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Our Go-To Summer Breakfast: Chilled, Tropical Overnight Oats

May 24 by Kristin

Chilled Mango Overnight Oatmeal - Our favorite summer breakfast! SO delicious and no cooking required!

*This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, all opinions are 100% our own I'm so happy to announce that this year I'm once again a part of The Oat Authority, a great team of bloggers out to help Quaker meet the needs of families' evolving lifestyles with tips, recipes, and products that provide delicious, wholesome and convenient breakfasts and snacks. Today we're kicking things off with our new go-to breakfast for summer (Yay! It's finally time to start talking about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: mango overnight oatmeal, overnight oatmeal recipe, overnight oats recipe, quaker oats recipe, quick breakfast, sponsored, summer breakfast idea, summer oatmeal recipes, tropical overnight oats

Our Favorite Easy Easter Dessert Recipe: Bunny Chow

April 23 by Kristin

Easy Easter Dessert Recipe: How to Make Bunny Chow

Need an easy Easter potluck recipe or a new treat to fill those plastic eggs? You have to check out this dead simple Bunny Chow recipe. We brought it to our annual neighborhood egg hunt a few years ago and I got so many compliments I was actually embarassed by how little work I put into it! Here's Kristin with the recipe... Puppy Chow. It's also known as monkey munch, muddy buddies, muddy munch, or reindeer chow. You can now refer to this concoction of cereal, melted chocolate, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: bunny chow, bunny chow recipe, Easter basket ideas, easter dessert recipe, easter favors, Easter recipes, Easter treat ideas

Our Secret Tool for Raising Kids Who Are Safe & Responsible On Their Phones

March 31 by Kristin

We LOVE this free OurPact app to monitor what apps our kids use on their smart phones, and even what hours the internet works! So cool.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of OurPact. We've got such a cool tool to share with you guys today from our newest sponsor, OurPact. I really, really think you're going to find it to be one of the most valuable apps you own- and it's free! Kristin is going to go into lots of detail below, but in a nutshell this genius app gives parents the ability to control exactly when, and how long, their kids can use the apps, or the internet on their phones AND to block any apps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Parenting Tagged With: how to monitor my child's phone, how to raise responsible kids, kids and phones, kids and the internet, media guidelines for children, monitoring kids phones, OurPact, rules for kids and phones, sponsored

30 Ways to Eat Veggies All Day Long (for You & the Kids)

March 21 by Kristin

How to eat more vegetables - so many great hacks and vegetarian recipes to eat vegetables all day long and get more energy!

I recently had a serious energy crash (I'm talking could barely get myself up off the couch to do anything for days and days kind of crash). To get myself out of it, I did a lot of research on things like The Adrenal Re-set Diet. In the end, one of the HUGEST factors for me finding my energy again was simply to start eating vegetables all. day. long.  My goal is seriously to have some sort of vegetable pretty much every time I eat. As you can imagine, this is not always easy! So today I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: eating more vegetables, getting kids to eat vegetables, vegetarian recipes

7 Simple Easter Hair Ideas for Girls + A Video!

March 9 by Kristin

Easter Hair Tutorials for Girls - These all look pretty doable, just have to decide between the bunny hair or one of the braids!

Now that S is 5, I'm finding that the standard "half up with one barrette on each side" hairdo that I've been relying on isn't quite cutting it anymore. While she's not overly demanding now (an especially sparkly barrette or two clips instead of one is enough of an upgrade from the norm at the moment), I can tell the days when she'll be begging for braids and bow buns aren't far off. I figure I might as well get out ahead of it and start learning about such techniques now. Plus, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Kristin, Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: braids for little girls, Easter hair ideas for girls, Easter hair tutorials, girls braid tutorials, girls hair tutorials, hair inspiration for girls, hairstyles for easter, how to braid hair, how to make a crown braid

St. Patrick’s Day Dessert: White Chocolate Shamrocks

February 22 by Kristin

St. Patrick's Day Dessert: White Chocolate Shamrocks- this is so easy and fun to do with the kids!

Looking for a simple St. Patrick's Day dessert to make and share with your little? We're all about the kid friendly recipes here and we think you're going to love this one. I have a little corner of my pantry where I keep seasonal baking supplies.  Every year I add something new and this year it's the Wilton 8 Cavity Silicone Shamrock Mold.  It's a petite treat mold that makes seasonal treats a cinch.  All I have to do is decide what to put inside the molds and just-like-that, I have something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: kid friendly recipes, St. Patrick's Day dessert, St. Patrick's Day treat, white chocolate shamrocks

Homemade Valentine Treat: Chocolate Pomegranate Bonbons

February 1 by Kristin

Chocolate pomegranate bon bon recipe- only two ingredients and even a clean eating recipe. I love this!

In the spirit of 'sticking to our New Years commitments,' I whipped up a better for you treat for Valentine's Day.  If you're eating clean, this is a treat you can indulge in but the kids will love it too. It's also super easy to make (hello two ingredients!) and it makes a pretty gift. There are several different ways of combining the two ingredients (semi-sweet chocolate and pomegranate seeds).  I decided to make it into a bonbon shape by using a mini muffin tin. They are so tiny and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Kristin, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: chocolate bonbons, chocolate pomegrante dessert, healthy valentine sweets, homemade pomegranate chocolate, homemade valentine treat, two ingredient dessert, valentine dessert, valentine recipe, valentine treats

DIY New Year’s Eve Party Hats

December 28 by Kristin

DIY Party Hats - Totally making these watercolor New Year's Eve hats with the kids this year!

Spending New Year's Eve at home with the kids is as fun as you make it. You can mope around about the fact that you're not hitting the town, or you can pick some activities that the kids will really get into, celebrate it at 8pm and then toast each other when they're all tucked in bed. Last year we made our own balloon drop, drank some super yummy mocktails, ate sparkling Jello push pops, and even contemplated the 14 habits of happy families to fill out our FREE year-in-review/year-to-come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Kristin Tagged With: DIY kids party crafts, kids party crafts, new year's eve, New year's eve DIY, New year's eve hats, new years craft ideas, new years with kids, party hats

Simple Holiday Baking: Peppermint Bombe Cake

December 17 by Kristin

Holiday Dessert: Peppermint Snowball Cake - My favorite Christmas treat and SO easy to make!

Don't you love those recipes that look way more complicated than they actually are?  You get all the credit for slaving away in the kitchen, when really you spent 20 minutes throwing it together and watched it turn into something amazing while you help the kids with their homework. I love this peppermint bombe cake because it looks so pretty on inside and out. You really can't mess up the frosting and when you sprinkle the outside with candy canes, it turns incredibly festive. Once … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: Christmas cake, Christmas dessert, holiday candy cane cake, holiday dessert, holiday desserts, holiday recipe, peppermint bombe cake, peppermint cake, snowball cake

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