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Fun Ways to Survive the Heat Wave

Sizzling temperatures, streaming sweat and screaming kids. Fun times. A mid-summer heat wave is blanketing the nation this week.  According to meteorologists, more than 50 million people will be affected by dangerously high temperatures which could last all the way through Saturday. Hitting the beach or heading to a local pool is a great way to beat the heat, but for some kids the splishing and splashing may get old after a few days.  With excessive heat warnings posted in dozens of cities, some parents may opt to remain indoors with their children.  If you choose to stay cool in the … Continue reading →

The Easy Way to Cook from Scratch

Cooking from scratch is a great way to reduce your overall food bill. Eating out can cost three or four times as much as cooking at home, on average. Faced with the reality of the savings, why don’t we all cook more and eat out less? Well, one of the main reasons is that the idea of cooking every meal at home when our lives are so busy can seem daunting. Guess what, though? Eating at home can actually be less time consuming than going out in many cases. Plus, if you follow the following advice, you will see that … Continue reading →

Seven Ways to Save Money on Everyday Expenses

Minimize the cost of running your home when you use the following tips to save money on those everyday expenses. 1. Combine services It isn’t only your cable service that offers bundling. Once you are done combining your Internet, phone and cable television into one package, move on to other services that be combined in order to save money on your monthly expenses. For example, you can combine your home and auto insurance for a lower overall rate. 2. Pay your bills on time That $5 or $10 a month may not seem like much, but in the course of … Continue reading →

Open-Dyslexic Font Makes Reading Easier

One of the difficulties faced by children, and adults, who have dyslexia involves reading. Many font types are not easy for dyslexic brain’s to discern. A font called Open-Dyslexic can be downloaded for free. This could help your child to read! As a person who is dyslexic, I can tell you from experience that reading isn’t always easy. There are a lot of coping mechanisms I use in order to be able to read a news article, and to write about it, in a way that will make sense for other people. Spellcheck is useful. I edit everything I put … Continue reading →

New Ways Technology is Helping With Autism

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There are many different forms of technology that can be used to help children who have autism. Some can be used to help a child who is on the autism spectrum to communicate with others. Some can be used to detect signs of autism in children. Others help parents learn more about their child. Right now, there are many public schools that are using iPads with students who have autism. The touch screen makes it very easy for kids to use it. Teachers can load it with apps like iPrompt which uses pictures and icons to help a child who … Continue reading →

Easy and Affordable New Year’s Eve Party Grub

Partying like it’s 2012 may be fun, but it can also be costly if you don’t plan ahead. If you are looking for ways to preserve your budget without skimping on your last party of 2011, then consider hosting a potluck and asking friends and family to bring their favorite dish to pass as you usher in the New Year. For those of you faced with the task of making a dish that is easy, inexpensive and will travel well, as you head over to a New Year’s Eve bash, consider the following recipes: Mediterranean Chicken Pasta Bake Ingredients: 1 … Continue reading →

Budget Recipes – Easy Chicken Stir Fry

What are you having for dinner tonight? How about something that is quick to make, easy to do, tasty, and inexpensive? If you pay attention to what is on sale at the grocery store, you can create a dinner that won’t break your budget. Tonight, try out “Easy Chicken Stir Fry”. You may not be aware of this, but Albertsons and Jewel are owned by the same company. Your local grocery store is either called Jewel, or is called Albertsons, based on where the store is located in the United States. I grew up in the Midwest, where the grocery … Continue reading →

Three Games to Inspire a Love of Letters

Bananagrams is a fun, fast and portable game that appeals to wordsmiths and word strugglers alike. The genius of this game rests in its simplicity. To play you simply need a flat surface. A table, floor, or tray will do just fine. The entire game is kept in a banana shaped pouch with is easy to bring anywhere. The object of the game is to spell out words in a crossword style. The first person to use all his or her tiles is the winner. This game can be played in as few as five minutes. This is a great … Continue reading →

Christmas Crafts That Preschoolers Can Make

It’s the time of the year when thoughts turn toward seasonal holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you have kids under the age of seven, they tend to be the focus of the Christmas gift-giving. However, there is no reason why they can’t participate in the giving as well. No, you don’t need to give a three-year-old a huge gift allowance and online shopping privileges. You can make some very simple gifts for close friends and family. Children who love to sew can created unique embroidered art work. Take a sheet of thick card and draw a simple picture on it. … Continue reading →

Easy Make Ahead Easter Brunch Recipes

Growing up there were three things we always did as a family on Easter Sunday: Go to Mass, have an Easter egg hunt and gorge on a huge Easter brunch. Regardless of how early he had to wake up, my dad always made sure our Easter Sunday included our favorite sweet and savory brunch dishes. Since we went to early Mass, my dad had to time his dishes just right. Most of the brunch items that he made were put together the night before or very early Sunday morning and placed in the refrigerator. Then, when we returned from church, … Continue reading →