Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own. My firstborn slept well from the start, so I thought my second would sleep well too. It was an easy assumption to make, but boy was I wrong... It took my son nearly 15 months before he started sleeping through the night. I know I'm not the only parent who's been there. When I went on vacation with my three month old baby in continue reading...
{Kid’s Crafts} Butterfly Handprint Garden Pot
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro Gro-ables for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I love doing simple spring time kid's crafts. When Miracle-Gro Gro-ables reached out to us (a Happily Ever Mom sponsor) it inspired us to buy some pots and start crafting! Gro-ables have small seed pods that have everything you need to grow fruits, veggies, and herbs. Just plant, continue reading...
DIY Memory Game for Kids
We adore a game for kids that sneaks in learning, too. Since my house is already drowning in plastic eggs, I wanted to come up with a fun DIY game to utilize those blasted plastic eggs that are so prevalent during Spring (Okay, I secretly love those eggs...sometimes). Instead of doing an egg scavenger hunt, we hid objects underneath the eggs to make a "Memory" Easter game for kids! This post continue reading...
5 Dont’s When Prepping Kids for a Doctor Visit
Thanks to my dear friend, Lauren, for sharing her tips today about taking kids to the Doctor. We know not every appointment will be easy, but these tips can give us a fighting chance! ;) ~Katie Prepping for a checkup with the doctor has been a source of anxiety for our family for a little while. We had a wretched experience taking my son to his three year checkup. He would not listen to anyone continue reading...
20 Brilliant Baby Hacks for Busy Moms
More Brilliant Baby Hacks for Busy Moms (This post contains affiliate links) 7. If you're still pregnant and want to know the sex of your baby, learn about the Ramzi method to determine baby's gender from an ultrasound picture (apparently, you can learn as early as six weeks). | Baby Center 8. Keep track of medicine doses on the bottles. 9. Put baby in a blow up pool in the living room 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...