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How I’m Saving the Earth and Saving Money without Leaving the House

April 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Swap.com is an online consignment store and how I got my daughter an adorable spring/summer wardrobe for under $100! #secondhandfirst #sustainableshopping #shopatswap #swapsentmecredit

One of the toughest challenges I face as a mom is figuring out ways to let my kids play and get dirty, while still making them presentable to be out in public and not spending a fortune. Because I'm all for letting kids be kids but, honestly, who wants to keep spending money on kids' clothes when you know they could soon meet their demise. So when Swap.com asked me to participate in their Earth day campaign.  I just couldn't resist. Did you know that the average American throws away 85% of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, The Everyday Tagged With: inexpensive clothes for kids, online consignment shopping, swap.com

Easter Basket Finds that are Sure to Delight Your Kids

April 5 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

These Easter basket picks are genius - and there are even great bonus picks!

We are officially under the two-week mark until Easter... are your baskets ready? I take a ridiculous amount of pride in hunting down unique (but inexpensive!) finds for my three kids' baskets. You know why? Because one year my daughter innocently said to me, "Mommy, you are so great at making Easter baskets! You find things I didn't even know I wanted!" That one statement made me so gloriously happy that I was immediately hooked on the high of finding the best Easter basket trinkets ever. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Parenting Tagged With: best Easter gifts, best kids Easter gifts, Easter basket, Easter basket picks

#FridayFamilyFinds: Valentine Picks

February 3 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

#FridayFamilyFinds - A Valentine's Day edition of some of my favorite finds for the family.

It's been a while since I've debuted a new feature here on MPMK, so I'm excited to announce #FridayFamilyFinds. I regularly find things I want to share with you guys while going about my daily life... a favorite shampoo, a really cool toy, and - always - a good book for you or your kids. A few Fridays a month I'm gonna shop my house, take some pretty pics, and share these favorites here and on instagram with the hashtag #FridayFamilyFinds. Today, I'm starting with a Valentine theme. Ready? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, The Everyday, Uncategorized Tagged With: #FridayFamilyFinds, going non-toxic, valentine gift ideas

5 Ways You Never Knew Huggies Had Parents’ Backs

November 17 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

If you're a regular here, you know that I have the honor of being part of the 2016 Huggies Parent Council. And if you follow me on facebook or instagram, then you also know that a few weeks ago I got to take a little trip to Chicago (right in the middle of their historic World Series win, no less!) to learn more about the brand's No Baby Unhugged program. What is No Baby Unhugged? It's Huggies vision to ensure all babies get the hugs they need by helping parents understand and embrace the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Everyday Tagged With: no baby unhugged

The 2016 MPMK Gift Guides are Here!!

November 1 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

MPMK 2016 Toy Gift Guides - Best gift guides for kids ever! 11 themed guides with detailed descriptions and age recommendations staring at babies through teenagers. These famous toy gift guides get bigger and better every year and have been viewed by millions of parents!

How great would it be to get all of your Christmas shopping done ahead of time this year AND to feel confident your kids are going to love their gifts and keep returning to play with them again and again? I've got some HUGE news today friends! Drum roll please...   The 2016 Toy Gift Guides are here!   In case you're unfamiliar with our famous gift guide collection, this is not your average roundup of a few of our favorite things - Oh no. This is an incredibly extensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, The Everyday Tagged With: best Christmas gifts for kids, best S.T.E.M. toys, best toys for babies, best toys for burning off energy, best toys for kids, Christmas gift guide for kids, Kids gift guides, MPMK gift guides, MPMK holiday gift guides, toy gift guide

What Is an Instant Pot? And How Can it Save Dinner Time at Your House?

July 15 by Kristin

What is an Instant Pot? 30 Instant Pot Recipes to make dinner prep incredibly fast and easy!

Did you nab yourself an Instant Pot during Amazon's Prime Day? If you did, you're definitely not alone. Amazon reportedly sold over 215,000 of them on Wednesday! If you bought one, or heard about this crazy contraption for the first time, this week- we want to help. Today we're re-posting our post from last spring, it contains three thing: An introduction to Instant Pot 21 Family Friendly Instant Pot Recipes Our Favorite Instant Pot Cookbooks Here's Kristin with everything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: easy instant pot dinners, instant pot dinner ideas, instant pot recipes, instant pot reviews, instapot recipes, time savers in the kitchen, time saving recipes, what is an instant pot

Why I Passed on a Free Sleep Number Bed… And What I Got Instead

May 18 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

I've got to start today with a warning: this is a LONG post. (If you want to skip straight to the mattress I finally ended up with - and LOVE - and the limited time offer for MPMK readers of 10% off and a bonus worth $500 that includes my favorite bamboo sheets, go here!) It's one I've been wanting to write for a long time and is packed with so much good stuff that I just couldn't trim it. I know it's a lot but I really hope you do read it all! I have become so passionate about the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, The Everyday Tagged With: best bed for bad backs, best mattress for bad backs, best non-toxic mattress, IntelliBED, sponsored, What I got instead of a sleep number mattress

A Smart Home in 1-2-3: Lowe’s Iris System is THAT Easy

May 4 by Janssen

How to set up a "smart home" to make your life so much easier! Motion sensors, smart phone compatible, and even smart fabs that will tell you where your kids are all the time- The Iris system from Lowe's is SO COOL!

We're back today with Janssen's follow-up post on what it was really like taking her regular old home and turning it into a "smart home". Did you see her first post on the topic? Full disclosure: after reading Janssen's review, I am more than a little jealous that I gave this post to her instead of keeping the Iris by Lowe's system for myself. I could really use the ability to turn off my son's star light with my phone after he falls asleep at night. And a smart fob I can just put on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: The Everyday, Janssen Tagged With: how to set up a smart phone, Iris by Lowe's, smart fob for keeping track of kids, sponsored

I Found the Perfect Laptop/Tablet for Kids and I’m Giving It Away!

April 14 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Don't you love it when you finally find the tool you've been searching for to make things run more smoothly!? For me that elusive tool has been the perfect budget-priced computer for my kids (ages 5 and 7). Bonus: We're giving one away!  All you have to do is follow these two steps: Sign up for our newsletter Be sure to click the confirmation email we send you. You'll automatically be entered in the giveaway and, as a bonus, I'll also send you my Free Report: The 3 Apps I Use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Parenting Tagged With: acer aspire 4 11, best kid computer, best kids tablet and computer, sponsored, tablet for kids

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