I have saved myself and my family a great deal of toy-related heartache with a simple solution: a toy repair box. Batteries included!
How to do all the stuff we figured out how to do like shortcuts for making organic baby food, keeping mosquitoes off toddlers, and building fairy doors for preschoolers. And lots more!
The Control Freak’s Guide to packing your diaper bag
Allow me to suggest a two-pronged approach for the very best ready-to-meet-every-challenge diaper bag packing: the daily bag & backup.
Go to the grocery store for just one thing
The challenge here is to take your baby to the grocery store for the first time as simply a practice run, when you’re not desperate.
Travel light (when you fly with a baby)
Downsize your luggage when you fly with a baby since carrying all the baby gear AND a baby is pretty overwhelming. Here’s how.
Unsolicited parenting advice: Give your child a lovey
When my babies were about five months old, I gave them soft lovey to sleep with. It seemed crazy that a baby so young would care, but it was so effective.
Stuff Rookie Moms Should Know About – April 2017 Edition
Photogenic crib sheets and blankets are perfect for the moms and dads photographing newborns and babies lying down. We love these!
Prunes are my secret weapon
If you’ve ever introduced a breastfed baby to rice cereal, you already know what I’m about to tell you: solid food is constipating for babies.
Designing a kid-friendly kitchen
I love the open floor-plan and the smaller details that enable our kids to be bigger helpers in the kitchen. Want to create your own kid-friendly kitchen?
Tech Tuesday: Create a LOVE poster
My son’s kindergarten teacher created LOVE, HOPE, and PEACE posters for all the children in her class using a simple app and the children paraded around the school in support of unity. If your heart doesn’t melt a little bit, then stop read this instead. If you find yourself going “AWWW” then you should download […]
Make your own baby food
We both loved making homemade baby food purees and freezing them in big batches. It might sound intimidating, but it’s pretty easy.
DIY Easy swaddle blanket
This is one easy DIY project that will give you bang for your $5. My mom created the first iterations of our family’s flannel swaddle blankets and I have sewn a few more with these instructions. I even made one large enough to wrap my five-year old when he wanted to be the baby […]
When your toddler won’t poop — or when it is a hurty poop!
If feeding your child stewed prunes and other high-fiber foods isn’t enough, it might be time to get serious with toddler constipation. One of my sons was consistently constipated after he began eating solids. He wasn’t stopped up for days on end — though that happens, ouch! — but he had many instances of Hurty Poop where constant straining […]