I’m out running errands with the boys when we need a little play break. I’m trying decide which local park to visit so I check my Life360 app and learn that our friends are actually playing at our favorite park. Instant play date! Or maybe we’re going to the children’s museum and want to let…
My boys love trains and they love building so naturally, the VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station Playset was a big hit. The VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Train Station Playset is designed for children ages 1-5 and comes with 32 interchangeable track pieces, 10 of which are interactive SmartPoint locations that react when…
Jude isn’t in preschool anymore but we still do fun educational games and worksheets to keep him busy. This week we are doing a NO TV challenge so it’s imperative I have fun activities planned for our afternoons. I created this color graph because I knew we could use it for many different projects. The…
Every morning my boys slurp down their cereal milk straight from the bowl. I’m not sure where they learned this as neither I or Joe drink the milk from the bowl but they think it’s fantastic. I guess there’s just something about the flavorful milk that’s left from their cereal (which is usually non-sugary). Cow…
I’m so sad ya’ll, I just discovered my favorite summer salad and summer is almost over. Cucumber, Strawberry and Watermelon salad is amaZING! This week our produce box came filled with pickling cucumbers and I wasn’t really sure what to do with them so I just started slicing. I peeled them and thinly sliced them…
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 7th is National Clean Out Your Garage Day. Our garage has been a catch-all for things we didn’t know what to do with after we moved it. It’s now been over a year since we moved and we are finally getting around to cleaning out the garage. Purging, organizing and a whole…
Now that Jude is in Kindergarten, little brother Noah gets bored and lonely during the day especially if baby Simon is sleeping. Noah is pretty content to play by himself for a little while but has become accustomed to playing with his older brother and misses him. So I’ve been brainstorming easy and entertaining projects…
As all the other 5 year old kids lingered near mom and dad, Jude bounced around the room happily greeting each person. “What’s your name?’ “Here’s your cubby and your pencil.” “My name is Jude.” “Teacher, when are we going to learn?” bounce. bounce. bounce. We’re at meet the teacher and I’m wondering what the…
This week is National Childhood Injury Prevention Week and I’m working with Energizer to share some important tips about Coin Lithium Batteries. If swallowed these small batteries can cause serious chemical burns in as little as 2 hours. Energizer has designed the packaging of their coin lithium batteries to prevent children from easily opening them….