12 Days of Christmas – A Fun & Simple Way to Keep Jesus at the Center of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas

How can we keep Jesus at the center of Christmas for our children? For many of us Christmas time is a very busy time of the year.  There seems to be more of a lot of good things.  There are more gatherings of family and friends. There are more special programs at schools, the libraries, … Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas – A Fun & Simple Way to Keep Jesus at the Center of Christmas

Tips for Traveling with Toddlers

A couple of weekends ago this brave (slightly crazy) momma took both of my toddlers on a weekend getaway alone.  This was not my first solo trip with my children but it was my first since my son became a very active walker, runner, and climber.   I did my best to prepare for this … Continue reading Tips for Traveling with Toddlers

Essential Oils, Wellness and Self-Care

During our recent post, Encouragement for the Exhausted Mommy , we mentioned Aroma Therapy as one of the 15 Self Care Tips. Since then, we've received a lot of inquiries and feedback about what we do and how we use our aroma therapy in our life. Why Essential Oils I recently took the plunge and decided to … Continue reading Essential Oils, Wellness and Self-Care

DIY Felt Fun 

Are you feeling the felt frenzy yet?  During a recent trip to Target I noticed an increasing amount of super adorable felt items.  I thought what a beautiful, wonderful, and quiet activity to entertain my toddlers.  Thanks to Target I became a little obsessed with the idea of felt. From my research, I found that … Continue reading DIY Felt Fun 

Summer Fun with Kids

Summer is H.E.R.E.  Today we celebrate the summer solstice, the "longest day" of the year.  Many of your children are now on summer vacation.  I am sure there will be plenty of pool parties, beach trips and trips to the park.  How are you entertaining them during these long summer days and warm summer nights? … Continue reading Summer Fun with Kids

Mother’s Day Craft Inspirations

"Her children arise and call her blessed" Proverbs 31:28 This week my daughter and I will be doing some homemade crafts to celebrate all of the mothers in our lives.  I compiled a few ideas that I thought would be fun on my Pinterest Board  (click link for some inspiration) Here are some examples of pins I … Continue reading Mother’s Day Craft Inspirations

15 Egg Carton Craft Ideas 

Hey Parents, Easter week is over.  If you are like our family you may have attended church, some Easter egg hunts, BBQs, or a nice brunch.  Plenty of us boiled a ton of eggs this week, some for decorating and others for hiding. I love crafting but I love crafting even more when the ideas … Continue reading 15 Egg Carton Craft Ideas 

7 Fun Easter Crafts 

Hey Parents, Easter week is upon us.  As I prepare to celebrate with my babies I compiled a list of pictures of 7 fun Pinterest crafts ideas.  I hope to do many of these with my toddler this week.  Each of these photos is pretty self explanatory 😊    Enjoy and Happy Crafting, Misty