Earlier in the week, I started a series here on the blog about what it was like to be a full time working mama, with a hustle, and a 4 year at home during the time of COVID-19. We're all feeling things. Anxiety, grief, gratitude, confusion & so many more. I'm documenting how I feel, what Caleigh and I doing during this staycation with the hopes that it can help another mom! Ok, let's talk activities. I've been structuring our days around a theme. Last week's themes were: Mond[...]
This order doesn't include our regular staples which are: Construction paper (this is the kind we likeColored pencilsCrayonsGlue sticksBeadsPom pomsCraft sticksPipecleanersBaby oilShaving CreamTissue paper Normally, I'd be able to pop out to a local box store or Dollar Tree and grab whatever I need, but I turned to Amazon because the less we can be out of the house, the better! #socialdistancing So, I'm planning out crafts for the next month or so and wanted some additional supplies.[...]
Ok sisters, let's debunk some myths about the SUN PROTECTION and OUR BABIES. I posted my reviews and recommendations for the mamas out there who are looking to get their SPF on, but in a fashionable way, so I thought I could pair this with a post for our kiddos! I saw this on Instagram and thought it was accurate! Protecting Little Skins We all know that sun exposure, when left to its own malicious ways, can lead to skin cancer, and we would never dream of letting our little loves pra[...]
One of my top Pinterest searches is "creative toddler play inside"- it's the first thing in my search menu because entertaining a toddler indoors is a challenge, y'all! I wrote about one of our activities here and thought I could expand to others that have been successful. Let's define what success means here. the time my daughter spends playing is longer than the set up it isn't entirely messy it's inexpensive/utilizes something we have or will use again in the future it doesn't take u[...]
Caleigh, Marc and I live in Massachusetts and while the promise of spring is always something we look forward to, this season can be brutal in New England, especially with toddlers. Spring tends to arrive with earlier mornings, birds chirping, and sun and laugh in our faces while hailing cold sleet and rain (sometimes even snow!). I know, I know, April showers bring May flowers, but April showers also bring a restless toddler who wants to play outside. I like to shift our activities with th[...]
A list of 2019 Must Do Hollywood Studios attractions, specifically with toddlers.
Traveling with children can kill the joy of any vacation. Their stuff, the snacks, the entertaining, the judgement - it's enough to bunker in your home until they're 18. While I'm certainly no expert, I want to share with you some of our strategies for surviving travel time with your toddler since we will be heading to Disney in less than a week! Toddler Travel Tip #1: Preparation. We have both flown with and taken long car trips with our daughter and on not a single one of these tr[...]
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[...]
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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[...]