The Giggle Magazine Back-to-School Issue

It's that time of year again! Time to battle the crowds in the school supplies section, find a bigger backpack to hold bigger books and get new shoes that have to wait until the first day to be worn.

Head to the Giggle Magazine website to read our online August/September back-to-school issue with articles including:

~ How to end early morning tardiness.
~ What your kindergartner should know before the first day of school.
~ Cool and crafty ways to display your child's artwork.
~ How to set up a homework routine.
~ Plus a ton of other fun articles, recipes, tips and parenting inspiration! 

You can also find Giggle Magazine in many locations around Gainesville.

Let us know what you thought of the issue, and as always, keep giggling!

Going Green with Home Cleaning

There's been a ton of recipes floating around the internet lately (especially Pinterest) to help families stay green and clean with a variety of homemade cleaning solutions including laundry detergent, glass cleaner and floor cleaner.

We want to know, have you tried any of these DIY cleaner recipes? Are they worth the extra time to make when you're busy wrangling up the kids? What are the pros and cons?

If you haven't given any at-home cleaners a whirl here are some recipes we thought looked pretty simple for a first-timer, we're going to try some out ourselves! (Just click on the picture for the recipe.)

Laundry Detergent

Glass Cleaner

Floor Cleaner

We're seeing a lot of common ingredients here, this might not be too difficult!