Kathryn Dowell
A Penny for Your Thoughts {Penny Press Machines}
I grew up being so excited to use a penny press machine whenever I’d find them. Insert two quarters, one shiny penny and crank that machine until a flattened penny came out with a...
Caring for Others {Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season}
Thinking of the season of giving, there are a few ways I like to involve my kids in caring for others. Here are few we have implemented in our home.
Filling a Little Pantry
My family...
Kid-Friendly Indoor Activity Ideas {Free or Cheap}
Looking for things to do with a kiddo in the colder months ahead? Here are a few ideas to spark some interest in spending time outside the house while inside somewhere else.
Libraries
It's no secret...
Do You Want to Role Play?
Do your kids role play?
"You come to a door."
"I knock on the door."
"No one is answering."
"I see if the door is unlocked."
"The handle turns and the door swings open."
"I peer inside."
My children absolutely love...
Stick It to Ya {Ideas to Organize Kids’ Stickers}
One thing attracts kids like no other; stickers. The library, the grocery, and even Target have branded stickers they pass out to kids. Trader Joe’s will gift your littles an arm-length of stickers! They...
Birthday Business
Happy birthday to me! One of the best perks of getting older is redeeming all the free stuff companies give away for your birthday. Not wanting to give a proper noun list of companies...
Reading Together Time {The Convenience of Audiobooks}
As an elder millennial, my audio book experience has been books on tape; cassette tapes. Big, bulky, sets of cassette tapes.
Fall of 2023, we purchased a new car, leaping forward from our previous 2011...
A Case for Homemade Classroom Goodies
Class Valentines are always a thing I don’t plan well. It comes around ever year at the same time, but I still am surprised when it comes around again.
Wanting to do something not immediately...
Young Entrepreneurs {Tips for Selling at a Vendor Fair}
A Kid’s Market is a vendor fair for kids to sell their items. A year after signing my kids up for their first, I want to share some tips we’ve learned.
Finding Events
Sometimes it becomes...
December 2023 Dayton Dozen {Family-Friendly Events}
The year is almost over, but the family fun is just getting started! Here is your Dayton Dozen (another Baker's Dozen!) for December 2023 of family-friendly events and things to do this month.
1. Santa’s...
November 2023 Dayton Dozen {Family-Friendly Events}
Hope you’ve all been enjoying the Fall festivities and fun of the season so far! Now, the holidays are quickly approaching. Whatever you’re celebrating, we have a roundup of our top picks for family-friendly things...
Ways to Stretch Our Budget
Signing away our lives on a new car puts some new perspective in our budget. Here are some of the ways I’m trying to help make our money last:
Price Match
I’m all the time Googling...
Maker Spaces to Explore Around Town
Have you ever wanted to explore 3D printing? Laser engraving? Sublimation? Button making? In the greater Dayton area, we have several library maker spaces to explore these opportunities plus some!
Washington Centerville Library has...
September 2023 Dayton Dozen
Fall Fun is right around the corner! We have your guide to all things Fall and end-of-Summer fun here in this September 2023 edition of the Dayton Dozen for Family-Friendly Events around town. (Psst...