Make your own My Little Pony Valentine’s Day box with these step-by-step instructions. We made a Rainbow Dash Valentine box but instructions are included for all the ponies! (Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Check out the disclosure policy to find out more.) My little girl LOVES My Little Pony. I can’t count the …
As the year comes to a close let’s take a gander at the top posts of 2019 here on My Joy in Chaos. I took a good portion of the year off so it was interesting to see what made the cut! As usual, this year flew by. I remember when I decided to take …
After over ten years of traveling with our kids I’ve collected my best road trip tips so you and your family can discover the joy and adventure of hitting the road and spending countless hours together.
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With only eighteen summers to spend with our kids we want to make the most of each one – without putting too much pressure on us as parents. Make a simple summer schedule to help you check off your summer bucket list and reach your family summer goals.
Grab your free Father’s Day printable so the kids can share everything they know about dad!
Add some excitement to family game night with these unique games you probably haven’t tried!
Should you show Marvel movies to your kids? These are the reasons why we are waiting to share the movies with our kids and what we are doing instead.
Spring has sprung and with it our desire to whip our homes into shape after keeping them closed up all winter. Ultimate Bundles knows this and wants to help you make homemaking easier. Each spring they introduce a new Ultimate Homemaking Bundle and today is the day it is open for purchase!
This review is going to go over the nitty gritty of what the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is and how it can help (or not help) you. I want this to be an honest review so I’ll be covering who this bundle is for, who shouldn’t buy it, my favorite products, and my final impressions.
We sat down at the parent-teacher conference and expected to hear about our child’s progress since the last meeting. We are used to hearing that our child is helpful and kind, a good student, and a joy in class. What we didn’t expect to hear was how much the teacher loves hearing about all the family things we do. The teacher raved about our child explaining birthday traditions, visits from extended family, and chore systems.
What? That’s what it’s impressive about our family?
The teacher explained that many students these days don’t have such strong connections with their families. Everyone is so busy with their own schedules that time as a family unit gets ignored. And if they do get time together? It’s not really all that together. They exist in the same physical space but the connection aspect is missing.
Even a simple idea like choosing a birthday meal was foreign to some kids. These traditions that our family took for granted as normal life were creating bonds between us that will keep our relationships strong.
Now don’t think we have it all together. Heck, there are days I wonder if anyone likes anyone in this house! But then I step back and see one kid pat another on the back for doing a good job, or offer to help someone with a difficult task, and I realize that maybe we aren’t screwing everything up. My prayer is that the foundations we are laying down now with these intentional acts will continue to build on one another so our family can stick together in any storm that may come our way.