How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Blanket I hear the sound of eager little footsteps jumping down the stairs. The pitter-patter continues through the living room. I think “wait for it, wait for it…” - as expected, like clockwork, Jordan enters the room much more stealth-like than his descent down View Post
How to Make a LEGO Minifigure Display Shelf
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Amazing Seattle Virtual Tours to do When You are Stuck at Home
Amazing Seattle Virtual Tours to do When you are Stuck at Home None of us need any reminders about how life and normalcy changed almost overnight. However, families have taken a crisis and turned it into an opportunity to spend more time together, as well as ways to help children learn more than View Post
How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Wreath
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Learn How to Make This Festive Pineapple Planter
Learn How to Make This Festive Pineapple Planter This DIY pineapple planter is a surefire way to bring some brightness and fun into your home. Plus, it's really simple to create, too! I'm not even going to claim that I have a green thumb. As much as I want to, I can pretty much say with View Post
How to Make Handcrafted Soap Your Kids Will Love
I hear myself say “Kids, wash your hands” probably 473 times a day. In a house with four boys, it is nearly impossible to keep the kids, much less the house, germ-free. If you don’t know what I am talking about, little boys attract more dirt, grime, and weird smells than a sanitation worker after a View Post
The Best Ways to Connect With Grandparents Across the Miles
Grandparents are the fun central of a kid's childhood! Use these ideas to connect with grandparents when you can't see them regularly! The Best Ways to Connect With Grandparents Across the Miles Grandparents, the unsung heroes of any childhood. Who's better at building LEGO than a grandparent? View Post
How to Have a Healthy Family During a Crazy Germ Season
How to have a healthy family during a crazy germ season: Not to brag, but I was a germophobe long before being a germophobe was all the rage. You could call me a pioneering germophobe. Our family socially distanced before it was cool. We lived like hermits and rage cleaned things normal people View Post
20 Fun Activities to Keep Tween and Teen Boys Entertained and Happy
When you are tired of the eye-rolling and endless video-game playing turn to this super fun list of 20 activities for boys, perfect for tweens and teens! 20 Fun Activities to Keep Tween and Teen Boys Entertained and Happy I am pretty sure, we never considered the potential of us being stuck at View Post
School’s Out, Now What?! The Daily Schedule for Kids that Will Save Your Sanity
The Daily Schedule for Kids that Will Save Your Sanity The alarms on your phone are shut off for several weeks, or what feels like “indefinitely”. The kids’ lunch boxes are empty, wiped clean and stored for a few weeks, or for all of eternity. What’s the difference anyway? The kids are home, View Post
The 10 Must Have Items For Your Baby’s Medicine Cabinet
The 10 must-have items for your baby's medicine cabinet. These supplies will get new moms and veteran moms through baby's first colds and fevers with ease! The 10 Must-Have Items For Your Baby's Medicine Cabinet Whether you are an expecting mom, new mom or one who has trudged through the trenches View Post
How To Find The Best Asthma Management Plan For Your Child
This post was sponsored by the American Lung Association. All opinions are my own. How To Find The Best Asthma Management Plan For Your Child It’s exactly 11:38 pm. Our family has been in bed for three hours. Our oldest kids are nestled in their beds, sound asleep. Our youngest is next to me, View Post
How to Organize Your Children’s Medicine Cabinet
Back to school means back to germs. How you organize your children's medicine cabinet matters greatly this time of year. I have received information and materials from JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division, LLC. The opinions stated are my own. This is a View Post
25 Fun and Funky Gnomes You NEED
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