your child learn to play independently via In Lieu of Preschool
Check out some new parenting books and learn a few new strategies via Imagination Soup
Do you feel like a better parent already just from reading these awesome posts? Which were your favorites?
Do you have any other parenting posts that I should read and/or share with our readers? Pass them along!
If you missed any of our recent guest blogger posts, just click the link below and catch up!
- Sky Themed Bath via Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Welcome to Our Dog Party! via Creekside Learning
- Water Baby Sensory Bin via The Iowa Farmer's Wife
- Toddler Boxes via It's A Long Story
- Hands On Baking via Creative Playhouse
- Outdoor Literacy Bag via Famiglia & Seoul
Rainy Day Mum is our guest blogger on Friday... so I'll see you back on Monday! Have a great weekend!
When the thunderstorms roll in, it might be fun to write letters to family. My post about becoming pen pals with grandparents is at mint.doublescoop.net/2012/07/05/do-your-kids-need-practice-writing-maybe-become-penpals-with-a-grandparent-8/
Love these ideas. Going to set up a hammock today.
Lots of wonderful 4th of July fun…and links to thoughtful family time tips you have shared here.