PROPS!

Sigh. July is over and there is only a month left of summer vacation for the Little Sprouts. The shops are putting out the school supplies and I will admit that I am thinking about what to buy my daughter who is starting JK. Trying to figure out the best backpacks, lunch boxes, and water …

PROPS!

Sprouting Balance is about a willingness to adapt and change when needed. You may have noticed that I have changed the title of this blog series. When I started posting, I loved the idea of Blog Love Friday to share thoughtful articles from sources (i.e. BLOGS) that you might not be aware of. What I …

Blog Love Friday! 2015 July 3

This is a week of festivities for Canadians and Americans with our respective celebrations of our country. I hope everyone has or is enjoying their time with friends and family. SPROUTING COMMUNITY: Independents’ Day – a time to celebrate local business | The Guardian The United Kingdom felt left out of our celebrations and have …

Storing Children’s Artwork

The school year is coming to an end and students will be cleaning out their desks and coming home with piles of artwork and a diorama that was (thankfully) on display. Now what to do with it all? My daughter is four so we haven’t started with the big school projects but we have plenty …

Ideas for Father’s Day 2015

It is Father’s Day this weekend so I’m certain preschools and primary schools across the country have been creating paper ties and clothes peg tie clips. I was not brought up to buy presents on Father’s Day. Now that I have a child of my own, I am encouraging her to be creative and focus …