Toddler: 1-3 years

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeToBe #CollectiveBias School is out. The kids are home. And before breakfast is done they are clamoring for the day’s entertainment.  With just a few basic supplies, let them be free to compete in their…

Sprinklers. Bush forts. Spitting watermelon seeds. Chasing the ice cream truck.  Playing ‘Colored Eggs’ in the pool. Those are the throwback kids activities for summer I remember from my childhood.  And oh, how memorable they were.  I want to fill my kids’ summers with just as awesome memories.  For the month…

My mom once told me, “People will talk about your children in one of two ways: ‘Wow, your kids are so well behaved,’ or ‘Wow, please don’t ever bring your kids here again.’”  And while no one ever wants to be, we’ve all experienced moments of the latter. As parents, we…

It seems our April showers missed the memo, and continued on throughout most of May… but we finally got outside this week!  And all the rain not only brought flowers, but lots of weeds.  While I enlisted the girls to help me weed, they quickly decided it was far more…

You all know the old saying, “April showers bring May flowers!” And this month’s Top 10 series is full of over 100 flower ideas for kids.  My Top 10 list features Flower Crafts for kids inspired by some of my favorite children’s books.  Great reading and perfect activities to celebrate Spring!…

Warmer weather is finally here to stay… and so it’s time to take the Architecture and Engineering for Kids series outdoors! The girls get total credit for this one: who knew race cars could provide such a great engineering lesson? Engineering in Action Baby M got these fun, pull back race cars…

This post was sponsored on behalf of Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET). As always, all opinions remain 100% my own. I blinked. And Facebook kindly reminded me that our visit to her preschool… the one we made before we actually enrolled… really was 2 years ago. Her preschool graduation is…

The iconic children’s classic, Make Way for Ducklings, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. It has inspired a love of ducks in generations of children. And the desire to interact with ducks in public parks everywhere. How many of you went to feed the ducks as a child, and have…

I received complementary product from Stickerkid to facilitate my review.  As always, opinions remain 100% my own. With kids, comes stuff.  And with summer, more of their stuff just seems to get lost or left behind.  Schools, parks, playgrounds, pools – wherever kids congregate – are always littered with lost…

My Grandmother was best described as Martha Stewart meets Hints from Heloise, with a big dash of frugal added to the mix.  She demanded etiquette, regular mass attendance, and was as creative, practical and inventive as they come. I can’t tell you how many times my husband will say, “How did…

Our Architecture and Engineering for Kids series has been a big hit with my preschooler.  What I didn’t anticipate was how much my toddler would enjoy the all of the construction challenges too!  So this week, I set out to create an engineering for toddlers activity.  And inspiration hit during a…

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Disney Baby at Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. In case you didn’t remember, Mother’s Day is this weekend.  Many Mother’s Day gifts include trips to day spas to pamper yourself – well deserved for all the hard work…

I received complementary product from Circle with Disney to facilitate my review. My opinions remain, as always, 100% my own. My girls are still young at 4 and 2.  But monitoring their screen time, and what they access while they use their iPads, already keeps me up at night!  What…

Starting the seeds for our garden on Earth Day is quickly becoming an annual tradition in our family. The wonder and awe the growing process inspires in young children makes gardening even more fun!  To turn our garden into a season-long learning process this year, I created a Preschool Garden…

This post was sponsored by @GBChildUsa as part of a Blog Blast Activation for Influence Central. When you have three kids in car seats, car space comes at a premium.  Even driving a large SUV, the space I am left with when all car seats are installed is minimal… and even less…

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to get your hands in the dirt and start a garden?  That’s exactly what we did last year, when we started our seeds… which launched a whole study of seeds and germination.  This year, we are kicking things off in the garden…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PottyTrainTogether #CollectiveBias Potty training is hands down my least favorite part of parenting to date.  Potty training my oldest scarred me, and left me in no rush to begin potty training my second child,…

Need a preschool craft for summer camp? Or maybe a kids’ craft table at your summer Lobster Bake?  I’ve got your covered.  These Red White and Blue Patriotic Station Necklaces will be the hit at all your summer festivities from Memorial Day through the 4th of July! Red White and Blue Sea…

I didn’t know any better. Every summer, I lathered my fair and super sensitive skin kids up in the highest SPF sunscreens I could find to keep them safe in the sun. Turns out, I may have been doing more harm than good.  Want to protect your family from the sun…