If you're familiar with the traditional process of painting furniture (sand, prime, paint, sand, paint, repeat x 1,000 and then seal) the chalk paint process is for less handy folks, such as myself, who only have the time and skillset for one paint to do all of the work.
We are awaiting our third baby to arrive sometime in July 2017 and are so excited! My two boys are only 17 months apart, and the age gap is a dream. Complicated at first, now they are into the same toys, favorites, foods, clothes, everything. A built in best friend! Our third will be around 20+ months from our second, hopefully sharing all of the same close-in-age benefits, too.
Making a matching family Halloween costume is one of those trophies for toddler moms. We don't get sleep, warm meals, or much silence, but our kids aren't "too cool" to match their parents on Halloween yet! Over planning in my natural fashion, I had plans for our family Halloween costume to be Ninja Turtles for [...]
There are plenty of Hot Wheels carrier systems sold by Hot Wheels like this one, or this one, but none are personalized, and all seem overpriced, or holding a few flaws (like coming with MORE cars!). As a result, I came up with a homemade personalized car carrier at a fraction of the price!
We came up with a toddler-friendly and cute Thanksgiving craft that takes minimal supplies and minimal preparation. Plus, this craft takes a good amount of time for a toddler to complete! With little effort required, this craft is a great addition to your Thanksgiving festivities!
A neighbor recently turned the big 4-0 and the neighborhood got together at the park for a surprise party for him! Originally planning on a beer cake, a captain and coke cake ended up taking form!
We had a pretty old and dingy rug, and the time came for it to be tossed. Heartbroken, I tried a last ditch attempt at cleaning it, but with hardwood throughout our home, we don't have any type of carpet cleaner on hand.
I'm not a speech therapist, and these activities are recommended to me by our speech therapist, curated from Dian Baker and Nancy Caleffe-Schenck's h.o.p.e. pamphlet, along with a mix of other ideas I've stumbled upon.
Here is a quick and versatile DIY Deodorizer that can work for everywhere: bathrooms, living spaces, animal areas, nurseries. I just happen to keep them next to our Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail, Gray(affiliate). The ingredients are all natural and safe, but they should still be kept out of reach from small children. Still, it's nice [...]
My youngest son recently received his Baptism and while we knew we wanted to serve dinner and cake for all of our family traveling to join us, we really didn't want to keep our crazy babies up late in a restaurant's banquet area after the late Saturday mass. So with a little effort and thinking, [...]
