Too exhausted for high-energy activities? We get it! Sometimes you just need to put "momming" on autopilot and let the kids do something fun on the computer. See below for our favorite free interactive websites for hours of teaching and entertaining your little ones.
One of the joys of the Thanksgiving season is sitting down to a beautifully illustrated picture book! The best Thanksgiving books are colorful, heart-warming, and evoke the sights and sounds of the season. Here are some favorites we think your little one will love. For ease in ordering, affiliate links are included for each recommendation.
Listen, I know it's the year 2024, but I can't help thinking that our lives will be happier and less on-edge if our kids spent more time playing with old-fashioned toys. These days, everything lights up and makes noise, instant gratification is at its peak, and what’s “in-season” seems to go out the door quicker than a candle flame.
Halloween Boo Baskets (or boo buckets or boo bags) are all the rage in the month of October! Have you heard of them? They’re a fun custom of sharing Halloween goodies with friends and neighbors by secretly leaving a basket of treats on their front porch. Once the giftee has been “Boo’d”, they pass on the fun by creating another Halloween Boo Basket and gifting it to another neighbor. It’s kind of like a Secret Santa, only scarier!
Ready to get into the Halloween spirit with some scary movies (and some not-so-scary ones)? Here's a short list of animated favorites for little kids and another list of live-action movies that might be best suited for the older crowd. Either way, you're in for a spooky good time! Note, there are no horror / thriller movies on this list, because it's not that type of party :-)
Say cheese! Fall season is here, and mother nature has given us beautiful hues to serve as the perfect backdrop for fall family pictures! Let's take some photos, shall we? But first... do you want the kids to look straight at the camera and fake a smile, or do you want a natural, fun, "autumn rocks" type of vibe?
I knew you'd choose the latter! Whether you're doing the shoot yourself or hiring a professional photographer, here are some fall family photo ideas for making those portraits look amazing!
Fall is here, and you need a new wardrobe! When you step out this season, you’ll want to be dressed to impressed, because life is TOO SHORT to be mediocre. Jazz up the wardrobe with these fabulous finds that are hand-picked for our readers (affiliate links below!):
One of the thrills of the autumn season is cozing up to enjoy fun books. Here are our Editor's Picks of 10 great reads for your child this season! (Affiliate links below for ease in shopping.)
You've waited all this time for the official season that promises cooler weather, fun activities, and cozy mornings. Now that it's here (Sunday, Sept. 22), how are you planning to make a ruckus about it? The change in season is always worthy of celebration, especially when you have an eager child at home who loves soaking up new ideas and traditions.
Below are a handful of activities you can do the first week of fall to kicktart this beautiful, carefree time of year. There are 7 ideas total, so spread them out one thing per day, or go all in and do them all at once. However you decide to celebrate, I hope you enjoy!
Woweee! Where were these cute pimple patches when I was an adolescent? As a youngster, when I needed a quick zit removal, I used a big glob of toothpaste, which also meant I wasn't going anywhere in public for the next 12 hours.
Well, times have surely changed, and turns out there's a smarter way to gain clearer-looking skin! These grace & stella Pimple Patches are almost too cute to be true, and I dare say they are a perfect acne spot treatment, especially for daytime use. I will gladly wear a fun heart sticker and other cute shapes on my face any day of the week, and it's a BONUS that these hydrocolloid patches are clinically-proven to flatten spots by absorbing fluid.
It’s that time again! (“Umm, what time again?” you’re probably wondering.) Well, aside from being the first week of September, it’s that time when most of our lovely green trees start pretending to turn red and orange, when the weather is no longer threatening to hit triple digits (knock on wood), and when you’re finally starting to regret not sticking through with your healthful eating plan that you made at the beginning of the year (or perhaps you did stick with it—in that case, kudos to you!).
