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This post is meant to be an all-in-once resource for Christmas with kids. It has a LOT packed in, hence the table of contents. Everything from modeling gratitude & generosity to Advent ideas to figuring out how MUCH (or little) to actually get your kids & what are the best toys that last for years […]
Our zero-degree-freeze-the-snot-inside-your-nose midwestern winters are in full swing, and we are officially hibernating. I bought 3 months worth of food and we’re not leaving the house until April. The freezing months of winter here cause us to get a little bit creative with our indoor activities. And by creative, I mean, my kids play with our […]
This list won’t be the universal must-have list for every parent because everyone has different preferences. Although we are not hard-core minimalists, we’ve lived in a relatively small space with all our kiddos & just had to keep baby stuff to a minimum. #tinyclosetproblems Plus, there is so much out there, it’s just silly. And […]
Here are my top picks for gifts for your little ones. We tend towards pretty simple Christmas gifting, so I stuck to toys that seem to be entertaining to kids for a few years, and that encourage creative, independent play. I made 3 separate gift guides: *one for babies/ young toddlers (birth-2) *one for older toddlers & […]
Between Etsy, Zazzle, Amazon Homemade, and Social Print Studio, not to mention Shutterfly, Blurb, Mixbook, and on and on, there are a ton of custom gift options out there. It’s hard to know what will be high quality, worth the money, and not too time-consuming. This custom gift guide has the 8 best gifts we’ve seen and […]
How cute is this little Emma book!? We just received Emma’s custom photo board book from Pint Size Productions in the mail and she is loving it! TEACH YOUR TODDLER FAMILY MEMBERS’ NAMES We first found out about Pint Size when Addie was given one of these by one of her grandmas. It was perfect because […]
This will be my 5th year reading through this Advent devotional: The Greatest Gift. I already pulled it out so I won’t miss December 1. Do you want to read through it together? We could comment together on instagram or facebook… You will love this book. It is so so good. I love reading all my notes […]
Handmade gifts aren’t always cheaper, but they can be. Depending on what supplies you already have around, some of these gifts can be made for under $5.00. One way to keep the costs down is to make the same thing for several people. For example, the first gift is a cute chalkboard. It requires a can […]
A couple things you should know about us before you read my book recommendations: I took a class on children’s books in college. Based on my tuition costs per semester, that class cost approximately $3,000. That’s how much I like kids’ books. I currently spend a decent amount of my waking hours reading to the small […]
When we first looked into cloth diapering, I was SO OVERWHELMED by all the information out there. There are entire blogs dedicated to cloth diapering that have reviewed every.single.cloth.diaper. Ever. Which is helpful for some people. But, it was way too much information for me, and it made cloth diapering sound really overwhelming. I do not […]
Call me a toy snob, but those irritating, noise-making toys drive me nuts. You know…. the ones that sing obnoxious songs and then when the batteries start wearing out, the singing toy sounds like it’s dying. They always seem to be stuck underneath a pile of something and keep going off over and over. So, […]
My brother and I played with legos ALL THE TIME as kids. I’m pretty sure my parents still have several 30-gallon rubbermaid containers full of legos. I really hope that our kids play with legos. Not that we’ll pressure them. But we probably will. Because Emma is still at the eat-tiny-things age, we have duplos […]