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Quickie

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Fun with foam, part 1

November 22, 2011

Too wet to go out? Too cold to play ball? Too sick for preschool? With a can of shaving cream or a bar of soap, here is lots of good fun that is funny: Microwave Ivory Soap. Take a cue from our friend Wendy and put a quarter bar of Ivory soap in the microwave [...]

Reader tip for too many stuffed animals

July 1, 2011

Inspired by the idea to turn a Pack ‘N Play into a ball pit, Rebeca from averageparent.com took it in a new direction. She takes an armful of her son’s stuffed animals and puts them into a cardboard box, or empty laundry basket, to create a cozy play area. He loves it, and it’s a [...]

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Activity #80: Let your infant dress himself

May 18, 2011

I used to see 3-year olds around town dressed in wild combinations of stripes, gingham, rainbow tights and superhero capes. I wondered when my baby would look that creative and charming.* Then it dawned on me and I began to create wild combinations and increase the creativity in my infant’s wardrobe. If your baby is [...]

5 ten-minute Valentine’s Day ideas

February 11, 2011

In about ten minutes, you can make someone feel loved for Valentine’s Day. Here are five fresh ideas for you using stuff you probably have around the house: 1. Mix up a love potion Follow the tasty (and fast) instructions from the lovely Marie at makeandtakes. Serve your love for breakfast, snack or dessert. 2. [...]

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Bookmark this: CoolMomTech.com

November 8, 2010

Because we don’t have time to learn everything about everything, it’s nice to find trustworthy moms who will do some of the work for you. When it comes to gadgets, the women at Cool Mom Tech have offered to step up as that source. Founded by Liz and Kristen of Cool Mom Picks, who partnered [...]

Activity #235: Do baby bench press

June 30, 2010

Do you want to squeeze in some exercise during your day? But also just want to lay around? While lying on the floor, hold baby above you and rhythmically lower baby to your face, kiss baby’s face all over, and raise baby back up again… I used to like to say “kiss the baby” when [...]

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Activity #399: Appreciate the art around you

June 24, 2010

Can you rummage through your house and find all the lady bugs…or all the elephants, or hearts? Using your child’s puzzles, toys and books, find all the examples you have of a single subject matter. “It’s interesting to compare the ways different illustrators depict the same thing,” rookie mom Becky wrote to us in an [...]

Reader Did-Do: Monthly chair photos

April 8, 2010

A local-to-us rookie mom, Jen, told us “The monthly shot (now on 2nd kid, too) with the same toy in the same chair is still going strong at now 33 months. (No, we haven’t figured out when we’ll stop. Kindergarten? When she rolls her eyes & flips us off every month?)” I asked her to [...]

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Activity #555: Wear Sexy Jeans (Apply the Hand-Grab Rule)

February 1, 2010

It’s February! Time for romance (says Hallmark). We’re going to try to provide a little inspiration for prioritizing the sexy aspects of your life with romance and self-esteem boosting activities this month. Today, we kick off a series of guest posts from Shana of Ain’t No Mom Jeans. (If you missed her series on sweatsuit [...]

Activity #487: Grab a cocoa with those diapers

November 27, 2009

We got a great tip from a reader, Ghanimatrix, about how she squeezes in more me time. She says: The best way for me to find “me time” is to either stay on top of chores so that nap time becomes leisure time, OR to go run an errand when my husband gets home and [...]

5 to 15 minute of baby distracting fun. The best part is you can do it all again tomorrow or even later today.

Activity #69: Act like Santa Claus

November 23, 2009

While your baby is sleeping, pack up a bunch of toys in a duffle bag for her to discover and pull out of the bag when she wakes up. Julian always unpacked everything to the right so if I acted quickly enough, I could keep refilling from the left. When you’ve tired of that, put [...]

Love some links

May 8, 2009

Tangarang: Super-cute stuff to download and print, like the gift tags in the picture (picture is hers) and party favors. 2 craft projects: make a crown for the king of your castle and reuse formula cans to make a piggy bank. How to halve a bunch of grapes at once Our most popular post, How [...]

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