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Using Pinterest to Find and Organize Ideas for Your Family (plus a list of folks to follow!)

by Kara

The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. Using Pinterest, the virtual bulletin board, has become one of my favorite ways to find and organize ideas for my family. I’m a visual person and being able to see my bulletin boards, and organize them by type, is more helpful to me than any other link [...]

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Caring for Kids’ Spaces: Rotating Books and Toys and Knowing When to Downsize

by Kara

The following is by editor Kara Fleck. In April, I have been sharing with you some ways that I care for my children’s things. Today, I want to talk with you about books and toys: namely, our rotation system for both. We rotate books and toys because I feel like rotating allows us to have [...]

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Preparing for Screen Free Week: 20 Ideas to Help You Stay Unplugged

by Kara

This post is by editor Kara Fleck. Next week is Screen-Free week. The purpose of the week is to encourage families to turn off the tv, unplug, and spend the week “free” of the screens in their lives. Turn off your TV April 18 – 24th From the Screen-Free Week website: “Screen-Free Week is a [...]

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Caring for Kids’ Clothes: a Peek Inside My Laundry Room

by Kara

The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. During the month of April on Simple Kids, one of the topics we’re covering is caring for kids’ things and kids’ spaces. I thought that I would start with the area that seems to occupy the bulk of my homekeeping: the laundry. Now, I am not an [...]

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Keeping the Family Schedule Organized: Our Chalkboard Calendar

by Kara

The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. A simple and handy way to keep a family’s schedule organized is with a chalk board calendar. We’ve been using a chalkboard calendar for about five years now. I keep ours updated weekly and it is an easy way to communicate to my family what is on [...]

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