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My Adventures in Mommyhood

The Ultimate Hack to Ending Bedtime Battles With Your Toddler or Preschooler

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I used to consider myself one of the “lucky ones”, I never had any real problems with getting my kids to sleep when they were babies. They even started sleeping through the night at 3 months, and only got up occasionally when they were teething or sick. I got a dose of reality when we entered into toddlerhood, then all of that changed. The problem started when we transitioned our youngest to a … [Read more...]

How I Became A Happier Stay At Home Mom

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Famous Footwear for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Being a mother is the most demanding and rewarding job to have. We wear many hats and we're often left feeling overwhelmed and completely burned out while literally running on empty and having very little to give to our family. We all know that self-care is essential for happiness and … [Read more...]

21 Handprint and Footprint Christmas Crafts

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Who can resist adorable handprint and footprint art? I love making these during the holidays from homemade cards, decor, and keepsakes. Plus, it's a fun craft that you can enjoy withe kids. I've rounded up some of our favorites that are on our craft to-do list for this year. Check out the 21 Christmas handprint and footprint crafts below! 20+ Handprint & Footprint Christmas Crafts for … [Read more...]

12 Not So Scary Monster Crafts For Kids

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This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy. Monster crafts are always so much fun of kids to make because they allow for so much creativity! We've done quite a few monster crafts the last two years so I've rounded up all of ours and some other favorites for you to enjoy this Halloween! Pair these monster crafts with some of these fun monster books:                 … [Read more...]

Sponge Painted Candy Corn Activity For Kids

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Sponge painting is an activity that my kids always enjoy together, my oldest uses the sponge shapes to create collages and my youngest who's two and tries to be like her older brother usually just smears it around to mix the colors. For Halloween we gave this activity a little twist and shaped them into candy corn. In this simple art activity children will use sponges and tempera paint to make … [Read more...]