Last Friday I sent out a quick social media poll on how I should celebrate V-Day with my littles. The winning pick leads me to believe you all appreciate a good, simple project over fancy bells and whistles (my peeps)... With that in mind, I think you're all going to want to jump right into Alli's Valentine's Day project with your own kiddos - like, immediately. Happy Valentine's Day! If you are anything like me, this is one of those holidays that tends to play second fiddle. As much as I … [Read more...]
Candy-Free Valentine: Cleaning Baskets the Whole Family Will Love
You know what's great about having toddlers around? They actually want to clean! It's a treat to them. So much so that I'm giving my littles cleaning baskets for Valentine's Day because I know they'll adore them - not because the net result will be a cleaner home for me (that's just a bonus). Actually, I already gave my tots a sneak peak of the goods so I could show you how much they loved their new kits... Love them they did and I'm positive your kids will feel the same. Unless they've … [Read more...]
Friday Share: Valentine Inspiration Challenge
Lots to share this week my friends! I'M SHARING First up, a little Valentine inspiration. If you follow me on instagram, then you know I woke up earlier this week with my brain yelling at me that "paint chips = arrow hearts". I reached out for advice and people seemed to dig it... but I was too lazy to get around to doing anything with the idea. So today I turn it over to you! What can you do with this simple concept of making hearts and arrows out of paint chips? Instagram or tweet … [Read more...]
Simple & Special Ideas for Valentine’s Day
I've got a brand new Valentine tutorial up on the mom channel at eHow and - I must say - I'm pretty excited about it. It's a jumbo, and much healthier, version of the classic conversation heart. Go check it out, if you're so inclined, then head back here for 13 more easy ways to make the 14th special. Two reminders first though: The FREE parenting webinar we're hosting with Today Show expert Amy McCready is tonight at 6pm PST/9pm EST. If you're tired of yelling, nagging, etc. to get … [Read more...]
Modern Kid Art: Valentine Graffati
Last Thursday morning I was standing in the kitchen dealing with two delimmas: The natives were getting restless and I'd yet to make a plan for entertaining them. Our fridge, which is not enclosed and thus has a big, ugly exposed side, was making me twitch. (This is actually an ongoing dilemma, not especially specific to last Thursday but it was extra annoying that morning... possibly because I've recently given up my morning iced coffees?) As I saw it, I had two … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About Kids and Probiotics
Are you guys familiar with probiotics? I have friends who swear by them but, for whatever reason, I've never really looked into them much. Today we've got a great guest post introducing all of us newbies to the who, what, when, where and why of probiotics. P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who weighed in on the question of the day on Friday - it's such a nice feeling to ask for conversation and actually get it! Hugs to each of you who took the time to comment - and don't forget to check out … [Read more...]
Friday Share: Toydozer Giveaway
I've now been back for nearly a week from the mega-blogging conference, Alt, and guess what - I'm brimming with new ideas and goals for MPMK. All of which I want to institute, like, yesterday! This week I've been starting with goal #1: Increase the Conversation. I know, I know - we all love our social media these days and we're so busy chatting it up on Instagram and the like that no one has time to actually comment on a blog anymore. Nevertheless - I've realized that compared to all of … [Read more...]
DIY: Photo Valentine Favors
It's that time of year again - time for the kiddos to get creative and show some love to their classmates... and possible neighborhood buddies, family members, etc. Kristin's here today sharing her template for personalized favors - a simple trick for producing something fancy with minimal effort. We're also debuting something new this week - questions of the day. Today we want to know: do your kiddos share Valentines with family or just classmates? Share your tradition in our comments … [Read more...]
New FREE Webinar: Is Time Out a Waste of Time?
(image source) I've got some very good news to share today. Parenting guru, Today Show expert, and MPMK favorite Amy McCready is once again offering up a FREE webinar to MPMK readers next Wednesday, February 6th at 6pm PST/9 pm EST. The best part? It's a brand new topic - Are Time Outs a Waste of Time? I highly encourage you to drop everything and sign up ASAP - the last two webinars we hosted with Amy both filled up completely (all 1,000 spots!). So about time outs - do you use … [Read more...]
Traveling Utah: Alt Summit & Sundance
Hi friends... how are you? Before whisking away to Utah last week, I scheduled everything ahead of time and I didn't get much of a chance to check-in while I was away. I've missed you all. Now that I'm back, I thought I'd provide a glimpse of the whirlwind that was Alt Summit and Sundance. If you follow me on Instagram you've already seen the majority of these photos (and may very well be very sick of #altsummit at this point - so sorry for that, more variety to come, I promise). … [Read more...]
LOVE-ly Valentine Reads for Kids
Have you guys noticed that holidays have become a much bigger deal post-kids? I used to only give much thought to the big ones, mainly Thanksgiving and Christmas. For everything else it was more like, "It's Halloween/Valentine's Day/4th of July next week? Huh." But now every holiday is a chance to make a memory, teach my kids something, or create a tradition. One of my favorite ways to do so is through books. Which is why I love putting out holiday book lists for the littles. To that end - … [Read more...]
Getting Crafty for Love: Our Favorite Valentine DIYs
Yesterday we talked about a super simple way to share Valentine's Day with your sweetie, even in a time crunch. And in the next three weeks we'll be sharing lots more V-Day inspiration. But why wait? With me still away at Alt, I thought now would be a good time to remind you of some of our ideas from years past. Last year it was all about these little guys. Do you remember what we used them for? Click through for that idea plus a few more of our favorites. … [Read more...]
An Easy Way to Squeeze in Some Romance this V-Day
Not sure yet how you and the hubs are going to celebrate Valentine's Day (or how you'll find the time to do so)? This year we're tackling the holiday Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life style. Natalie's here sharing a clever recipe for romance at home - a fun tasting menu you can easily throw together in no time. Bon Appetit! P.S. If you have a little extra time, plan ahead and make Natalie's yummy chocolate coconut bites too - they're fabulous! Let's cut to the chase, Valentine's Day … [Read more...]
Learning to Eat for Energy
Not to be overly dramatic, but have I told you guys I'm doing something sort of life-changing right now? See, about a week ago I found out about this amazing new online course being put on by a pair of awesome nutritionists, Katie and Megan, and they graciously offered me a complimentary spot - despite the program being, literally, hours from beginning. In their words, "New Year: New Rules is a 15 day program that tells you what foods work, what foods don’t, which habits are the hardest on … [Read more...]
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