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55 Ways to Be the Silly, Fun, Playful Parent You’ve Always Wanted to Be

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We all have at least one characteristic about our mothering that would have many calling us a Super Mom. It could be your constantly cheery disposition even in the face of epic meltdowns, or your ability to potty train your child in a day, or getting your kids to eat their vegetables with a smile on their face. I tend to feel like a super mom for ...

25 Things That Will Instantly Improve Your Mood

Maybe you had a bad day. In fact, maybe you tried to go to the gym, but then you had to go home because the child care center was full, and then you sat and watched in horror while your two year old pooped his pants, and then you had to hose him down. And then you were nursing a baby and he bit you, full force, with his razor baby teeth. And you ...

All Work and No Play – 8 Tips for Overcoming Your Inner Work-a-holic

Work, work, work all the time! When your "work" is your passion, your hobby, and something you want to do all the time, something you think about constantly, it is really hard to step back and make sure things really are balanced correctly in your life. This is especially true for work at home moms, like me. I am a blogger over at What's up ...

How to Encourage Imaginative Play in Your Child

I have twin four year-olds who know how to play and imagine. And I absolutely love it. It is such an important part of childhood. Acting out different situations, expressing different emotions, trying to empathize, and doing bigger and awesomer things. And there are definitely somethings you can do, as a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, to ...

Very Honest Kiwi Crate Review

Have you heard of this new trend of monthly kids subscription boxes? They are offered for just about anything now, from clothing, to crafts, to games, to makeup, to books. Every month you get awesome new products to try, without having to go through the process of shopping online or in a store. Some of even catered to your preferences, age, ...

The Easiest Way to Interact With Toddlers

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Huggies® Little Movers for IZEA. The love of interacting with my toddlers is 100% mine. Toddlers and notorious for their new moves, from crawling, squatting, lifting up one leg, climbing, walking, cruising, sliding, and scooting. And it's pretty awesome. I love watching my son grow and do more ...

Top 10 Backyard Activities for 4 Year Olds

Thanks to Fruit Shoot and Linqia for sponsoring today's discussion. All opinions are my own. We moved relatively blind to our new home in Texas, as in, we never took a physical tour before applying, saw only a handful of pictures online, and ultimately left our home in Indianapolis to move into this one. But, we definitely lucked out as to what ...

How to Turn a Train Table into a Frozen Playscape

Today is a guest post by my Indianapolis blog friend Jill. She has some awesomely creative ways of making your child's train table a winterscape playset perfect for a Disney's Frozen Playscape! She's sharing how to upcycle your son’s Train Table into a Frozen Playset for your daughter. My affiliate links are used in this post. I have a 9-year-old ...

How to Run a Successful Playgroup

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Wet-Nap but all opinions are my own. #pmedia #showusyourmess https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Playgroups are just one of those great things for kids and for their parents. Everyone gets to play, socialize, have fun, and connect. It also provides a ...

Storytelling with Kids – The Fun Lost Art

One year of high school I spent several different weekends telling stories to a group of people, and they in turn told me stories back. We had them memorized, and we animated them, doing voices, and dramatic pauses, all while sitting in a chair. And we not only had one story memorized, but five eight minute stories. This was the art of storytelling ...

Piczzle Picture Puzzles Review

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. This post and giveaway are sponsored by Piczzle thanks to Tomoson. All opinions are 100% my own. I love puzzles. It's kind of one of those nerdy things about me. It's one of my favorite things to do during the Christmas holiday, and I did several puzzles during the last two Christmases. It ...

How to Extend Outdoor Fun for Kids

Today's post is sponsored by Fruitshoot and Linqia but all opinions are my own. I love getting outdoors with my children. I love especially going to parks now that it is spring and the weather is (mostly) starting to warm up again. However, outdoor fun for kids can sometimes be short-lived if you go unprepared, especially when your kids are young, ...