Brad & Angelina: Call me!

I have a confession. My favorite magazine (IN THE WORLD) is People magazine. OK, it’s out there but let me further define the word “favorite.” It’s my favorite magazine when I need to relax, forget about my own personal worries and just dive head first into the drama of other people’s lives. I’m fascinated by [...]

Good Morning Conneticut!

Heather and I packed up and left mid-afternoon on Saturday to make our trip to New Haven, CT. There we woke up at 5:30 – put on loads of make-up (although you can’t tell in the video!) and drove to the exciting world of TV journalism. When we arrived we were able to watch the [...]

Busy Week Ahead!

Be sure to check out our Upcoming Events page for a glance at the week ahead. Lisa and I are heading to Connecticut tonight for a TV appearance – can’t wait. We’ll post the clip at some point tomorrow. Also, we’ll be at Barnes and Noble in Bellingham on Tuesday morning and the Newton Mother’s [...]

The “friend” in your family

I sent my oldest to Kindergarten last week. I sent my youngest to preschool. It was exciting. It was scary. I questioned if I taught them everything they needed to know. Do they know how to ask for help? Do they know what to do if they are having trouble with a friend? Did I [...]

Homeschooler Mom gives SBB a thumbs up

In addition to her roles as a writer, blogger and fitness instructor, Karen Kolp also homeschools her two young boys. She eagerly picked up a copy of The Siblings’ Busy Book when it was first released in August and I assumed she’d refer to it to fill in some downtime between lessons. Instead, she’s built [...]

Time For Some Apple Picking!

Ahhh…fruits an vegetables. I know I feed my children a lot better than I feed myself so I plan on using our Apple Taste Test Activity (see below) to reacquaint my taste buds with different types of apples. The activity will do much more than that though- it will teach your children about graphs and [...]

Very Cool (and easy) Fun

We hosted a Siblings Workshop at the Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Burlington and brought along two VERY simple activities to get started on sibling fun. Of course, we had to modify the activities due to space and time but the kids loved them. Thought we’d share them with you. We all know that parents [...]