When I was a preschool teacher and camp counselor, I saw my fair share of kids who hated to eat healthy foods. Green. No way, not gonna eat it. Vegetable. Absolutely not. Fruit. Maybe, but only if it is exceptionally ripe, delicious upon the first bite, AND my favorite color. Kids can have a laundry list of expectations when it comes to foods that they'll actually eat. The continue reading...
Fun Halloween Treats for Kids: Monster Milks
I am always looking for fun halloween treats for my kids that don't include a bag of candy. While I'm not entirely against candy (I'm a moderation kind of gal), I don't love when all they have is candy during Halloween. That's why I was thrilled to team up with Organic Horizon Milk. Not only do my kids LOVE Organic Horizon Milk, but they're individual milk boxes inspired one of my favorite continue reading...
Healthy Toddler Snacks for On The Go
I thought feeding my babies was going to be easy. But, when my kids were born, they certainly had a lesson or two to teach me about babies and food. That's why we are thrilled to be working with Sprout Organic, a Happily Ever Mom sponsor, because they have so many options for busy parents who need quick, healthy options for their kids. For my son, if it's squeezable, he loves continue reading...
The Box Tops Jar: a Fun Way to Raise Money for Schools
We have just entered the world of Box Tops. My daughter started Kindergarten this Fall and I'm already learning how much we need to do to help raise money for her school. Enter our first experience with Box Tops. I had no idea how excited both of my kids would be to start helping their school while we were at the grocery store. As an incentive to finding more Box Tops, we came up with this continue reading...
The 1 Gift that Should Be at Every Baby Shower
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Balmex for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I've spent a lot of my time trying to soothe my screaming babies. While my daughter hated falling asleep, my son was the opposite and hated just about everything else (love you, son)! While sometimes it was obvious why my babies were upset, there were other times when it wasn't as clear. That's continue reading...
5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About School Before They Even Start
Kindergarten. It's one of those transitions in my daughter's life that I've been thrilled about in one moment and terrified about the next. It's a milestone that so many of us remember. And, for my little one, permanent memories are something that are very, very new. Up until now, my husband and I are the ones who have remembered every detail, every moment. But, now her life is reaching a continue reading...
15+ Mud-tastic Activities for Kids!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Maytag for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I love mud activities for kids. While I'm not huge on messes, there is something about watching kids play in the mud that is just magical. My first experience with kids and mud was as a camp counselor. We had a mud river that the kids played in every single day. We made mud castles, walked in the continue reading...
5 Tips & Hacks for How to Meal Prep Kid’s Lunches
It wasn't until last year that I fell in love with prepping kid's lunches. I think it was because both of my kids needed their lunches made (instead of just one of them) and I often jump out of bed and rush out of the door last minute each and every morning. There's not a whole lot of time for me to work on putting lunches together. So, I guess I fell in love with prepping lunches out of continue reading...
Back to School Lunch Ideas: Make Care Packages with Horizon Organics!
My daughter is about to start her first day of kindergarten and all I can think about is what a big step this is for our family! And, with that step comes a lot of extras...packing lunches, new clothes and shoes, school supplies, backpack and lunch box, and so much more. While I'm wading through my own emotions about sending my baby off to kindergarten, there are so many things that I have to continue reading...
Flashlight Alphabet Game for Kids: Can You Find the Letter?
I think this flashlight alphabet game is our family's favorite activity. While we've played a lot of after dark games, there's something about this game that has really stuck with my kids. Maybe it's because I finally let them have free range with a flashlight?? Regardless, your kids will be begging to play this game over and over, too. Don't say I didn't warn you... Amazon Links are provided continue reading...