I don't know if you know this, but I live in Wisconsin. I feel like this winter has been crazy cold. Way to many days well below zero. Way to many days stuck inside. I have three kids too-- 5 years-old, 2 years-old, and 9 months-old. We have a lot of energy in this house. A lot of energy. I know all you moms out there are like "amen!". So today I wanted to share a few things we have found to get out some of that energy. Well three things to be exact. Three things that can be done right in ...
For the Kiddos
Kid Art Project: Paper Strip Christmas Tree
Thankfully I snapped these pictures early this week. It just took me all week to get around to writing this post, because that is how I roll. I love blogging--I really do. I love my readers and I want to share more, write more and do more. Three kids at home makes it hard to make any commitments during the day and by night--I'm done. Even if I'm up, I want to chill out with the Mindy Project or New Girl or one of my TV dramas and catch up with the hubs. Sidenote: Mindy's secret santa gift ...
Printable Goodbye Letter from Elf on the Shelf
** POST UPDATE- Letter for one child and plain stationary can be found here This will be year three of Elf on the Shelf fun at our house. Click here to see all our other Elf on the Shelf antics I have been sharing along the way. Our very first year of doing Elf on the Shelf I found myself scrambling Christmas Eve to figure out a way to end our adventure with our Elf on the Shelf, Bruce. You can see my original Goodbye to Our Elf on the Shelf post here. I decided to write a letter giving the ...
End of Summer Hurrah and Start of School
I know most people think having a baby in the spring is awesome. I have done it twice now and it really kills our summer. It is harder to get going and as a nursing mom, they are so demanding in the beginning. When the kids want to go to the zoo or the park, I have a brand new baby that will roast in his car seat, cannot wear sunscreen and needs to stay out of the sun. This means one of three things inevitably happen: 1) we go nowhere, 2) we go somewhere and Hudson gets lugged along and I spend ...
Chalkboard Toy Bin Labels
These chalkboard toy bin labels will give you the organization you have been searching for. It is possible to have a beautiful, organized space while living with children and all their toys. Once kids are in the picture, a toy bin becomes a household essential. Make your toy bin work for you I live with a lot of kid stuff. I've talked about that a few times here on the blog: organizing board games, and even gave 5 Tips for Living with Kids and Their Stuff. This is one of those things that ...