Posts in the "Family Activities and Traditions" category:

Mothers Day with Less Stress and More Meaning

by Saren Eyre Loosli on May 4, 2023

Check out these simple and meaningful ideas for gifts for your mom, grandma, mother-in-law, friends – and for yourself!

Two Game-Changing Daily Parenting Practices: Episode 36

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Apr 10, 2023

Did you know there are two things you can do in under 5 minutes a day that would make a huge difference for you and your family? In this week’s podcast episode, Saren explains the 6-second hug and the tuck-in compliment. Listen and join the challenge!

Simple but Powerful Easter Week Ideas

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Mar 24, 2023

Easter can be simple, cheap, and oh-so-meaningful. Here are Saren’s favorite ideas for easy, Christ-focused Easter traditions.

6 Family Activities to Fill February with Love

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Feb 1, 2023

Check out these super-simple, meaningful ideas for celebrating and enhancing the love in your home before and during Valentine’s Day.

Birthday Tips

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Jan 10, 2023

I grew up in a big family – a really big one (I’m the oldest of 9 children and my husband is the 8th of the 9 children in his family) – so I’ve been part of a lot more birthday celebrations than your average person. Plus I’ve been putting together birthday celebrations for my 5 kids for 18 years now. So I’ve learned a thing or two…

Setting Simple Family Resolutions

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Dec 29, 2022

Most of us set some personal resolutions in January. But what about our families? This is a great time to discuss what’s working and not working in our families and decide on some things we’re going to work on together.

A Christmas Problem Over 100 Years Old

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Dec 3, 2022

Check out some great ideas and insights for protecting what matters most during the holidays — and enjoy great suggestions for holiday read-aloud classics.

8 Ways to Fill November with Thanksgiving (Video Included!)

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Nov 1, 2022

Check out these simple and meaningful ideas to help your family really feel the joy of gratitude this month.

A Deliberate Mother’s Guide to Simple Halloween Fun

by Saren Eyre Loosli on Oct 1, 2022

How do we handle the hyped-up but somewhat meaningless holiday of Halloween? Saren shares what works for her family when it comes to costumes, pumpkins, sugar, parties, and scary but not-too-scary books and movies.