One of our holiday traditions is to fill the kids up a mug of hot chocolate and head out on a holiday decoration adventure. This year I decided to create a fun scavenger hunt checklist for our adventure. The kids each got their own holiday scavenger hunt checklist (a picture one, because I have little ones) and a mug of cocoa and we were off! I also decided this year to upgrade our cocoa experience and I created a few different cocoa melts. The really nice thing about these is that you ... Read the Post
Hot Chocolate and Holiday Scavenger Hunt
How to Make Chores Fun for Kids
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RealLifeClean #CollectiveBias One of the things I have been working on a lot this past year is having my kids help out more around the house. Both my husband and I are working full time now and neither of us have a ton of time (or energy) to clean the house each night. We started off by teaching or son how to do laundry. He is now responsible for washing, drying and putting away all ... Read the Post
Road Trip Survival Kit for Kids!
I shared this post over at Brassy Apple last month, but I wanted to share it with all of you here as well! If you want to read my newest kid craft post (before it hits my blog next month) head to her site right now! I promise it's worth the trip ;) If you have ever traveled in a car with kids you know that almost as soon as you pull out of the driveway the trouble begins. The "are we there yet's" and the "I'm bored's" just start flowing and you begin to question why you ever decided to leave ... Read the Post
Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bites
One of the things I didn't realize when I quit my job to be a stay at home mom was just exactly how much of my day was going to be spent cooking meals, fixing snacks and filling water bottles. I swear not an hour goes by that I am not up in the kitchen getting something for someone! With school getting out in a couple of weeks the amount of time I spend in the kitchen is about to increase even more. I have been working on creating a few different snacks that are meant to both satisfy and fill my ... Read the Post