When my children are little, I start introducing crayons and coloring. I like to save their little pieces of artwork and jot down their age at the time, so we can look back on their projects years down the road. It can be hard to decide how to store these activities and keep them from piling up on the kitchen counter. A simple storage solution for kids art helped me preserve … [Read more...]
Help Kids Keep the Bookshelf Organized-A Quick Tip
A few months ago I got extremely tired of our playroom floor looking like it was carpeted in books. It is hard to get my cleaning accomplished, let alone just walk across the floor, when books are thrown about everywhere. I also do not like the fact that my kids thought they should just toss the books aside and grab a new one paying no mind to how they were treating their … [Read more...]
Helping Kids Make Healthy Food Choices: Snack Organization Station
Teaching children to make healthy eating choices can be tough-especially when as a mom it can be easy to have them grab whatever is within their reach to make things quick. This organizational tip will help when you hear, "Mom, I'm hungry!" for the 100th time today! Get healthy snacks ready and into your kids' hands quickly. (A great help for picky eaters too!) … [Read more...]
When Your Child Has Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips
Guest Post by: Jamie The past month has been a whirlwind of emotions in our household. My youngest son was a late walker-16 months and a few days. He has the cutest little toddler walk; he looks like he’s just got a bounce to his step. That bounce, however, is caused by a difference in leg length, which is a result of his hips not being in the proper … [Read more...]
DIY Dress-Up Vests from Grocery Bags
Dress-up costumes can be pricey, but you can make your own at home! In fact, your preschooler or young elementary child can create their own dress up vests (with your supervision of course) to add their own personal creativity to the dress-up bin or closet. Here are the steps for turning reusable grocery bags into dress-up vests. (If you don't have the reusable bags, … [Read more...]
Make Leftovers New
When you live on a budget, groceries need to stretch. Make leftovers new with these 7 tips to stretch your grocery budget farther. You know that chicken broccoli skillet recipe on the back of the condensed cream of broccoli soup can? I made it for my family, but I was not feeling like eating the leftovers. It did not go to waste, though. I came up with an idea to … [Read more...]
Road Trip with Kids: 10 Easy Activities and NO Electronics!
We recently traveled to meet my husband at a base where he had been attending a few training schools, and oh, darn, it was on the beach! It was a road trip with kids where I had to handle all the prep and driving. This 3-hour drive was considered a mini-road trip for us since we have also taken on a three day drive to visit family, and moved across the country. I … [Read more...]
DIY Magnetic Felt Board for the Fridge
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. Dinner time in our house is a bit hectic. I often have the twins pulling at my legs while trying to navigate my way through main dish, sides and filling up milk cups. It can get tricky (and a bit overwhelming) when everyone is so hungry that calm seems to be lost. I needed a way to distract the kids in the kitchen … [Read more...]
Blue Burgers with Balsamic Glazed Mushrooms PLUS Apple Balsamic Potato Salad
Ok, so the burgers aren't actually the color blue, but they do involve some blue cheese. Yum! Every now and then we splurge on great cheeses and of course some 'fancy' ingredients like vinegars have a long shelf life, so their cost is divided over time. I came up with this recipe on a Saturday afternoon when we were planning on grilling burgers AGAIN! It is our Summer … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Bean Bags
I have been wanting to buy my children bean bags for a while and never got to it. DIY bean bags turned out to fit my budget and they were pretty easy to make. I have a CD of bean bag toss songs that teach following directions that I used with my own preschool classes when I was teaching. It was a great indoor activity in the heat of Summer, rainy days or the cold of … [Read more...]
Clean the Bathroom in 5 Minutes!
I DREAD cleaning the bathroom. I love when it is clean, but for some reason the 'doing' requires motivation. With potty training children in the house almost nonstop for the past few years, I definitely have my reason for keeping the bathroom as clean as possible-little hands, dirty toilet...yuck! With children in the house, if I am going to get anything clean, my method … [Read more...]
Find Balance in Motherhood and Relationships
I received a copy of the book Mom Connection, and one to giveaway to a reader, in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own. Balance in motherhood is my goal every day. Motherhood can feel like “twirling 100 hula hoops” and moving in “endless circles”. I think we can all relate to that visual! The goal of finding balance motherhood, according to Tracey … [Read more...]
Bath Time Activities
I have heard from some parents that the less toys they have in the tub the better they like it, because they just want baths to be quick. I think giving kids some fun bath time activities can make bath time time that I get to sit for a bit. How often in your day do you get to take a load off while the kids stay busy? In my house the second I sit, my kids have some radar … [Read more...]
First Aid and CPR for Babies and Children
Teachers and child care personnel must be certified in infant and child CPR. We as parents do not, but I like to have this posted as a reference. Just a simple, quick tip that could come in handy, and hopefully will never have to be used: Post the steps for CPR and Rescue Breathing in a couple of spots in your home. Included are basic first aid resources when you … [Read more...]
1 Simple Tip to Reduce the Chaotic Clutter
If someone walked into my home today they would question whether I accomplished anything. When my house gets chaotic with clutter, I do not want to spend time in it. I judge my home by its cover-what I see makes me feel like it was a successful day or not. Often my "done list" is not long enough for my liking! There is a quick way to de-clutter, and get to feeling more … [Read more...]
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