Tag Archive 'School'

5 Halloween Class Treat Ideas

October 9th, 2008

Since there’s only a few weeks left before Halloween I figured I better start thinking about what kind of treats to give my daughter’s Kindergarten class.  I’ve found a number of great links while surfing the web and thought I’d share it with the other busy moms out there.  We’ll be taking a trip to […]

Laptop Lunch Bento Box

September 22nd, 2008

Has anyone noticed that bentos are all the rage nowadays?  In Hawaii, a bento is such a popular lunch or dinner item and perfectly fits an on-the-go lifestyle.  We take them to the park, for picnics at the beach, or just grab one for an easy meal. We held my daughter’s 5th birthday party at […]

What a Preschool Teacher Wished Parents Knew, Part II

April 1st, 2008

Several months ago I wrote a post about things a preschool teacher (my mom) wished parents knew to help make her job easier. I had posed the same question to my daughter’s preschool teacher to see what her list would be. Not surprisingly, she gave me a more sanitized (less pet-peevy and more […]

Thermos Funtainer

February 28th, 2008

I discovered these cool food containerswhile surfing the web one day and thought they would be great for the kids. Unfortunately they cannot be found anywhere in Hawaii (there’s a lot of cool things we can’t find here, what’s up with that?) and I didn’t really feel like paying for the shipping. […]

Mabel’s Labels - what could be faster?

February 26th, 2008

Well, I finally decided to get with the program. I figured it’s about time to start labeling my daughter’s clothes (at least the spare outfits she takes to school) or risk getting scoldings from the teacher…or my mom. A few weeks ago my daughter’s teacher sent home parent reminders about Ice Play […]

Organizing your paperwork

February 6th, 2008

Well, seeing as how Karen has initiated this whole “cleaning up” crap (Really, who has time for that? Isn’t it enough that the kids are fed and don’t smell bad?) with her Busy Mama Confession I guess I need to jump on board with that. In her post, Karen mentioned that she likes […]

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