Tag: toddlers
Product Review: NUK Gerber Graduates Kiddy Cutlery
When my twin boys were around 16 months old, one of them decided he would no longer eat a single morsel of food with his hands. Whatever it was—chunks of fruit, a dish of spaghetti, even a cookie—he wanted to use a fork or a spoon. The problem was, we had tried nearly every brand [...]
Toddler-Appropriate Chores
My toddler twins just love to “help” with household chores. Since they are not even 2 yet, allowing them to assist me usually makes the tasks take longer than if I did them myself. But the pride I see in their eyes after they’ve been “big helpers” is priceless, and I’d like to think I’m [...]
10 Fun And Free Activities For Little Ones Outside Of The Home
Sometimes we all need new ideas of things to do with our children. I know that I have gotten in a rut sometimes where I felt like I was always doing the same thing day after day. Boring. In my head, I can think of a million fun places I could take my son, but [...]
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 [...]
Best Books For Toddlers
If your toddler is anything like mine, he or she loves to read. I’m always looking for new ideas of books to read to my son so today I wanted to share my top ten toddler books with you! Read and enjoy! 1. Night-Night, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton. This is my son’s all-time favorite [...]
Preschool- Yes or No?
My oldest daughter turns three in just a few months, but the questions about whether or not my husband and I plan to send her to preschool have been rolling in for almost a year now. Back then when the questions started, we would always cite time as the reason why we hadn’t thought about [...]
Dream Lites Pillow Pets Changed Bedtime (Kind of)
If your child watches Sprout, you have likely seen the infamous commercials for the Dream Lites Pillow Pets. In case you can’t remember the visuals of a mother saying, “goodnight, (child’s name)” and the child and some other children, in the course of the commercial, actually going to sleep because they have a stuffed animal [...]
7 books for toddlers learning the ABCs
Most developmental experts say that children begin to recognize letters between 2 and 3 and that they can identify letters between 4 and 5. Given this, it is mostly agreed that parents and caregivers should aim to begin introducing toddlers to the alphabet, via colorful books with vivid pictures and letters, by age 2. If [...]
My baby has walked into toddlerhood
The best part of having more children is that it gives you perspective on all the things you did, and obsessed about, with your first child. With my first, I was obsessed, among a lot of other things, with getting her to walk. I wanted her to walk because everyone around me seemed so interested [...]
5 DIY Halloween Costumes for Toddlers
We don’t celebrate Halloween in my house. But, last year, we kind of did start something that we promised our oldest daughter that we’d do again this year. We called it a “fall party.” It was a party that was held in honor of the beauty of fall. I know, it sounds kind of lame, [...]
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