I love Mama Miss and her fabulous kid-made ornament blog hop each year! I'm thrilled to be joining because it inspired me to make an ornament with my kids that I've wanted to make for a while. One that would honor my Grandmother each year on our tree. But, honestly, as excited as I was to make this kid-made ornament, I was also dragging my feet about it too... I think I was dragging continue reading...
1 Simple Tool to Help When Kids Are Full of Questions
My four-year-old son’s endless questions used to intimidate me. “How does a rocket work?” “What does a piston look like?” “Where are those ants going?” Being someone’s ambassador to the universe can be a lot of pressure. Sometimes just getting through the day with two young boys is challenging. Add in estimating the speed of a 747, the number of spokes on a bicycle wheel, and the continue reading...
Gift Guide for Dramatic Play: For Preschoolers and Toddlers!
My daughter is a dramatic play lover! So, it's no big surprise that we'd come up with a gift guide for our favorite ways to play grocery store or dolls or tea party. These are not only our favorite family toys, but ones that have held up when I was teaching preschool, too. But, most of all, we love these toys because they will inspire hours and hours of play! This post contains links to continue reading...
Dear Moms, I Hope You Treasure This…
I saw a picture of a friend of mine hugging her five year old son as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed. I'm sure that you've seen photos like that too... Just a sweet mom hugging her child. But, this time I stopped and stared at it. Not because it was an emotional picture. In fact, it was really quite ordinary. They had red eye and all. But, I stared at the photo because I knew continue reading...
5 Super-Quick Breakfast Inspired Lunches for Kids!
Do you struggle to come up with new ways to send lunches to school for you kids? I decided to look to breakfast foods as a little inspiration. At first, I thought that most breakfast foods would be hard to pack, but I figured out a few options that have worked really well for my kindergartener. These are our favorite five breakfast inspired lunches for kids. In my family, we wait until continue reading...
What the Magic Ratio Means for Your Marriage
Hi and Welcome to Happily Ever Mom! Today, we're talking about one of my favorite topics: marriage. More specifically, how you can keep your marriage together with one simple change (yes, really!). So, I have to tell you that my Dad is a therapist. Why does it matter? You might be thinking... Because I've overheard conversations about cognitive behavioral therapy long before I continue reading...