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Erin Bartel

Erin Bartel
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Erin is a marketing consultant in Wichita KS. She spends her days helping local businesses and non-profits navigate the ever-changing waters of digital marketing and homeschooling her kids. She and her daughter also own Sassy Squid Ink, an imprint designing notebooks, journals, and sketchbooks. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of 2, Erin's hobbies include bribing herself to exercise, traveling with (and without) her family, and trying to remember where she hid the chocolate.

Finding a New Beginning at Hannah Women’s Group

Thank you to Hannah: Women Connection - Eastminster Church for sponsoring this post, and to Courtney Iqbal, for sharing her experience!  It all begins with one small step. That’s what I kept telling myself after...

Tallgrass Film Festival Brings Back FREE ‘Smallgrass’ Film Fest for Kids & Families

Tallgrass Film Festival is turning 20 and is bringing back the popular Smallgrass program for ages 3 to 99+ at the Advanced Learning Library on Saturday, October 1. Thanks to generous sponsors, the program...
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Tutoring Services in Wichita for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

The following tutors and tutoring services in Wichita are commonly recommended in our Wichita Mom Neighborhood Groups.  Click here to join your own Neighborhood Group. Click here for more resources on education and enrichment for kids...

NEW Fall Classes & Performances for Toddlers, Kids & Teens at MTWichita/MTYP

Sponsored by MTWichita. This fall Music Theatre Wichita adds new educational offerings for little ones, and welcomes teaching artist Heidi Biever. The fall schedule includes a variety of classes for various ages, interests, and schedules....

Sports Teams, Athletics & P.E. Classes for Homeschoolers in Wichita

If you’re looking for swimming lessons, PE classes, or sports teams to round out your homeschool extracurriculars, there’s no shortage of fantastic opportunities in Wichita! You can find a list of classes, dance studios,...

10 Tips for Surviving International Travel with Kids

10 Tips for International Travel with Kids 1. Start adjusting for jet lag before you leave. There are differing opinions as to whether or not this is effective. A few days before our flight, we began...

What to Do When Your Child Has Night Terrors

Our first experience with night terrors is forever burned into my memory. We had just moved to a new house with a 4-week-old baby and a preschooler. My 3-year-old had been in bed for...

5 Gentle & Effective Facial Cleansers for Tweens & Middle Schoolers

Finding the right facial cleanser for middle schoolers and tweens can be a challenge. It's not uncommon for girls as young as 10 to start developing hormonal skin issues - or even start their...

Douglas Dessert Festival Coming to College Hill | June 11-13

Wichita, KS - The first ever Douglas Dessert Festival will be held in College Hill June 11-13, 2021. Wichita’s foodies and carb-lovers are invited to visit participating restaurants any time during regular business hours...

What We Learned: Education Imagine Academy’s 2020-21 Experience (USD 259)

This article is sponsored by USD 259 Wichita Public Schools. Remote learning. Virtual learning. Asynchronous. Synchronous. Microsoft Teams. Virtual fieldtrips. These concepts were unfamiliar to most parents before the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world of...

Teaching Your Kids This “Rude” Behavior May Help Prevent Sexual Abuse

This article was originally published in 2015. My kids have reached an age that necessitates difficult conversations about how not every touch from an adult or a "friend" is always innocent. They don't understand how...

Good Moms Have to Send Their Kids to Therapy, Too

In early 2017, I unexpectedly spent 2 weeks in the hospital while my husband was in France on business. My two children (aged 6 and 3) expressed worry but seemed to bounce back quickly...

Wichita Magnet Schools May Be the Best Option for Your Kids – Here’s How...

While families in Wichita, and across the country, are continuing to adapt to the current school year’s challenges, they also need to start planning for the 2021-22 school year. One of the first choices...

Give the Gift of Music This Holiday Season: Shop Senseney Music

This article is sponsored by Senseney Music. Looking for meaningful and timeless gifts? Think Senseney Music this holiday season. Shop in-person and online for the instrument you’ve been dreaming about for yourself or a loved...