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POYEL: Car Hacks for Happy Kids

October 13 by Alli

The best tips and products for driving around with happy kids - love that iPad holder! #MunchkinTravel

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...]

Filed Under: Alli, Organizing, Parenting, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: car hacks, car ipad holder, car organizer. Munchkin, road trips with kids, traveling with kids

Halloween Craft: Dry Erase Ghost Votives

October 12 by Alli

My kids love changing the expression on these dry erase votives - such an easy Halloween craft that is also great for teaching emotional intelligence!

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...]

Filed Under: Alli, Holiday, Holiday Projects, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY Halloween votives, dry erase ghost votives, ghost votives, Halloween crafts, Halloween crafts for kids

The 5 Biggest Potty Training Mistakes

September 16 by Alli

#2 and #5 for sure!!

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...]

Filed Under: Alli Tagged With: how to use pull ups, night time potty training with pull ups, potty training, potty training tips, pull ups, what not to do when potty training

{Play Time} Frozen Inspired Quiet Time Activity

July 20 by Alli

Quiet time, "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" kit - my little frozen fans are gonna love this :)

Nearly a year later, and my family is still FROZEN obsessed. It's pretty ridiculous, actually. I'll take it, though. With a family of boys, after all, this may be the the closest to a "princess movie" I'll ever get. My boys adore Olaf. So I decided to put together a "Do You Want to Build a Snowman Busy Box" to set aside for rainy days. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli Tagged With: busy bag, Frozen activity, quiet time activity, STEM activity

Homemade Soda (No Machine Required)

June 3 by Alli

What a fun thing to do with the kids - make a healthier soda, no SodaStream required!

Making homemade soda pop is probably one of the most exciting things I could do with my kids on the 4th of July (second only to the fireworks themselves). My littles love to cook with me and, of course, they love anything sweet so this one may just have to become a family tradition. I love that we won't need to invest in a fancy Soda Stream machine to follow Alli's recipe either! The Fourth of July is just around the corner. And as we prepare our party menus, why not add your own homemade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Holiday, In the Kitchen, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: 4th of July drink, homemade pop, homemade soda, making soda without a soda stream

Build a “Play Dough Tool Kit”

May 4 by Alli

Build your own inexpensive play dough kit to keep the kids busy for hours!

Top Image Credit (cropped, text and other photos added below): © Nicola | 04.09.11 | CC by 2.0 My son LOVES play dough. I mean, really. It's almost an obsession. And you know what? I don't blame him. I remember loving play dough as a kid, myself. There's just something magical about it. It's a blank slate of 3D creativity. Besides, I can't think of a better obsession for a pre-schooler. We all know that children (and adults, for that matter) learn best when their senses are engaged. Think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Art + Kid Crafts, Creating & Engaging, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: how to play with play dough, play doh, play dough, play dough activities, play dough tools, playdough

Make it: Mother’s Day Trinket Dish

April 28 by Alli

These DIY trinket dishes are super cheap and easy to make and look just like the expensive Anthropologie versions - perfect for Mom's Day!

I don't know about you, but my baubles always end up all over the place. Probably because I am constantly trying to keep up with a toddler and an 8 month-old.  But even on my dresser, where most of my jewelry accumulates, I have no place to collect it all the stray pieces. Enter: the Trinket Dish. I saw something similar at Anthropologie and thought it would make the perfect Mother's Day gift (I know I'd want one). Plus, it's so easy to make. First I scoured our local dollar store for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Creating & Engaging, Seasonal Fun

Giveaway! BISSELL Symphony (TM) All-In-One Vacuum and Steam Mop

April 21 by Alli

An all-in-one steam mop and vacuum - perfect for quickly taking care of kid messes like food, art spills, etc. - LOVE this!

 Who wants to win a Bissell Symphony All-in-One Vacuum and Steam Mop - raise your hand.  I have wanted a combo steam mop and vacuum for longer than I can remember.  Actually, scratch that, for pretty much exactly as long as I've had children. Let's face it, between food messes, art messes, and stomping in mud and dirt from outside, kids are rough on floors.  Which is why I was so excited when our latests sponsor, Bissell, offered up a couple of these steam mop vacuums to me and our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Style & Simplify Tagged With: Bissell, Bissell Symphony all-in-one vacuum and steam mop, cleaning floors, kitchen cleaning, sponsored, steam mop, vacuum steam mop

DIY Valentine’s Day Decor: Easy Instagram Art

February 4 by Alli

  Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and it's one of my favorite holidays for arts and crafts. Don't ask me why. Maybe it's the welcome diversion from everything Christmas. Maybe it's the idea that we're making gifts for the ones we love most. Regardless, I get giddy this time of year and love to come up with new things to make, especially decorations. Lately, I've been trying to make decorations that will last - things that I can keep and look back on, as the years fly by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Holiday Projects, Photography & Memory Keeping, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY Valentine Decor, Instagram art, Valentine art

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