Our home has been consumed by toy clutter. Find out how minimizing and rotating toys creates happier more creative children.In the midnight hours, when we are deep asleep, I am convinced our toy clutter multiplies.LEGO people and pastel coloured doll accessories are what glitter is after doing a craft. Little pieces seem to show up everywhere – in the bathroom, … [Read more...] about This is how to get rid of toy clutter and have happier kids
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Groupon Goods: Making my House into a Home
When we moved our family across the country last year, we decided to get rid of as much as possible. Not only did we de-junk and minimize toys, we also got rid of A LOT of our furniture. The reason was that all of our furniture had existed through two under two and then having both a two and three-year-old. Our furniture had crayon marks, bite marks, and stains. So we threw … [Read more...] about Groupon Goods: Making my House into a Home
10 Simple Backyard Fun Ideas for Kids
With school out for the summer, there is so much excitement, anticipation, and PLAY! But as the memes that are popping up all over my Facebook feed would suggest, summer starts off with the best-laid plans and slowly wanes into complaints of, "Mom, I'm bored!" And, parents left without many tactics in their arsenal. Enter in these simple backyard fun ideas for kids.I … [Read more...] about 10 Simple Backyard Fun Ideas for Kids
3 Must-Know Parenting Cleaning Hacks
Toddlers have an uncanny ability to destroy the house in unexpected and creative ways in NO time at all. Case and point, 20 minutes of my Saturday. We had just returned home from being out. My husband left us to run a couple of errands. My daughter, son, and I no sooner stepped into the foyer then my son had an accident. I stripped him of his clothes, grabbed his wet shoes and … [Read more...] about 3 Must-Know Parenting Cleaning Hacks
101+ Bad Weather Kids Activities
In my less experienced parenting days, I remember when one of my kids had a cold or it was pouring rain, we could hit some form of cruise control, curl up on the couch, and just chill. Oh, how I've learned from those well-intentioned, clueless parenting days! Unless my kids are VERY sick, there always needs to be some form of plan. Because even if they're sniffling or it's … [Read more...] about 101+ Bad Weather Kids Activities