Bumbelou Blog

  • Back To School Books

    Back To School Books

    I have a serious weakness for children's books, and will likely still be buying them long after my children are grown! I'm not quite ready to pack away our summer collection yet, but I have started to gather up our back...

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  • To School or Not To School

    To School or Not To School

    To school or not to school...that is the question...am I right?! I was anxiously awaiting the governor’s big announcement/recommendation for school last week, and let’s just say it didn’t really give us any answers. We’re still waiting for our district...

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  • The summer of quarantine

    The summer of quarantine

    To say this summer has been different is an understatement. There is so much heaviness and uncertainty in the world right now, and it’s all just sitting like a rock in my stomach. Some days I manage to carry it...

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  • Free Family Gratitude Printable

    Free Family Gratitude Printable

    Teaching your whole family to find and focus on gratitude is a gift! It doesn't mean that things will be easy or that it doesn't take work, but it will create a more resiliency in even the youngest of family...

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  • Many Hands Make Light Work

    Many Hands Make Light Work

    We have carefully been asking ourselves what we can do to help…. And our answer comes this week as we hand out free sew-at-home mask kits to our community. Each kit will include fabric and elastic to make 12 masks...

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