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Right now at Walmart.com you can get a nice deal on this The Pioneer Woman Crockpot, 1.5 quart set of 2 – just $24.99! This is usually priced $44.99, so a nice deal if you're looking for a smaller crockpot.  Shipping is free on orders over $35, or you can choose free in-store pickup.  You can also get The Pioneer Woman Instant Pot if you're looking for a bit larger appliance 🙂 Some of these would make nice gifts as well! I love slow cooker recipes that let me throw all my ingredients into Mrs. Potts in the morning and...

Seventeen-year-old Sam O’Neill planned to spend his summer auditioning for a local show or two, performing in a professional Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (or CLO) production, and seeing the rest of the CLO’s summer series with tickets his grandparents gifted him for Christmas. But these productions have been canceled as theatres both on and beyond Broadway announced an “intermission” for their industry. And Sam’s training, including a summer intensive for rising seniors held at a college campus, has moved online. “There has definitely been some time for adjusting to new expectations of what the summer will look like. A mourning...

Once your kids get their hands on a tablet, in some ways there's no coming back. The allure of apps, videos, games and distractions of all sorts is significant and can be a hugely useful way to buy yourself some peace and quiet, especially if you're working from home.Of course, there's much more to it than that - you can also use tablets as amazing educational tools, and as ways to connect to your kids over shared activities.  Want to know about our overall top tablets? The good news is that you also don't necessarily need to hand your kid...

This month I wanted to dive a little deeper into some of the aspects of not only my Charlotte Mason-Inspired Kindergarten, but also the idea of the kindergarten year as a whole. What is the purpose of a kindergarten year, especially if you’re coming from a Charlotte Mason background? I won’t be discussing arguments that Charlotte Mason did not approve of any kind of kindergarten (which is not true) as I think Leah Martin has already done a wonderful job covering that. Today I’ll mainly be talking about why we decided to start our kindergarten year later than when my...

This year kids are experiencing camp in a whole new way. TIME for Kids is offering Camp TFK for families looking for fun ways to keep their kids busy during the day. This daily resource will offer free activities to keep kids active, entertained and engaged with trusted educational content throughout the summer.  Curated by TIME for Kids editors, the free Camp TFK newsletter delivers a schedule of activities each weekday morning across a wide range of interests and skill levels, including arts and crafts, sports and games, performance skills, scientific concepts and storytelling. Camp TFK is designed to be...