Articles: Baby & Toddler

Exhausted: What Being a Special Needs Mom Means To Me

People wonder why I’m so exhausted all the time. After all, I work from home and my oldest is in pre-k all day. My toddler is relatively low maintenance except for those days he decides he’s two years old. 

Cars.com: Here's How to Make those Car Seats Super Safe!

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That being said, some of the most serious injuries in car crashes occur with occupants of car seats. In fact, about 2 children under age 13 EVERY MINUTE are involved in a car crash. That's very sobering information for sure. One of the reasons that car seat injuries can be so severe is because many people think they have their car seats installed correctly, but really, they don't. It's hard! In fact, YOU probably don't have your car seats installed quite right. It's absolutely necessary to get a professional car seat check to protect those little bodies! 

Quickie Questions: Funny Things Edition!

Happy Monday! Happy Thanksgiving week. Froot Loop has the week off of school and my sister is here (YAY!) so we're going to pretty much have a week long party! Anyway, it's Monday, so that means it's time for Quickie Questions, where I ask y'all a super important questions to get y'all talking in the comments. This week's question: 

Thanksgiving Paper Bag Puppet Handprint Turkey Craft for Kids of All Ages

Thanksgiving is coming! If you need a fun, quick, and easy activity to keep the kiddos busy for a little while on Thanksgiving Day, this might be an option for you! Or, maybe your kids have the whole week off like mine does and you really need something to do with them. In any case, it’s really cute and very easy, so little hands can participate too. 

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas: 9 Christmas Craft Kits for Kiddos!

Crafts are great. I'm blessed with a crafty brain and I enjoy doing them on my own as well with my boys. I'm also the planner/organizer/leader of our Wednesday night 3-6 year old Bible study group and I include a craft or two each week. I also do lots of crafts with my boys. Toward the end of this month, we'll start doing Christmas crafts. I come up with a lot of ideas on my own, but I found some ready to go craft kids on Amazon that I'd love to share with y'all. 

POM Turkey: Here's an Adorable Thanksgiving craft to keep the kiddos busy while dinner gets ready

I’ve already made a few turkey crafts with the boys, but I couldn’t resist making this one too! It was a great opportunity to work on sorting colors and we ended up with really cute turkeys to boot. Both of the boys needed minimal help (just supervision), and I'm so happy with how they turned out! 

Be Prepared: The ULTIMATE list of things you need for a first aid kit at home

Emergencies happen. They're just a part of life. There's fires, tornadoes, flooding, terrorism, injuries, and so much more. One of the best ways to stay safe, or at least limit the damage is to have an emergency kit. This is more than a basic first aid kit, although you really need one of those as part of your emergency kit. 

Quickie Questions: Let's see your Halloween Costumes!!

Happy Halloween Eve! It's Monday, so that means it's Quickie Question time on the blog, where I ask y'all a super important question to start a conversation in the comments. This week's question: 

Colorful Sensory Bottles: A Super Fun Way for Babies & Toddlers to Learn about Mixing Colors

I made a super fun sensory bottle recently, and it was SO EASY and so fun. The boys both love it and it's an awesome way to teach mixing colors. Read on for the details. 

Last Minute Halloween Craft: If you're like me and Totally Forgot about Halloween, here's the Craft for You!!

Oh shoot! Halloween is next week! We have the house decorated and all, but I haven't done much in the way of Halloween crafts this year. Fortunately, I was able to round up some supplies for a simple, last minute Halloween craft for the boys. 

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