This week was officially our first week homeschooling kindergarten and preschool! I felt the responsibility to actually do more than I did with just preschool. Plus, most of their friends would now be gone full days at kindergarten! A lot of people have asked “what we are doing” and “how long it takes”. Here’s a… Read More Homeschooling Kindergarten And Preschool: Our 1st Week
Parenting a strong willed toddler has given me a new definition for endurance and perseverance! At first, I thought “strong willed” just meant disobedient. That’s not true, because strong willed kids can learn to obey and they still deeply desire to please. However, they are opinionated and stubborn, and sometimes need to be approached a… Read More 15 Tips For Parenting A Strong Willed Toddler And Enjoying Them
About 2 years ago, I wanted to buy burlap Christmas stockings. After seeing how much it was going to cost me to buy 5, I thought…this can’t be that hard…I’ll make my own. I’m not great with a sewing machine, and mending is about the extent of my talents there. So trust me when I… Read More How To Sew A Burlap Christmas Stocking For Beginners
I’m so excited to share this Playing Preschool review by Busy Toddler! If you haven’t read my post How To Homeschool Preschool, you know I’m a believer that you can teach your own child everything they need to know in preschool at home. I show you how we did it with my now almost 6… Read More Playing Preschool Review By Busy Toddler: 190 Days of Hands On Activities
One of the scariest parts of blogging is asking for money. It gets easier, I promise! I’m going to share with you exactly how I started charging brands for sponsored posts and stopped working for free product. I found it hard to get an idea of what other bloggers were charging with context to how… Read More How I Started Charging Brands For Sponsored Posts
As you might expect, taking toddlers to the pool by yourself will not be restful or relaxing. Especially when you know that drowning kills more kids ages 1-4 than anything else except birth defects according to the CDC! If you are determined to go to the pool with little ones alone, this post is for… Read More 15 Tips For Safely Taking Toddlers To The Pool By Yourself
Post updated November 2019 I’m so excited to share an honest unbiased review of my experience buying clothes on ThredUp! There are a ton of reviews online, but most are reviews of selling clothes or they are sponsored posts, which means they are paid to say nice things. I’m going to share with you what… Read More Buying Clothes On ThredUP My (Unsponsored) Review
Thank you First Alert for sponsoring this post. Help protect your home and family with voice and location alarms from First Alert! No one wants to imagine trying to escape a burning home with little kids. While you can’t control if an accidental fire gets started at home, you can control if you have working… Read More Fire Safety Tips: Keeping Kids Safe With First Alert
Ok, so first off, I am not opposed to kids watching shows or having screen time. In fact, it has been a life saving tool for me as a mom. Especially in seasons of life when my goal is to just keep the house from burning down, like when we had 3 kids under 4.… Read More How To Reduce Screen Time For Kids And Get Them To Play Again
If I had to pick one thing to have on hand for soup season to take very average cooking and make it fabulously flavorful, I’d pick chicken stock. Ok, on second thought, I’d probably pick butter and then chicken stock! It usually takes me 3 hours over the stove, but recently I tried making Instant… Read More Homemade Instant Pot Chicken Stock
