Whether your family routinely does a ten hour trip to grandma's every Thanksgiving, or you just find yourself in the car shuttling kids around A LOT now that school's back in session - a well organized and entertaining car environment can be a parent's best friend! Today Alli is teaming up with MPMK's newest sponsor, Munchkin, to share her favorite tips and products for keeping the mood happy in the car so you can be one zen Mama, wherever the road may take you. They're all great, but my … [Read more...]
Halloween Craft: Dry Erase Ghost Votives
It's that time of year again... Time for ghosts, witches, and goblins to make their spooky appearances. Mwah ha ha ha! (That was my best evil laugh, in case you couldn't tell.) Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday, because it's all about creativity. For that reason, it's also the perfect holiday to do crafts with the family. This year, we decided to add to our porch decor by making Dry Erase Ghost Votives. … [Read more...]
Kid Craft: Tissue Paper Fall Leaf Sun Catchers
Isn't the sun streaming through these fall leaf sun catchers lovely? This was a really easy, no-mess project the kids and I took on last week to welcome the new season. It was the perfect activity for working on our fine-motor skills while also beautifying our home. Get the full tutorial here. And if you need a laminator for home (great for projects like these as well as protecting all sorts of things from chore lists to meal plans), this is the one I use and love. Happy … [Read more...]
How to Use the iPhone’s Burst Mode to Get Perfect Pics of the Kids Every Time
Do you guys know about the iPhone's burst mode? If not, you HAVE to read this tutorial - it will make a huge impact on the pics you get of the kids. And it's so easy too! What I love most about my Canon 5D Mark III (the professional camera I use for my job as a children's photographer) is the quick response. I click the shutter when I see the shot I want and I know there's going to be no delay. I can time my shots perfectly. And, when you're working with kids who move quickly, you need a … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Brownie Bark (for “Booing” the Neighbors)
First of all, I want to say both I'm sorry and you're welcome. This salted caramel brownie bark is really, really, addictively good. And the recipe makes an entire half-sheet pan so you will have a lot of it around. This also, however, gives you the perfect opportunity to package some up and share with friends and neighbors.I especially love the idea of leaving some as a little "boo" gift for your neighbors. Do you do this? We're still fairly new to neighborhood living but I know … [Read more...]
Family & Money-Earning Jobs For Toddlers & Preschoolers
There are lots of great reasons to treat your children (even your youngest kiddos) as accountable, active participants at home by giving them both family jobs and money earning jobs. Here are a few of our favorites: It gives them a sense of respect and awareness for their surroundings It instills in them a healthy relationship with "stuff" and stops entitlement in it's tracks It teaches work ethic It provides them with a sense of belonging that comes only through contributing It … [Read more...]
Healthy On-the-Go Breakfast: Greek Yogurt Parfaits
With all the hustle and bustle of getting the kids off to school in the morning, I usually forego my own breakfast until I return home from school drop-off. Although it's decidedly calmer during this part of my day, I still don't want to spend any of my precious "me time" making oatmeal or eggs. So lately I've been whipping up a few of these yummy greek yogurt parfaits a few nights a week instead. Then when I arrive home from preschool and kindergarten drop-off, I whisk baby M off to his … [Read more...]
2015 Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Printables Now for Sale!
Is it just me or does shipping the kids back to school make you crave order and routine??? If simplifying your life by organizing yourself and your family is on the top of your wish list, we've got a great news AND a great deal for you just for being an MPMK reader. LIMITED TIME, BACK-TO-SCHOOL OFFER! Get all 4 of our top-selling MPMK e-products for one amazing bundle price $12.98 That's 50% off the regular retail value of $25.97! The 2016 Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Printables … [Read more...]
How to Make the Ultimate “Quiet Box”
With the crisper (and around here, decidedly wetter) fall weather comes more time spent indoors. That means, it's time to get creative with ways to keep the kids busy. Along with relying on our all-time favorite toys for keeping kids active indoors, we're also re-vamping our quiet box. Want to see what I think should go inside an ultimate Quiet Box? Check it out here. … [Read more...]
DIY Melted Crayon Lanterns
A couple of weeks ago my daughter and I decided to make wax paper lanterns. She loves decorating our house for holidays and, since Halloween is right around the corner, we used black and orange colors to create something that could double as Halloween decor. Although the project is incredibly simple and well-suited to children, the results are very dramatic and sophisticated. Here's how we made them ... … [Read more...]
Getting Kids to Listen without Yelling, Nagging, or Losing Your Cool
Wouldn't it be amazing if all those family activities were completely free of whining on the kids' part and yelling on your end this year?? And how awesome would it be to start off your day peacefully, with everyone getting off to school without you having to nag or remind them over and over to hurry up? It's possible! I'm once again teaming up with my friend and personal parenting guru, Amy McCready of Positive Parenting Solutions, to present MPMK readers with: A FREE Positive Parenting … [Read more...]
Make Fruit Fun (and Spooky) with One Quick Trick
This might be the easiest food project I've ever created. It took mere minutes to give these pieces of fruit some personality. Here's what I did: Wash and dry the fruit. You want your surface to be relatively dry. Get some candy eyeballs. I used both small and large candy eyes from Wilton. These are especially easy to find during Halloween season, but I assume you can pick them up year-round. Apply your edible glue. We used peanut butter. You could also try any other nut butter, honey, … [Read more...]
How I Got My 4 & 5 Year Olds to Get Themselves Ready in the Mornings
Image: © Suzette - www.suzette.nu | edited and text added | Jippe Eating Scones | CC by 2.0 In honor of the fact that we're giving away a cordless Dyson MC59 Motorhead vacuum cleaner worth $549, I thought I'd share two more ways for you and the family to get more organized this week. First, up check out my post over on eHow Mom's Channel on how I get my 4 and 5 year old to dress, feed, and otherwise prepare themselves for school in the morning (it had to be done - otherwise this "mom of 3 … [Read more...]
The 5 Biggest Potty Training Mistakes
Last week I posted a potty training question on our Facebook page and it was the most commented on question we've had in months! Clearly, potty training is a topic you guys are interested in. Today Alli's here with what we've learned to be the 5 biggest potty training mistakes parents make. My youngest son just turned 15 months. And the bigger he gets, the more I get that dreaded feeling... POTTY TRAINING. It's looming, right around the corner. I learned A LOT when I … [Read more...]
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