Moriah, I have the same reaction to Schmidt's! So we are now using Native. You can find it at Target.

I think this is super valuable. I don't think kids do it on purpose, but we found turning in assignments more of a challenge elearning. So an extra set of eyes or some supervision is helpful.

This is super important. If they can't get outside due to bad weather, another option is a dance session or a streaming yoga video. Anything to break it up a bit.

If parents are open to it, my oldest daughter will have group study sessions once a week with a few close friends. They will be hosting these outdoors as the weather is still nice and practicing social distancing. But it will be a nice way to still see a few classmates even though she will be elearning.

Some of our friends are using tutors to help younger kids learn as they have households with two working parents.

Just because you are learning at home, try to treat it like school. Setting regular bedtimes, times for homework and getting up getting a good breakfast will help the process run smoother.

If you have older kids, check with the teacher to see if you can be informed when they are turning in their assignments. My daughter thought she was turning them in but didn't understand the Google Classrooms submit system so they were not registering. Maintaining a good relationship with teachers can help.

We actually upgraded to a business plan which ended up being faster and saved money in the long run.

We did this as well last year.

Another idea we want to try is an ice-cream version. You layer graham crackers, then chocolate pudding, then vanilla ice cream and top with more graham crackers. Then you freeze it for a frozen s'more version.

Agreed and I found they fell off easily anyways. We for sure lost a shoe here or there in the process.

We like adding everything into an ice cream cone and baking it in the oven in some tin foil. Usually chocolate, chocolate candies, mini marshmallows and mini candy bars crushed up.

We were always too scared to cut their little nails. We would have the pediatrician help us!

Yes! I made note of this for baby showers I attend to buy clothes for 6 months and up so that the parents-to-be have clothes a few months out.

Several newborn outfits

Wipe warmers

Bottle warmers

We've been trying to embrace it as much as possible. So to support local businesses, we are learning to use apps like GrubHub for curbside pickup, buying cupcake decorating kits to support our local bakery and purchasing pottery to go to keep our small business art shop in business.

My kids are learning to do more for themselves. For example, making their own lunches, heating up leftovers or starting a load of dishes.

It's allowed all of us to see a more "human" side of everyone. Since everyone is working together and doing the best they can, it makes us appreciate the people we interact with on a day to day basis much more.