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Leaving your home state isn’t easy. Changing jobs is tough. Moving houses is not something I’d recommend trying out for fun. Imagine what a whole different experience it is to leave the country altogether. With your friends and fave coffee place far behind, new life begins, posing as many challenges as opening new horizons. But we can never step into the shoes of ex-American residents without letting them speak for themselves. Luckily, a redditor u/whizzythorne put up a question asking “Ex-Americans of Reddit, how has your life changed since moving out of the US?” on the r/AskReddit subreddit, giving us...

Make an ocean sensory bottle with the kids this summer! It’s the perfect sensory activity for summer camps, a preschool ocean theme, or some at-home fun. Related: Pirate Sensory Bottle I think this summer discovery bottle would be fun after you’ve taken a trip to the beach, especially if you happen to have extra shells on-hand. Just be sure to thoroughly clean those shells if they were picked up at the beach. AND this would be a fun sensory activity for kids who want to explore the beach but can’t get to one just yet. How to Make an Ocean...

Kit it out! For busy parents who want to introduce children to wonderful projects and hands-on activities, these kits are fantastic. If you're already a DIY royal with a well-stocked box of scraps, you can keep scrolling. The following kits and projects are experienced as one-off activities or a multi-month subscription — and are a wonderful supplement to distance learning. Some of these cool kits come from right here in the East Bay (noted where possible) and others are national providers. We grouped them roughly in order or price, low to high within each category. These range in topic and...

Putting sunscreen on a toddler is about as easy as trying to bathe an angry cat: They squirm. They try to run away. They whine. So what’s a parent to do to protect those baby-soft faces, other than give up entirely and head indoors? We looked around and gathered the best sunscreen application hacks to help you out. Keep reading to see them all. photo: Solar Buddies Get Creative with Applicators If you'd rather use lotion sunscreen (which in our opinion is best for an even spread), give your kids novel ways to slap the stuff all over their bodies....

In my last post, I wrote about the benefits of starting your kindergarten year later rather than earlier and also how using simple, gentle lessons for your five- to – six-year-old child is a wonderful way to ease them into more formal education. This was a way to introduce part of the “why” of homeschooling during the kindergarten year in a more general sense, but the elephant in the room remains. Not only are some parents just entering the stage of having school-aged children this fall, they’re also having to navigate these intimidating waters in light of COVID-19. These are...