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The Best Meal to Bring to a New Mom Ever!

March 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

I'm gone on maternity leave for the time being so my sweet friend Tiffany from the visually stunning blog Peanut Blossom is here today generously filling in.  Along with being an amazing photographer, Tiffany is also quite the chef (check out the recipes on her blog for proof) and today she's sharing - what else - the perfect meal to bring to a family who's just welcomed a baby to the family. I don't want to sound ungrateful or anything, I definitely appreciate the post!, but I really wish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen Tagged With: crockpot taco chili, meals for new moms, new mom meals, slow cooker chili, slow cooker taco chili, upside down pineapple sundae

Simple DIY Watercolor Wooden Eggs for the Easter Basket

March 24 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Such a great Easter project to do with the kids or to slip into their baskets - these vividly colored wooden toys will well outlast the holiday!

Aren't these DIY wooden watercolor Easter eggs fun?! I love their vivid colors so much - the only problem I'm having is deciding whether to make them with the kids or surprise them with a set in their Easter basket.     I'm out on maternity leave this week and Asia from the absolutely amazing play blog Fun at Home with Kids is here today filling in.  Check out her cheerful Easter DIY below... I am so excited to have a chance to guest post for Modern Parents Messy Kids!  My name is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, Holiday Projects, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY wooden watercolor eggs, Easter craft, Easter kids craft, watercolor wooden easter eggs

6 Scavenger Hunt Ideas to Beat Boredom & Restlessness

March 17 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Six different types of scavenger hunts to send bored and restless kids on - each can be modified a hundred different ways so the possibilities are endless. So great for the witching hour!

We've got another fabulous guest post for your guys today while I step away for maternity leave. This one hails from one of my very favorite kid activity bloggers, Jamie from Hands On: As We Grow. It's an activity that has come in very handy around here lately as I've become less and less mobile. Set your littles up for a scavenger hunt once and you'll be hooked - I guarantee it! Fortunately Jamie has kindly provided us with tons of ideas and variations to keep the fun going. I am a huge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, Outdoor Play, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: keeping kids busy, kids play activities, kids scavenger hunts, scavenger hunts

3 Awesome LEGO Storage and Organization DIYs

March 16 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Love all three of these projects for organizing LEGOS, especially the DIY drawstring play mat!

I'm away prepping for, or possibly enjoying, my new baby boy today (I'm not sure yet as I'm writing this several weeks in advance of publishing it). Either way, I haven't forgotten you guys.   I've asked Holly of the kid play mega site, Kids Activities Blog, to stop by and share her best DIYs and tips for finally getting those LEGOs under control. This is a challenge we're starting to face in a very real way around our house and I absolutely love all of Holly's ideas - especially the DIY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: DIY LEGO play mat, DIY LEGO storage, DIY LEGO table, LEGO organization, LEGO storage, LEGO table tutorial, toy organization

DIY Leprechaun Traps for St. Patrick’s Day

March 12 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

We're making these this year and including the free printable temporary tattoos inside - excited to see the kids' faces when they see what the leprechaun left behind.

Making Leprechaun Traps for St. Paddy's Day is the latest tradition being adopted everywhere by families with young kids.  For ideas and instructions on how to get in on the fun and make your own trap, check out my post this week for eHow's Mom Channel. The best part about these traps is that your leprechaun can leave anything behind, some of our favorite ideas include: chocolate coins skittles lucky charms snack mix our DIY "no pinching" temporary tattoos the 1st clue from our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, Holiday Projects, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY leprechaun trap, St. Patrick's Day activity, St. Patrick's Day craft, St. Patrick's Day Kid Craft

Helping Kids Deal with Daylight Savings Time

March 5 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

How to help kids adjust to the time change and avoid crankiness and melt-downs from being over-tired.

Did you guys know the time to adjust our clocks for Daylight Savings Time is once again coming up next week? It always catches me by surprise, which only meant a night or two of grogginess pre-kids but can now lead to some painful after-effects with the littles. To help us all get prepared well in advance this year, I've compiled my top 6 tips for helping kids to deal with the time change for eHow's Mom Channel. Hope they help and happy weekend! P.S. Did you know that facebook has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: helping kids with Daylight Savings Time, helping kids with the time change

Teaching Kids About Money: Spend/Save/Share

February 26 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

A great project for introducing money concepts to kids - including saving and giving.

Happy Thursday guys. Any big plans for the weekend? I'll be wrapping up some loose ends getting ready for baby - hanging artwork in the nursery, taking kids clothes to my local consignment shop in the hopes of trading in for some onesies and baby PJs, and also (finally!) packing that hospital bag. Before I do that though - a few things I wanted to share: I also whipped up this super quick and easy Spend/Save/Share Piggy Bank project for my older two... now is a great time to emphasize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational Activities, Parenting, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY piggy bank, kids bank tutorial, save spend share bank, teaching kids about money, teaching kids to save

How to Arrange Art: The Forever Home Project

February 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

AWESOME tips from a professional designer on how to arrange art on your walls, mantles, and in gallery walls... Exactly what I needed to finally make the house look like I wanted it to!

Arranging art is tough! Actually, let me back up - picking out art and THEN figuring out where and how to hang it and arrange it is tough.  Which is why this is definitely my favorite post for The Forever Home Project ever - hands down. For this mega informative post, I brought on two partners... First, my new styling guru and founder of Sun + Dotter, a personal shopping & styling service for design-conscious parents, the lovely Janette is back.   You may remember that she stopped by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Forever Home Project Tagged With: arranging art, displaying art, hanging art, how to arrange art, how to display art, sponsored

Happy Family Habit #11: “Time-Ins” for the Whole Family

February 24 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Image Credit: © Alexandre Normand | 06.09.13 & 04.30.12 | CC by 2.0 I'm so honored to have my friend Zina from Let's Lasso the Moon  participating in our Happy Family Habits series.  I relate so much to Zina's parenting philosophy and just adore her blog.   Today she's sharing TONS of great tips and resources for stopping melt-downs in both ourselves and our kids before they even start. Above all else, this post just made me feel incredibly hopeful about what I could achieve with this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Happy Family Habits Tagged With: how to stop yelling at your kids, parenting, positive parenting, stopping meltdowns, stopping tantrums, time-ins, toddler tanturms

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