Now that all 10 of our infamous Gift Guides have been published, I'd love to take a little time today and introduce you to three of my favorites. While each of these lists covers a range of skills, ages, and interests - they also all have a common thread. Each one highlights toys that do a particularly good job of teaching your child new skills and building brain power, all while keeping them incredibly engaged. Ready to see them? Here we go... #1 Best Learning Toys for Quiet … [Read more...]
10 Winning (And Affordable!) Ways To Store Holiday Decorations
As I start the process of unpacking my haphazardly stored holiday decor each year, I always think to myself that there must be a better way. So this year I decided to do something about it as part of our Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life series. What did I do exactly? I turned to a pro, of course. I asked our in-house professional organizer, Annie, for her favorite tips! Bookmark or pin them now and save yourself a lot of time and grief at the end of December. It might seem as though this … [Read more...]
MPMK’s Gift Guides: 300+ of the Most Stimulating & Engaging Toys Available
I've got some HUGE news today friends! Drum roll please... the 2015 Toy Gift Guides are here! How great would it be to get all of your Christmas shopping done ahead of time this year AND to feel confident your kids are going to love their gifts and keep returning to play with them again and again? In case you're unfamiliar with our infamous gift guide collection, this is not your average roundup of a few of our favorite things - Oh no. This is an incredibly extensive library of the most … [Read more...]
Photography & Memory Keeping: How to use TiltShift on Your Camera Phone
Kristin, one of our professional photog contributor's here, is back today with another super helpful iPhone camera tutorial. I've always wondered how to use those fancy tiltshift apps with my iPhone but have been too intimidated/busy to really explore them. I'm super excited to have Kristin here to add to our Photography and Memory Keeping category by de-mystifying it all and show us exactly what we need to know to jump in and start using the feature today. Have you ever noticed that when … [Read more...]
Kid Craft: Paper Leaf Thankfulness Garland
Happy Monday guys, hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend! It's so hard to believe it's already November... it seems like I just had baby M and he's already 7 months old. And don't even get me started on his older siblings - while M is busy growing his first tooth, his big brother has suddenly lost three in rapid succession. As usual for this time of year, I'm feeling like things are moving too fast and I'm yearning for ways to slow down and be in the moment. This Paper Leaf … [Read more...]
Last-Minute Halloween Cereal Bar Treats
Happy almost Halloween guys! I've got a lot on my plate between the big day tomorrow and wrapping things up to reveal our complete 2015 Toy Gift Guide next week, but I still wanted to quickly pop in and share what I've been up to elsewhere. Just in case you need it, here's a last-minute treat for a class party or impromptu, pre-trick-or-treating bash. Hope you enjoy and hope your kiddos score lots of goodies tomorrow. … [Read more...]
8 Chapter Books for Kids About Strong Families
Since we've already done a round-up of her favorite Thanksgiving books, I thought a collection of books centering on strong families from our resident children's librarian, Janssen, would be perfect for this time of year. We went with chapter books so big kids can read them on their own or families can read a chapter together each night. Enjoy! With the holiday season just around the corner, family is on everyone's mind, whether it's making gift lists for siblings or visiting relatives … [Read more...]
Coconut Macaroon Baked Apples
'Tis the season for pumpkin and apple recipes! If you've taken advantage of the seasonal grocery sales or done some apple picking at your local orchard, chances are you need some apple inspiration. This recipe is for you! … [Read more...]
Top-Notch Waldorf and Montessori Inspired Toys
Can you guys believe it's nearly November already?! You know what that means... time to start thinking Christmas shopping. Although the process can be overwhelming, it can also be a lot of fun hunting down the most exciting, enticing and developmentally appropriate toys for your littles. I know I always feel a great sense of anticipation and accomplishment when I've finally settled on my top picks and placed my order. Today we're hoping to help with that and Alli is here sharing one of … [Read more...]
20 Treats Perfect for “Booing” Your Neighbors
I don't know about you guys but it's been an eventful couple of weeks around here lately! Along with turning 6 (what?!?!) my oldest lost his first and his second tooth. He opted to leave the first tooth for the Tooth Fairy but to keep the second. I lived for Tooth Fairy visits when I was his age so I couldn't quite fathom this idea but, hey, to each his own. This led to a rousing discussion on how much $$$ the Tooth Fairy leaves on the MPMK facebook page. Also this week, I shared 20 Treats … [Read more...]
Memory Keeping: Free Family Tree Template
I've got something great to share with you guys today. In an effort to continue to fill our photography & memory making section with do-able ideas for busy parents, I've persuaded Andrea Genevieve Michnik from the Tiny Prints Blog share with us a really lovely family tree project. You can do this one on your own or with the kids and there's even a free printable template to make sure you can't mess it up. That's my kind of project! Here's Andrea... Teaching kids about their heritage … [Read more...]
POYEL: 5 Days To A More Organized Kitchen
Our resident professional organizer, Annie, is here today with our latest Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life post. She's going to help you tackle your kitchen in 5 manageable steps. Do one a day and by the end of the week you'll have the organized kitchen of your dreams! Every project seems daunting until you break it into small, manageable parts. Regardless of how badly your kitchen needs decluttering or how intimidated you've been to begin, today's post is designed to get you going and … [Read more...]
10 Ways Having Young Kids Is Like Being Held Hostage
Hey everyone, how's your week going? Mine has been crazy busy! Mostly, I've been working like a madwoman on updating all 10 of MPMK's Infamous Toy Gift Guides for Christmas. Yes, that's right, Christmas - already! (Psst - I'm updating them as I go this year. That means some of the guides like,"Best Toys for Building S.T.E.M. Skills in All Ages", "Best Toys for Babies", and "Best Building & Construction Toys" already have some new additions... Go check 'em out if you're dying to see … [Read more...]
Free Printable: Thanksgiving Gratitude Conversation Starters
Between the candy overload of October and the present overload of December, November is the perfect time for families to focus on what they have to be thankful for. And today's free download is just the tool you need to help! Simply print and keep near the dinner table, then pick a "thankful conversation starter" each night in November and discuss - easy peasy! And we're giving it to you now so you've still got a few weeks to get yourself set up. Here's MJ with the … [Read more...]
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