Mommy needs sleep.

Hi there! 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.  We have two young girls. Our baby (nine months) was the most calm, happy, leaky, sleepy, and easy-going newborn I have ever met. […]

Tips for Flying with Baby

Thanks for visiting! If you’d like to read more family travel tips, kids’ activity ideas, and stories from life with our two girls, follow our blog on pinterest, subscribe by email, and/or join the conversation on the Nothing if Not Intentional facebook page! We just returned from a week of sand castles, sun hats, and […]

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. […]

Heuristic Play for Babies

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DIY Personalized Picture Books

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Laminated Placemats

I thought I’d share our family’s favorite way to enjoy Dr. Seuss books. We eat them. Okay, technically, it’s just the baby who eats them. The rest of us eat OFF of them. We turned an old, incomplete Seuss book into laminated placemats! I first saw the idea in Real Simple magazine, and it is, […]