Sometimes inspiration for my writing comes from other moms asking for advice. Recently I was asked for my thoughts on introducing responsibility and allowances. I am not an expert on this stuff and while family values differ and what works for each child may be different, I love to share what works for my family…
Today I’m sharing another great simple kitchen experiment for kids. All you need is a bag of skittles and you can make a rainbow! We used our leftover skittles from the Halloween candy. It was a lot of fun watching a rainbow of colors expand across the plate. Here’s how…
Around 2000 BC (before children), I would spend much of my free time managing guest lists, prepping party decor and coming up with fabulous food spreads. I LOVED to throw parties of every kind and my friends had come to look forward to my annual shin digs. Once Chase was…
In recent posts, I’ve shared how we transformed our unfinished basement into a play space and offered some tips and tricks on how to organize toys in a playroom. Today, it’s all about how to maintain your play space and prevent toys from taking over your house. Here’s what works…
Last year I made some boredom boxes for Chase when he transitioned from napping to quiet time and was at home with me for a year of maternity leave. It took a 30 minute investment of my time to pull together some random miscellaneous toys and activities from around the…
In my last post, I shared some tips on how we designed a safe and fun play space in our unfinished basement. We came up with a furniture layout and design to maximize safety. We then worked to set up lighting that would be both functional for how the space…
Creating a Safe & Fun Playroom Moving comes with sacrifices. It’s almost impossible to find every feature you want in one house so you have pick and choose what’s most important to you and loose a little to gain in other places. That was the case when we made our…
Chase came home from daycare one day with a big plan. A plan to make a maze for his marbles. He often comes up with fun and cool ideas but needs a little bit of help in figuring out what he can use to bring his idea to life. After…
I pulled out the holiday decor last week and I was excited to stumble across a Pinterest execution craft that I managed to pull off last year. I had completely forgot that I had made the felt Christmas tree that you are probably seeing all over Facebook and the internet right…
Do you have a kid who’s a picky eater? A grazer? How about a mish mash of leftovers in your fridge right now? Nothing to make for lunch because you are due for groceries? If you answered, “yes”, to any of these questions then you need muffin tin meals in…
