Posts by "apriljohnston"

This is the first year where I had to really come up with an end of the year gift for my son’s teachers, aides, bus drivers, and bus aides.  It has been quite a challenge to keep it from busting our family budget.  I was stumped for the longest time trying to figure out what [...]

Everytime I think I can stop looking for activities, I end up finding more!  Here are more fun events happening this month to keep you and your family busy, happy, and learning. Free Science Saturdays - Chandler.  Tumbleweed Ranch.  2nd Saturday, October -May (excluding November and March).  Noon -4pm.  The whole family can participate in a [...]

It’s getting hot already and there are still some cool things to do!  I have compiled some things to do ranging from the nerdy stuff to fun family activities. There are some great free events coming up, so this is the time to take advantage of them before we become recluses this summer.  Enjoy! Free [...]

My son absolutely loves doing crafts with me.  I think part of him loves the tactile part of it and then creating something really neat to show everyone.  This craft for Mother’s Day requires a little deconstruction and prep on your part.  I found all of the materials at Michael’s for under $5 (on sale) and [...]

When you bring your little one home for the first time as a first time mom, you don’t really know what you will use or not use.  You have some idea of what will be useful and you registered for those items.   But only seasoned moms know what they can’t live without.  I polled my [...]

 If you can’t afford to have your child go to an overnight camp or it won’t work for your schedule, day camps are great for special needs children.  There are so many out there that I know some will be missed in the process.  Here is a “best of” list to assist you with your [...]

It’s that time of year to start planning for your travels and camps for your kids.  According to the America Camp Association your child needs camp for these reasons: 1.  Camp forever changes your child for the better 2.  Camp teaches your child to “move it, move it” 3.  Camp keeps all that hard work [...]

There are so many different things to do this time of year that it’s hard to put everything in this space, but I promise to try!  Here are some of this month’s top things to do with a family: 2013 Phoenix Gluten-Free Expo -April 13th.  10-3 pm.  Double Tree Resort in Scottsdale.  I attended this event last [...]

Where to find Arizona Easter Bunny and Easter Activities for the 2013 season.

This Easter our family has been a little busier than normal.  We were looking to do something that was easy, but still required our son to use his fine motor skills.  Thankfully the 99 Cent Store had almost all of my materials there.   My son can’t write anything other than his name, so I actually addressed the [...]