Kids

A festive poinsettia hair clip is the perfect holiday accessory. Many moons ago, I made and sold baby hair clips (Simply Lulu, anyone remember?). I looooved collecting pretty supplies and …

These gift ideas for crafty girls are perfect Christmas or birthday gifts for the artsy, creative, colorful little (or not-so-little!) girl in your life. As a crafty mom of two …

I’m beginning to learn that the answer to almost every parenting dilemma thus far is “More love.” Clingy toddler? More love. Dramatic tween? More love. Grumpy kid? More love. Disobedient …

My oldest has needed some extra help with her math facts lately, and after a few days of tears and fights over worksheets and workbooks, I realized we needed to …

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Klement’s Sausage for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I feel like I’m constantly packing snacks for all of …

I’ve had a few questions lately about how to encourage kids to read more at home and how to inspire a love of reading in children. I recently posted about …

My 9 year old’s love of reading really took off when she discovered girly graphic novels. Though they aren’t the “classics” like I hoped she’d be into, I am happy …

We love Trolls! We especially love how crafty Poppy is. My daughters were mesmerized by the felt and glittery scrapbooking. So of course, right away they started begging to make …

Tween girls can be so fun to shop for! And they can be so HARD to shop for! How is that?!? If you’ve got a special not-so-little girl in your …

Back in my early parenting days, I used to pack a massive church bag. I had an extra outfit for the baby, at least a dozen baby toys, books, snacks, …