*This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, but all opinions are 100% my own. Who doesn't love a good holiday cookie? Fun to make with the kids, share with the neighbors and, of course, to eat! Plus they make the house smell heavenly. As part of our official role as a member of The Oat Authority, we’re once again teaming up with The Quaker Oats Company to offer you lots of simple and yummy ways to use their classic oats. Today is without a doubt one of my favorites. Here’s our … [Read more...]
POYEL: Mudroom/Family Command Center Reveal
We're back today with the big reveal of our latest Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life makeover- Janssen's mudroom/family command center. You may remember from our previous post, that Janssen had a bit of a fail the first time she attempted to get this room organized. Today she's back showing us how a little support from our latest sponsor, DYMO, helped her right the wrongs in this space. I am so smitten with the "Hooray!" idea - total genius! I seriously couldn't believe what a huge … [Read more...]
All-Time Favorite Kid Books (Picks for Every Age)
There are lots of signs that the holidays are around the corner: the radio is blaring Christmas tunes non-stop, every store is filled up with holiday treats, decorations, and gifts, and my inbox is filled with requests about what book to buy their child or niece or grandson as a gift. So many of us want to buy books for the children in our lives - we want them to love books, share our favorite titles from our childhood, and give them something that won't break or wear out in a few … [Read more...]
POYEL: Creating an Organized & Family-Friendly Mudroom
About a month into the new school year seems like pretty much the ideal time to tackle a new project for our Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life series. This week we're teaming up with our new sponsor, DYMO, to put their LabelManager 160 to work whipping up a stream-lined mudroom that serves the needs of an entire family. Here's our contributor Janssen with the details... Do you have a room in your house that has so much potential but just somehow misses the mark and ends up frustrating you … [Read more...]
Sending Kids Off to College on a Budget
*This post is sponsored by QVC but all opinions are 100% our own. Check out #QVC for more info. on the QCard. I don't have any children heading off to college yet; my oldest just started kindergarten, so those days are still a ways off for our family. But my husband's youngest brother begins his first year of college in a few weeks and even that is pretty much blowing my mind. I met him when he was nine years old, so it is hard to imagine that he's old enough to head off for university … [Read more...]
Trying out Gymnastics for Young Kids: A Morning at The Little Gym
Finding just the right activity to sign up your little one to attend, can be nothing less than maddening. I really value classes that allow my kids to be active, gain confidence, and grow their social skills. That said, I also like to spend a lot of our time on unstructured play and usually limit activities to just one per season. Which means, I am VERY choosy about which classes we take. Gymnastics is far and away one of my favorites. There's just something so amazing about watching S … [Read more...]
8 Energy-Boosting Tips for Moms (plus Veggie Popsicles!)
*I’m a PediaSure SideKicks Partner and am a sponsored blog partner, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. We've talked several times on the blog before about ways for moms to get more energy - there just never seems to be enough, does there?! - but I always like to get new perspective on the subject. Today, our contributor Janssen (a mom of three, including a baby) is here sharing what works best for her. And, I have to say, it's a really solid list. I … [Read more...]
Family Audiobooks: The Perfect Antidote to a Long Car Ride
Image Credit: © Tim Roth| youth lagoon + open road | text added | CC by 2.0 'Tis the season of the roadtrip! Do you make one each year with your family? We try to head to my in-laws lake house in Montana every summer... It's a 7 to 8 hour drive with the littles but the serenity is oh-so-worth it once we're there. Traveling is the one time I lift my somewhat strict screen time rules and let the kids have at it. It's a strategy that works for us for the most part, but I do have to say that I … [Read more...]
Give the Gift of Reading: How to make a ‘Series Starter’ Kit for Kids
Got a little reader on your gift list this year? Our resident children's librarian, Janssen, here today with one of our favorite gift ideas ever - the series starter. Here are all the details... Whether you're looking for a book to give to a voracious reader or a struggling and reluctant reader, series are always a good idea. For an avid reader, a series gives them not just one book to devour, but a whole set. While for the reluctant reader, entering a series means they can continue reading … [Read more...]
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