Have your littles ever tried yoga? Kid yoga seems to be the trend these days and, I must admit, I've completely hopped on board. By the time S was 2, "namaste" was a regular part of her vernacular. Now before you go thinking I've gotten all hippy-dippy on you, just know that I'm a girl who likes to make decisions based on research - and this is no exception. There's actually been quite a few studies that have delved into the benefits of getting kids started in yoga early. This Wall Street … [Read more...]
Friday Share: Ideas for Keeping Busy Over Spring Break
It's Friday already (how did that happen?!) and I find myself with so much good stuff to tell you about. First, I wanted to let you guys know that I've started sharing over on Sulia this week. Though the last thing I probably need in my life is another social media channel, I'm hopelessly addicted. If you haven't heard of it yet, the best way I can describe Sulia is a cross between Pinterest and facebook. Folks such as myself are over there sharing all kinds of randomness. What I'm loving is … [Read more...]
How to Instantly Double Your Play Space (Plus a Giveaway!)
Time for another play/art room update. The last time I showed it to you guys we had just chucked the couch and acquired a huge new art table (thank you craigslist). Since then we've been getting tons of use out of it - we can be found creating in the room almost daily. I've been so, so happy with it, with one exception. While the addition of the art table has exponentially increased our creative endeavors, it takes up quite a bit of space and has cut down a bit on the amount of area we have … [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...]
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...]
The Artful Winter
Need some quality art projects to set the kids loose with this winter break? You're in luck! My friend Jean - art aficionado and founder of The Artful Parent - has a new eBook out filled with great ideas. The Artful Winter: Celebrating the Season & Holidays with Family Arts and Crafts is full of creative ideas to keep your family crafting and celebrating together winter after winter, holiday after holiday. With 111 pages of crafts, decorations, recipes, and activities there's enough to … [Read more...]
Do You Have Your Advent Calendar Yet?
It's mid-November, you know what that means... time to figure out this year's Advent calendar. What? You're still thinking about Thanksgiving? Me too. But December will be here before we know it. I'm hoping to pull together an extra special list of Advent activities for the kids this year (more on that tomorrow) so I need to start planning now. Step number one is to find a snazzy calendar. To that end, here's a list of my favorite offerings this year. … [Read more...]
Is the Elf on the Shelf Part of Your Holiday Tradition Yet?
Are you guys familiar with The Elf on the Shelf phenomenon? If not, I HIGHLY suggest you get familiar fast and jump on the bandwagon while there's still time. Here's how it works, in a nutshell: The first year your elf joins the family via a special delivery from Santa, each year after that he reappears on a certain date - in our family it's the day after Thanksgiving. When the elf arrives, he belongs especially to your family and your littles get the distinct honor of naming him or … [Read more...]
Recreational Reading
If you have young children, summer might not be the time of year where you get in a lot of your own reading. But now, with the summer reading lists tucked away and a routine emerging as school starts up, perhaps you'll have a chance to get some reading of your own squeezed in. If you're looking for suggestions, here are eight books I'd put on my "Not-Summer Reading List:" … [Read more...]
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