Crafts and DIY
Mother’s Day Cards for Funny Moms
Mother’s Day is around the corner and everyone is getting ready to thank their mother for all the blood, sweat, and tears (literally) they put into raising kids. In our house, comedy is king so a sweet little card with flowers and a Hallmark poem just isn’t going to cut it. Motherhood is nothing short [...]
Button Cookie Technique
I recently hosted a baby shower for two friends, both of whom are having their second child. Both moms wanted something low key because it was their second child, but I couldn’t have a baby shower without a little bit of a theme. A teenie weenie little smidge of a theme was necessary to elevate [...]
Art Wall Thank You Cards
Sometimes kids need to earn their keep. I mean, if we spend years wiping their bums the least they can do is step up to the plate and help out every now and again. But getting kids to work can be challenging if they aren’t into it. Just like some people hide veggies in comfort [...]
Meal Planning 101
Do you ever feel like your family eats the same things for dinner over and over? When you cook a meal does your family complain and say “But we just had that!” Do you find yourself dreading to think of something to cook for dinner? Is it stressing you out? I used to have this [...]
10 Fun Arts And Crafts Projects For Toddlers
If your children are anything like my son, they like glue, crayons, and crafting. My son loves crayons so much he has been known to use them to give our oven, floors, and doors a new makeover. Today I wanted to share a list of 10 fun arts and crafts projects for your toddlers. Arts [...]
Perpetual Journal Calendar
At dinner every night, everyone in my family shares one thing they are thankful for from the day. This started in November as we were discussing Thanksgiving and it just stuck. I adore this new tradition. After a rough day of whining and snot and poop on the ceiling (yes, this happened last week) it [...]
Easy Peasy Homemade Lotion
Guest Post by: Beth Cooper I am so ready for spring and some warmer weather. (That’s a bit of an understatement.) J The winter weather in Illinois has been hard on my family and we have all ended up with terribly dry skin. This happens every year but this year it seems especially bad. My [...]
Natural Egg Dyes (+ Meet Kate)
It’s time to meet a new Baby Gizmo Editor! Kate is the new gal on the Baby Gizmo team and we think she’s pretty awesome (and funny too!)! Say hello to Kate, make her feel at home here at Baby Gizmo and read her Natural Egg Dyes article! Kate lives in Seattle with her husband, [...]
Kid Friendly Baking: Spring Bird Nest
Guest Blog Post by: Kate Sigafoos Baking with your kids is a wonderful way to spend time together. Kids learn math, science, and patience and parents get dessert out of the whole shebang. A total win-win. When my first child approached toddlerdom, I jumped into baking with her as soon as I could. Too bad [...]
How to Make Your Own Playdough (Playdoh)
I’m just going to say it, I’m not the craftiest person! Sure, if it is “crafty baking” I’m all in but if it is regular old crafts, I’m not that great. You know, the crafts when you create something with crap around your house? Yeah, those are just not the Martha Stewart traits that I [...]
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