Helping Pockets are something new that I’ve made, and BOY HOWDY are they helpful! To explain how these work, I need to tell you a little story…another jewel from my brilliant friend Heather, who should really have a blog. It is a story about a monkey, a mango and a skateboard. The topic at hand…
Wiggley Sleeper Bedside Bumpers
A wiggleworm sleeps next door to my bedroom. Her bed shares a wall to our bedroom, and she is prone to kick the wall in the middle of the night. Multiple times. So in an effort to protect her little legs (and preserve my sleep), I decided that the wall needed to become padded. At…
The Sanity Drawer- Toddler Homeschool Ideas
Toddler homeschool ideas that will maintain your sanity- that’s the goal here. We’ve started into our second year of homeschooling this year, and one of the main “issues” (if you will) was to prevent a certain little someone from peeling the drywall off the walls silently while we were studying spelling. The solution that I…
Lego Storage
Lego storage has become one of our principal housekeeping issues. It impedes vacuuming, a positive mother-son relationship, and the health of my feet. Friends, I think I may have found a solution. If your feet bear permanent scars from stepping on lego bricks… If you’ve ever spent hours sorting and organizing legos, only to discover…
Breakfast Cereal for a Toddler
One busy morning, I was pouring cereal for the big kids, fixing a bowl of granola and yogurt for myself, and trying to decide what to fix for my toddler. I had the idea to put yogurt in her cereal. It made it much easier for her to eat, and helped the cereal stick to the spoon better. It also…