Thanks for visiting! We’d LOVE for you to hang around! Why not like us on facebook, subscribe by email, or follow us on pinterest to be sure you don’t miss an update? In honor of Screen-Free Week 2013, I thought I’d share one of our family’s most shocking secrets: We don’t own a TV. Unbelievable, […]
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Water Beads for Babies–Safe Sensory Fun!
Another blogger I follow (Play Dr Mom) recently posted a round-up of water bead/gel ball ideas. We’ve played with gel beads before. In fact, our post was included in the round-up! You can read about our first experience with “slimy balls” (my toddler’s term, not mine!) here: An Introduction to Gel Balls and Water Beads. […]
New Giveaway–Win a Necklace for Mama or Baby!
UPDATE: Rhonda (creolesweet@) has won her choice of necklace from Smile Sunshine Designs. The rest of you can use the coupon code BLOGBABY20 to get 20% ANY product in the Smile Sunshine store. Not a bad consolation prize, right?! And, as always, if you didn’t win this time, don’t despair! More giveaways coming soon! Beth […]
Shaving Cream for Kids
Thanks for visiting! We’d love for you to hang around. Like us on facebook, subscribe by email, or follow us on pinterest to be sure you don’t miss an update! As you may know, my girls and I have accepted the challenge to play together a little bit every day for 100 days. It should […]
Siblings at Play–How to Include a Baby in Playtime Fun
Guest Post at Creative with Kids! When our first child was born, it was easy to be in her world. As new parents, we were just as excited as she was to play peek-a-boo, shake a rattle, and spend countless hours conversing through goos and coos. Not surprisingly, it’s not been quite so easy to […]
Spring and Summer Bucket List
Thanks for visiting! We’d love for you to hang around. Like us on facebook, subscribe by email, or follow us on pinterest to be sure you don’t miss an update! Spring and Summer Bucket List We were pretty good about enjoying everything on our Christmas Bucket List, so I thought we should do a warm […]
Travel Bag of Tricks
Thanks for visiting! We’d love for you to hang around. Why not like us on facebook or follow us on pinterest to be sure you don’t miss an update? Guest Post at Money Saving Mom I’ll admit it-it’s not exactly easy to travel with very little kids. But that hasn’t stopped us (yet)! In fact, […]
Last Minute Easter Eggs
Hey, there! We’re glad you’re here! Why not like our facebook page, follow us on pinterest, or subscribe to email updates to be sure you don’t miss an update? Our oldest daughter is 2 1/2, which means she might actually enjoy decorating Easter eggs this year! (Especially when I consider her surprisingly sweet reaction to our […]
Modeling Integrity for Children–how honest do I really have to be?
I like to think I’m a pretty honest person. I want to be honest with my kids (which factors into my take on Santa). I try to tell Nate everything (poor guy). Therefore, it’s kind of embarrassing for me to talk about this, but here we go: The other day I walked out of the grocery store […]
Homemade Snow Cone Syrup
Thanks for visiting! We’d love for you to hang around. Why not like us on facebook or follow us on pinterest to be sure you don’t miss an update? **If it’s summer where you live, check out this post for summer shaved ice! Indiana’s weather is fickle. You may be able to go outside for […]