If your kids are anything like mine then when you ask them "How Was School Today" they reply with a big old "FINE" sometimes a huff and puff because you bothered them by daring to ask how their day was and other times just a quick short "fine, can I go now?" For me it's just not enough, I am a Mother Hoverer, I need to know more, I can't relax till I know more and if I could I would watch ...
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Storks Movie Pass Giveaway
One of the best memories I have from childhood is my dad picking me up early from school to take me to the movies. I loved when we would go see my favorite characters up on the big screen and share a bag of twizzlers. As a mom, I now love to bring my children to the movies, have them forget the outside world and for 2 hours dive into a new land and story. Have you seen the previews for the new ...
13 Tips to Get the Kids Off to School Without Too Much Fighting
It's been a little over a week since the kids went back to school and I feel as if I have been caught in a wind tunnel ever since. The routine in our house has changed, we are letting the kids sleep later and we are getting up earlier. All in an effort to leave less time for them to argue, dawdle and not find their sneakers for twenty minutes. Now their sneakers are waiting for them on the ...
Powering up our Summer Fun with Energizer Plus A Giveaway #PoweringSummer
One of the joys of summer is watching my children enjoy playing outdoors. I love that summer is the time that they become best friends again and they create so many memories and adventures together (well, when they aren't fighting!) While we are in the middle of a heatwave here in the NorthEast my kids have become sunkissed pool jumpers. Hayley, my 5 year old just passed her swim test at the Life ...
Tips To Promote Kindness and Acceptance in Kids
Back to school time is always filled with such a huge range of emotions, for both parents and kids! As my kids start in new classes with new faces I know they get nervous about making friends. While they are excited for the adventures that await them they still get nervous! I am constantly trying to teach my children ways to give back to others, support causes and be kind. However, when ...
Fun Easter Basket Ideas To Fit Your Child’s Personality
Somehow Easter is coming up and I am still feeling like it was just Christmas. Although with Easter typically comes sunnier days and more outdoor adventures. All welcome things but like I said, I am still feeling like it was just Christmas. Moving on from my issues with time flying by I have been scoping out what kind of Easter Baskets I want to give my kids this year. In the past few years we ...
Battling the Stomach Bug with Pedialyte
Disclosure: I have been compensated by Pedialyte for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own. This winter, like others before it, has been a complete germ-fest in our house. My son Derek is now 7, I thought for sure this would be his winning winter. You know, the winter where he would beat the germs before they got to him. Sure enough, I was WRONG!! In ...
Life Time Athletic Summer Camp
February is in full swing and buried inside the month dedicated to love is also a bit of panic. It's the month that I need to be sure our forms for after-school care next year get in and accepted for my son. It's also the time I need to sign my daughter up for Kindergarten and be sure she is accepted into extended day care since our town only has half day Kindergarten. Both of which ...
5 Tips for an Easier Bedtime Routine
Disclosure: I taught my child the importance of oral health care with LISTERINE® Smart Rinse, as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #LISTERINE Like most families I know, our family is constantly on the go. We love to be out and about enjoying time together. Starting with the morning hustle to get the kids off to school and head to work. Then to the seemingly endless amounts of after ...
Our Great Big Toys”R”Us Book of Awesome Has Arrived
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Toys R Us. All opinions and toy choices are our own. We just finished up Halloween on Saturday and sure enough on Sunday morning at 7:30am (apparently my kids didn't know about daylight savings) Hayley woke me up and said, "Mommy, Halloween is over!! You promised we could set up the Santa house now" There I was, exhausted, with two options. ...
Ready. Set. BOO!
Disclosure: We were provided with costumes by Party City to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own. For as far back as I can remember both of my kids have been obsessed with wearing costumes. Not only do they dress up but somehow they magically transform into whatever character fits best into the costume they are wearing at the moment. This should bring no shock to anyone that knows my ...
My Mothering Goals
I love the idea of a new year, a fresh start. Everyone could use a boost, a positive push in the right direction, a brief resetting of ideas, dreams, goals, wants and needs. While I have started purging things in the house, cleaning out the kids playroom after Christmas left us with a small toy store in our house, I am also trying to refocus my priorities. My number one priority is always the ...
