Scouting the blogosphere for some of the best resources for preschool mamas. Sit back, and read on:

First, check out 25 ways to simplify your life with kids. I am beginning to think my son could do a better job of picking up after himself than he’s doing now.

The creative Planning Queen has great ideas to plan your next kiddie’s birthday party. Definitely bookmarkable.

Lisa at Workout Mommy advises you busy mamas to combine some fitness time for yourself with quality time with your kids. Tip: Combine with learning – plenty of things to “spy” and point out along the way.

It’s scorching here, and I love these fun and cheap ways to entertain the kids during summer.

If like me, you’re a fan of the Montessori method and are homeschooling your child, you’ll find Montessori Free Fall very useful. Steph has pictorial accounts of educating her child using Montessori materials.

Finally, here are two posts from bloggers I follow regularly. They bought some things into focus for me the past week. Lis at Woolgatherings wrote about separation pangs, and it made me realize that sooner or later, my baby is going to leave, and there will be a huge empty void. Made me run off to hug him.

Alison at Three Times Kewl posted about getting through a rough week as a single mom. Inspiring, and very moving.