Mamas, this activity round up resource is being made available to you because of COVID-19. The likelihood is that we'll need to stay at home as much as we can over the course of the next few weeks. I'm gathering up all of my blogs and YouTube videos for a toddler/preschool activity round up! You will need basic supplies and hopefully you have much of them! I also want to highlight our craft collection here. This is a free resource; you just need to supply your email address to snag it![...]
With the welcome weather of spring, we like to transition Caleigh's books in her bedroom. Since I'm an English teacher an avid lover of reading myself, when we designed Cal's room, we wanted there to be multiple spaces where she could find books. We have a rolling cart where books stay pretty consistent throughout the year, but my favorite reading nooks are her shelves because I get to swap in themed books for seasons, holidays, or whatever she's learning. This weekend, I moved her winter r[...]
Let's talk about winter books. Mama friends, winter time can be brutal with your child trapped in the house, which somehow seems smaller and smaller every day (maybe it's the messes piling up and limiting our livable space?). How is it possible to have so many toys and nothing new at the same time? While I'd like to say I'm the mom who bundles her toddler up and makes sure that we play outside every day, I'm absolutely not. Have you ever bundled your precious angel in snow pants, tie up boo[...]
As a parent, I am certain you look forward to the dreaded winter cold/flu/stomach bug as much as I do. Are you sensing my sarcasm? Good. If there is one thing that can throw my anxiety over the edge of somewhat-manageable to insane, it's my child having a fever. I don't know why these set off every alarm in my body, but they just do. I can't sleep or even relax when she's sick. I anticipate being up all night, so I stay up all night. Y'all, I am 100% aware of how crazy this sounds and is, but it[...]
On the twelve day of Christmas, my elf gave to me, a list of festive activities! Today I bring to you twelve things you can and should do in the next two weeks before the big day arrives: On the first day of Christmas, we make real and delicious hot chocolate to savor by the tree. I don't mean Swiss Miss (I mean I love it, but let's get legit here.) I mean combinations of taste and complexity. Crack out your favorite holiday mug and the whipped cream! On the second day of Christmas, we s[...]
Happy Sunday, friends! What a festive, fun-filled weekend it's been for my family. Today's post is coming a little later than usual because of all of the time we've been spending together. I hope you've been able to soak up some time with your loved ones as well. If there is a secret weapon to being a mama, I'd say it's Pinterest. Pinterest holds a treasure trove of ideas ranging from the simple-do-now-achievable to intense-complex-failures. I've been the victim to some fairly epic Pinterest Fa[...]