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Defining moments as a mom
There are many moments that define us moms as moms. For each mom it's different. It could be little things like stepping on a toy in the middle of the night or hearing your little one call you "mama"...
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Making "Toasterpieces" with Milk Paint
Snacktivity: Making "Toasterpieces" with Milk PaintMy kids love to be messy... especially at meal time. I think most kids do. So instead of freaking out every time they put the yogurt on...
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Lucky to be in the NICU
This Sunday, March 10th, is Parents of Preemies Day and I am so proud to be one of the families hosting the Los Angeles event on behalf of Graham's Foundation . This weekend has brought back memories...
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Snacktivity: Fruit Loop Rainbows
Snacktivity: Fruit Loop RainbowsI love St. Patrick's Day! It's so much fun to dress the kids up in green, make yummy recipes, and try new crafts. When I was teaching I always loved doing themed...
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Snacktivity: Cheerio Stacking
As you know by now, we love to do activities around snack time that we call snacktivities. This keeps them busy so they aren't just mindlessly eating and instead putting their minds to work! In this...
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Making Oatmeal S’mores Bites with the Kids
I love cooking and baking. The kids have thankfully inherited my love of both of these things. We spend lots of time in the kitchen. They love to smell the spices, crack the eggs, mix the...
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Homemade Light Table
Homemade light table fun!Light table fun!Soooo I created a new sensory activity for us this week… A homemade light table! Dylan, Jake and Emma have always been fascinated with toys or objects with...
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Fine Motor Skills Fun with Colanders and Pipe Cleaners
Great fine motor skills activityDollar bin findsI’m always looking for fun, inexpensive, and simple activities to do with Dylan, Jake and Emma. Entertaining three busy 2 ½ year olds requires me to be...
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Candy Corn Mosaic Collage
I love fall, I love Halloween and I love doing crafts with the kids! This was a great art project for us to do to get in the Halloween spirit. They are at a great age right now where they can focus...
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Fall Tree Q-tip Painting
So fall is here and our fall crafts are in full force. We did this adorable craft the other day. Living in Los Angeles we don't get true seasons like other parts of the country, but I'm trying to...
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Marshmallow Ghosts
I have been having so much fun talking about Halloween with the kids and they are so excited to go trick or treating this week! We have been doing different activities for Halloween and I came across...
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Hammering with golf tees
I saw this idea when dropping the kids off at preschool a few weeks ago. The teachers had found these great Halloween kits that came with golf tees (not sharp) and a small wooden mallet. I thought this...
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Marshmallow Snowmen
The other day we made these adorable marshmallow snowmen. This was the perfect craft to do on a day where it was freezing outside...by LA standards! The kids were motivated to do the activity since...
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I love you to "pieces" stained glass Valentine's Day project
I LOVE Valentine's Day! I love the colors, I love all the love in the air and I love the projects I can now do with the kids. This stained glass heart art project I did with the kids is something...
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Valentine's Day Heart Stamp Painting
So I'm always looking for an easy art project to do with Dylan, Jake and Emma to keep them happy and keep my sanity during long days at home when we have no plans. We did this activity last year, but...
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Pine cone bird feeders
Dylan, Jake and Emma go to school 3 days a week and on their campus they have these beautiful Pine trees we walk through every afternoon on the way to the car. It has become a tradition that...
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Paper Plate Jeweled Butterfly Craft
We love butterflies! My grandma, Dylan, Jake and Emma's great grandma, has always loved butterflies and has passed this love along to all of us. I saw this adorable idea for a paper plate butterfly...
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Donut birthday party
So last weekend was Dylan, Jake and Emma's 4th birthday party. The fact that they are 4 years old blows me away. I feel like I was just lying on the couch watching all the seasons of "24" while...
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Banana blueberry yogurt oatmeal muffins
Banana blueberry yogurt oatmeal muffinsOne of my favorite things to do with Dylan, Jake and Emma is cook. Whether it be cooking dinner or baking something yummy we love getting in the kitchen to...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Alphabet Activity
One of our favorite books to read lately has been Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. I enjoy reading it to Dylan, Jake and Emma just as much as they enjoy listening to it. The premise behind...
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Flying with Toddlers... Tips and Tricks
As my golden tan lines begin to fade into a distant memory from our amazing family vacation to Hawaii, I figured it would be a good time to share my tips and tricks for flying with toddlers and young...
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Hanukkah Pasta Menorahs
Materials:· Lasagna noodle· (10) Rigatoni noodles (straight pieces with open, flat ends)· Other small pasta shapes or even Hanukkah pasta· Glue (we used Elmer's glitter...
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Candy Heart Art Project
Valentine's Day is a funny holiday. I have never been a big fan of it. It always seemed so commercialized, but now that I have the kids I love finding fun projects to do with them and fun ways to...
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Rainbow chains with pots of gold
We don't watch a lot of TV in our house instead I try and fill it with lots of crafts and other fun activities to keep us busy and active. Over the weekend Jake was sick and I needed a fun activity...
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Chocolate Hamantashen filled with Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter
So Purim is this week and we've been reading lots of books about Purim and of course talking by about the different holiday traditions that come along with it. One of the favorite foods people...
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