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How many of you love Instagram as much as I do? I will admit to being late to the Instagram game… until I started Playground Parkbench last Fall, I never used it. And now I am hooked. Scroll through beautiful images, no ads, easily scan and search by fun hashtags,…
Nothing says summer like July 4th and red, white & blue! The girls and I have been in the patriotic spirit this week, first making festive stained glass decor, and then, at Big M’s request, tiaras, or as I prefer to call them, Liberty Crowns! We made some jeweled tiaras…
Happy Friday, y’all! It’s time for another edition of We Love Weekends – a chance for all our favorite family-friendly bloggers to share their great ideas with you for inspiration to help you and your family love the weekend too. This week, we are our featured favorites from last week’s…
One of my favorite crafting mediums is contact paper – it’s the great age equalizer for craft activities, that allows Lil’ M, my 22 month old, to participate as easily as Big M, my 3.5 year old. This is a huge sanity saver since Lil’ M wants to do everything…
Every parent has had one of these days… from the moment your child wakes up, they are crying about something. Or maybe you didn’t get enough sleep last night, and you are the one with the short fuse. Regardless of who the grump is, the day starts off all wrong,…
Growing up in Texas, King Ranch Chicken Casserole is a household staple. It was my Dad’s favorite meal, and given the labor involved to make it, my Mom only ever made it during the summer when she was off from teaching. She used to boil a whole chicken, save the…
Nothing provides more entertainment at our house during warm weather than bubbles. And after three summers of blowing bubbles until I was breathless, Big M has hit an awesome milestone: she can now blow her OWN bubbles! However, this leads to Lil’ M wanting to as well, and mostly she…
Happy Friday! And welcome to another We Love Weekends link-up, featuring content from family-friendly bloggers around the web to inspire you and your family to love the weekend too! Be sure to check out our favorite picks from last week, a Summer School Ideas for Preschoolers round-up. Last Weekend Summer…
It’s the same thing every late afternoon… I start to get dinner ready, the kids are cranky and hungry, and insist on being right under my feet in the kitchen. I try to let them help as often as I can, but sometimes, there just isn’t time for that, or…
I received a complimentary Encourage Play box to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own. As you may have guessed from our post on the Importance of Play yesterday, I am passionate about play for my girls, both free play, as well as organized projects. I also…
When your mom is a kindergarten teacher, you hear a lot about the massive changes sweeping public education, impacting even the youngest of students. You start to pay a lot more attention to these changes when your own children near the age of entering kindergarten. And while research has documented…
Last week we had beautiful, perfect pre-summer weather: blue clear skies, sun for days, and that temperature that is warm enough for water play, but not so hot you are melting. I promised the girls a pool day in the backyard, and of course, that morning, Lil’ M woke up…
Happy Friday… and welcome to We Love Weekends! A place where our favorite bloggers from around the globe link up their best family-friendly content to inspire you and your family to have fun together and love your weekend. Last Weekend Last Saturday had been highlighted on our calendar for a…
We eat out with our kids a lot. They have been going to restaurants since they were infants, and I can recall maybe twice since Big M was born nearly 4 years ago, where they were so badly behaved we took turns racing through our food while the other shepherded…
Last week, I got rear-ended enroute to preschool drop-off at a red light. It’s been a fun-filled two weeks since of replacing car seats, getting the damage appraised and now repaired. But what do they say – when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? The car seat replacement left us…
Happy Friday! It’s that time of the week again – where I share all about my weekend and bloggers from around the web link up their best family-friendly content to make you and your family love the weekends too! Last Weekend Here in the US, last weekend was a long,…
Living by the beach, much of our home decor is beach themed. On top of a cabinet in our living room, we keep a large vase of seashells – some were originally purchased as party decor, others have been added over the last 8 years of walking the neighborhood beach,…
Plagiocephaly, more commonly known as Flat Head Syndrome, is estimated to affect as many as 46% of babies each year. However, it is 100% preventable! Many parents are unfamiliar with what it is, how to prevent it, detect it and most important of all, how to correct it should your…
Big M, at 3.5, has become increasingly interested in the concept of days and times. When she is awaiting a holiday or Grandma coming to visit, she will ask what day it is happening, and then everyday ask if it is that day yet! Similarly, she has picked up on…
Earlier this week, I shared my book reviews for two books from Hands-On-Prints, Around the World from a to z and Nuts for Coconuts. Be sure to check out the book review for a chance to win a free book for yourself! Big M has become quite taken with both,…