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Homeschooling your Toddler
Updated October 2023 Are you suddenly without daycare or preschool? Ready to homeschool your toddler or preschooler? Read on to find out a few simple items to have on hand while homeschooling your toddler! *Some links are affiliate links and I may make a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. All opinions are my own. I am not a certified teacher, just a mom with 10+ years of early childhood education experience! A lot of us are finding ourselves scrambling and panicking about teaching our young children this fall. The good news is…you are probably already doing a great job! The better news is making…
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Friendship after Parenthood
Please welcome The Chaos Manager’s guest blogger- Change of Tomorrow. This post touches on friends and friendship after parenthood. How do your friendships affect your children? How do your children’s friendships affect you? Change of Tomorrow strives to help children and parents get better at making decisions today to have a happy and healthy tomorrow. Follow them @CofTomorrow on Twitter! Be a part of the conversation and follow their blog here. Some links are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through a link here I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Have you ever wondered how drastically your friend circle reduces over the years?…
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Going back to work after Baby
July 2020 The age old question of going back to work after baby is a difficult, if not impossible one to answer. Keep reading to see the easiest way to find a new job while parenting. I am an affiliate for ZipRecruiter and this is a sponsored post. All opinions in this post are my own. By clicking on a link and registering I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. The difference between a man and a woman telling their office they are welcoming a new baby to their home is amazing. If a man announces this they are met with congratulations. When a woman…
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Hacks for your House!
July 2020, Updated September 2023 At my house I need all the help I can get to keep things together. Want to know some of my tricks? Check out these hacks for your house! I have hacks for the laundry room plus two more! *Some links are affiliate links. By clicking on them and making a purchase I may make a small commission. Thank you for your support! House Hack #1 How to clean your chalkboard I have an awesome chalkboard wall in my house. It is also magnetic! I use it for our chore chart, daily schedule and a drawing space for my little guy-among other things. After daily…
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Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
May 2022-Sadly Sorcerers is a thing of the past in Walt Disney World. Feel free to read on and see what an awesome game it was! #DisneyNostalgia June 2020 Have you heard of the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom game in the Magic Kingdom of Disney World? Join L (10) my guest writer for the day and learn all about this interactive and FREE card game in Disney! Some links on this site are affiliate links, meaning by clicking on them and making a purchase, I may make a small commission, thank you for your continued support! I thought I’d do something a little different and let L (10) takeover…
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How to Entertain Kids on Road Trips
Continuing my series on road trips with kids, this post will give you fool-proof ideas for keeping your backseat passengers busy! Entertaining kids on a road trip is not hard, but it does require thinking ahead. Read along for my tried and tested entertainment ideas. Affiliate links appear on this page, by clicking them and/or making a purchase, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Last week I shared some of my Road Trip Preparation ideas with you. Today I am going to let you in on how we keep three kids entertained on 20 hour car rides! Most of these will require…
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Easy 4th of July Recipes
Originally posted July 2020, Updated September 2023 Looking for some easy recipes for your 4th of July party? I’ve got just the thing! Continue below for Independence Day desserts, drinks and other yummy treats that will have you turning on the grill and turning up the fun! Some links are affiliate links. By clicking on them and making a purchase I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. I’m a Midwest girl and by the time the 4th of July rolls around, we are finally getting some sun and that means it’s time for fun! Every year my family enjoys a pool day with easy BBQ food…
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Taking (and Surviving) Road Trips with Kids
Thinking of taking a road trip with your kids soon? Nervous about how to occupy them for hours at a time? Think you’ll be making pit stops every 10 minutes? We’ve gone on countless road trips with kids and survived to tell the tale. Follow along for part one of my road warrior survival guide! *Some affiliate links are featured in this post. By clicking on them and making a purchase I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Remember the glory days of hopping in your car, windows down, awesome 90’s music blaring, driving to anywhere and stopping when you…
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Whis-Kid Slow-cooker Chicken Tacos
June 2020 Have you wanted to get your kids in the kitchen but not sure where to start? Look no further than Erin Chase’s, new program Whis-Kid! The Whis-Kid cooking lessons are simple to follow and you can choose from a digital or physical copy. Keep reading to see how my 10 year old made dinner for the whole family with these kid’s cooking lessons. I am an affiliate for Whis-Kid & Erin Chase’s other programs. By clicking on a link in this post I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. I received the Whis-Kid program as a gift from $5 Dinners, but this review…
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Strawberry Jam Plan
Summer 2021 Updated September 2023 It’s strawberry season! We picked pounds of fresh strawberries…and now what? Time to make homemade strawberry jam. This recipe only calls for three ingredients and takes about 20 minutes in total to make. Get ready to enjoy your best peanut butter & jam sandwich ever! via GIPHY Have you seen this episode of Friends? The One with the Jam? A) If you haven’t, stop reading this and go watch it. B) If you have, then you know about Monica’s jam plan. I did not need the plan to get over my man, but it’s always a good idea to make jam! This post may contain…
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