Capture the magic of your childs’ first day of school and make one of these 9 DIY first day of school sign ideas for busy moms. Are you one of those mothers that cries every time the school year starts? It’s okay if you do. I totally get it. The kids are another […]
Back-to-School Signs Made Easy with Free Grade Printables
This easy printable back-to-school sign is an adorable prop for your kids first day of school. Just print, cut, and you’re ready to go! Did you catch that cute little chalkboard back to school sign that we shared on the spectacular summer blog hop last week? If not you might want to go take a […]
How to Fake Beautiful Chalkboard Lettering on Any Sign
You don’t need gorgeous handwriting to make pretty chalkboard lettering. With this easy DIY, learn how to create pretty chalkboard signs for any reason. Do you love chalkboard lettering, with it’s gorgeous mix of swirly script and block fonts? It’s all over the place right now, and that’s no surprise. Signs with chalkboard […]
This felt scrap headband is insanely cute…and easy!
This felt scrap headband is so cute and easy, you won’t be able to resist making one for your daughter. It’s the perfect summer accessory! Handmade accessories are the best. And if my girls get to choose, bigger and brighter headbands are always better. Case in point: Last summer I made about 40 fabric scrap […]
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Keep Your Kids Hydrated in Hot Weather
Do your kids refuse to drink water, even when they need it the most? These 5 tips will help you keep kids hydrated without the battle. “Drink your water.” How often do you say that to your kids each day? The Husband and I love to drink a nice bottle of cold water, and we […]
Exactly What You Need to Plan a Picnic with a Toddler (or any kid!)
Family picnics are always fun. But it’s so easy to forget something essential. Find out exactly what you need to plan a picnic with a toddler or any kid. At about 11pm, our then 5-year-old daughter came inside, soaking wet. Her very first camping adventure with her Daddy was a bust, with late-night storms and […]
How to Make these Adorable Floating Olaf Jello Cups
These floating Olaf Jello cups are surprisingly easy. In 3 simple steps, you can have the perfect Frozen-themed snack for your kid’s Frozen-themed party. Have you ever seen something awesome on Pinterest, only to realize that there’s no explanation on how to make it? That’s what happened when I started planning my 4-year-old’s Frozen themed […]
2 Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables for You to Enjoy
Everyone will be feeling lucky with these free St. Patrick’s Day printables! Choose the green watercolor art print, St. Patrick’s Day coloring sheet, or both! No matter how much I try to purge or curb spending our house always seems to be crammed with stuff. We’re overflowing with kids toys, craft supplies I […]
The Easy Way to Make a Cheese Stick Snowman
It doesn’t matter if it’s warm or cold outside, your kids will love eating these cheese stick snowman snacks. And they only take a few minutes to make! I know that there have been some terrible storms out west and in the Northeast this winter, but for those of us in the mid Atlantic, it […]
Valentine’s Day Home Decorations You Can Make With Your Kids
Fill your home with love this year with Valentine’s Day home decorations you can make with your kids. It’s the perfect way to turn bonding into home decor! (Don’t forget to come back and click here to see more fantastic Valentine’s Day posts!) Do you decorate your home for Valentine’s Day? I asked […]
11 Adorable Valentine’s Day Crafts for Kids
These 11 adorable Valentine’s Day Crafts for kids are fun for many age ranges, and are the perfect way to cheer up a cold winter weekend! Don’t forget to check out more Valentine’s Day ideas here, too. Both my two older girls attended some form of early learning program from the time they were […]
Free Printable Lunch Box Notes Perfect for the New School Year
Bring a smile to their faces all school year with over 170 printable lunch box notes for kids: notes for kindergarteners, encouragement, or just a little joke. For the first time in weeks, my oldest greeted me after school with a huge smile on her face and a giant hug. She never told […]
5 Surprising Foods to Teach Science in the Kitchen
Teachable cooking moments go beyond baking! Get kids excited about learning with these 5 surprising foods that teach science in the kitchen. “Oh, nooooo!” “What?!” my 6-year-old asked, curious why I was upset. Me: “Our banana bread fell!” **Blank stare** Me: “Bread is supposed to be tall in the center. But the center of our […]
How to Use Screen Time to Get Kids off the Couch
It’s your second or third day of doing cooking camp with your kids, and instead of happily skipping over to the kitchen to join in on another recipe, you’re met with whines of “But I don’t want to” or “Can I watch just one more TV show first?” And you’re just left thinking What happened? […]
Summer Activities for Kids (100 Kid-Approved Ideas!)
No more hearing “I’m bored!” with this list of 100 summer activities for kids. Including ideas for rain or shine, and plenty of free options too! Has your kid’s school already ended for summer vacation? Our summer vacation starts in just 6 short days. The only thing I feel even semi-prepared to do […]
10 Places to Take Your Kids in Baltimore and Annapolis
I don’t have a lot of memories of my early childhood. It’s mostly snippets of life here and there. Some of it good. Some of it not so good. Perhaps the bulk of them are better off forgotten. My memories start to become more abundant around the time I turned 10. That was the time […]
Crispy Kale Chips Recipe | Healthy Cooking with Kids
This kale chips recipe is so easy a 5-year-old can make it…no really! (And it’s so good she keeps asking to make them over and over again.) If you wondered whether or not I was finished with the Kids Cooking Camp posts, the answer is ‘absolutely not.’ It turns out that we weren’t able […]
{Cooking with Kids} Basic Banana Bread
I’m back again today to share with you more about how T and I dedicated one week of our summer together last year to an at-home kid’s cooking camp. Having spent our Monday making applesauce in the crockpot, and learning about key concepts like kitchen safety and hygiene, I decided to up the ante just […]
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day Activities
Happy Earth Day! I feel late to the Earth Day party this year. With that late cold spell and all the ORC projects, life has been crazy. Thankfully Earth Day activities don’t just have to happen on Earth Day itself. That, and because it’s a Friday, this is the perfect opportunity to extend kid-friendly Earth […]
Slow Cooker Applesauce | Fun Cooking with Kids
Leave the stovetop off and learn how to make slow cooker applesauce instead. It’s easy enough even the kids can make it! As I set the applesauce on the Thanksgiving table, I could feel the pride swelling deep within me. I was only about 12 years old, but that little bowl of pureed […]
8 Tips for the Best Kids Cooking Camp at Home
Want to teach your kids to cook? With a little bit of planning and some creativity, you can have your own kids cooking camp at home this summer! It’s time to start thinking about what to do with the kids over the summer. I know, I know, it’s only April. But I […]
Easter Activity for Kids: DIY Felt Easter Eggs Busy Board
A felt Easter egg busy board is a fun Easter activity for kids of all ages. Easy to make, it’s also a great learning tool for colors, shapes, math, & sorting. Do you remember those adorable felt Christmas trees that were going around Pinterest a few years ago…the ones that are like giant […]
Rainbow Cupcake Toppers | Easy Party Crafts
Not only are these rainbow cupcake toppers simple and inexpensive party decorations that pack a punch. They’re also fun for kids to both make and eat! “Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true” (Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz) Admit it, […]
7 Awesome Family Themed Halloween Costumes
You can have so much fun pulling together family themed Halloween costumes with kids! Make one of these fantastic DIY costume ideas for families of 3, 4, or more! How’s this for a shock: My both my 6-year-old AND 3-year-old decided what to wear for Halloween weeks ago…and haven’t changed their minds […]
Planning a Summer with the Kids
Memorial Day completely snuck up on me this year. I still feel like it should be next weekend and not this coming Monday! But no matter how much I might protest, Memorial Day will be here in just a few days. And as the official unofficial start to the summer, I need to get planning! […]
Favorite Kids Easter Books & a Fancy Nancy Easter Party
Find out our family’s favorite Easter books for babies through early readers – and how we celebrated Easter based on Fancy Nancy’s Elegant Easter. We read a lot of books around our house. If there’s a theme involved, you can probably bet we’ve got at least one book about it. Books about being kind, dealing […]
6 Easy Peasy Toddler Easter Egg Decorating Techniques
These 6 toddler Easter egg decorating tips and techniques, are as easy to clean up as they are to make. Now everyone in the family will be happy! I don’t know what it is about the last few years, but it seems like Easter just hasn’t been as warm as I remember it from when […]
5 Easy St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
March starts this weekend! I feel like shouting it out in ALL CAPS and bold. Why? It means that old man winter’s time is limited. February has brought a few snowstorms and I’m done. I know all the New Englanders out there are rolling their eyes and thinking Maryland got off easy this year. And […]
Heart Shaped Sandwiches | 3 Adorably Easy Versions
Get the best tips to make these three adorable heart shaped sandwiches for Valentine’s Day. They make the perfect kids’ lunch or easy party recipe! “Oh, I like that!” Those were my 9-year-olds exact words when she sat down for lunch the other day and saw her Valentine’s Day heart sandwich. Guys, that’s a big […]
Our Homemade Minnie Mouse and DIY Superhero Costume
Is anyone else still suffering from a candy hangover? No matter how much I promise I won’t touch the stuff, a few too many pieces always make it past my lips. Lesson learned for next year…get the candy you don’t like! (the problem is figuring out which candy that is!) Ever the procrastinators, we realized […]
{Gifting} Little Kids
With three older cousins and three sets of grandparents, our kids have a ridiculous number of toys. Which means that Christmas is always a challenge. Here’s a run-down of some of the favorites for our kids so far…and a few items we’re planning to get the kids for Christmas this year. 1. Little People Zoo […]
12 Adorable Halloween Costumes for Little Kids
I had so much fun pulling together those tutu costume ideas a few weeks ago! Let’s face it, while the girls are still young enough to listen to me Halloween costumes for little kids are just as much fun me as they are for them! When I was a kid, most of my costumes were cheap […]
Marbled Eggs for Easter (so Easy a Toddler Can Make Them!)
Do you love the look of spotted, speckled and marbled eggs? Read on to find out just how easy it is to make them. (Seriously, it’s so easy a 2-year-old can do it!) Easter is coming up in just a couple weeks. As always, I’m running late on getting decorations up and making (or buying) […]