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That title sounds a little glaring, but after a lot of thinking over the past week in response to some messages I’ve been receiving on Instagram I wanted a chance to explain more about my career path and what I share online. It came to my attention/realization that a lot of moms were leaving my […]

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If you’re new around here maybe you haven’t heard about my activity boxes, so here’s the deal! I started doing them a few years ago with my toddlers as a way to set up our activities for the week. When my girls were young (12-18 months) I found I most needed them to be entertained […]

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Have you heard of ‘calm down bottles’ ? They are a great sensory activity for your child to play with when they need a break, a quiet time or to….calm down! We’ve been using them for a while with the girls – I would say optimal age would be 18 months – 4 years. I […]

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What a YEAR! I love taking December 31st to reflect upon the past year, before I think about setting goals or resolutions for the new year, it’s nice to just take a trip down memory lane and recount what 2019 gave to us. Here are some of my personal & business highlights and lows from […]

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Ohhhh, I am SO happy to finally be sharing this post! I’ve been working on these ideas since November and finally manage to get everything photographed and ready to share! If you’re new around here, activity boxes are my favorite thing to put together to entertain my girls while I get work done, clean, cook […]

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We are heading into the busiest travel week of the year!!! Luckily we are staying put at home this year but I know many of you will be on the road or in the air so I’ve rounded up ALL of our best travel content from over the years and put it all in one […]

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I’m excited to finally share the easy DIY advent calendar I made this year for the girls!!! In the past I’ve gone all out buying little treats for each day, but to be honest we have so many junk toys I just wanted to keep it simple with CANDY. So each bag has a little […]

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Instead of going the generic gift card route (guilty) – this year I’m hoping to put a little more thought into what I get Piper & Flora’s teachers. My mom and sister are both teachers and I have the most vivid memories of going through alllll of my mom’s holiday gifts from her students every […]

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My favorite age group to shop for is 2-4 – there are so many FUN GIFT IDEAS HERE!! You can also check out our HOLIDAY HUB for ALL things holiday right here (PJs, books, activities, recipes and more)! And our gift guide for babies 0-12 months HERE and for babies 12-24 months HERE ! Snow Globe […]

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They are still babies but not quite full blown toddlers – the 12-24 month group is SUCH a fun age to shop for and watch play! Many of these toys are favorites in our home and hope you love them as much as we do! You can also check out our HOLIDAY HUB for ALL things […]

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Our first gift guide of the season is HERE! I’m starting young with little babies and will be working my way up through the ages releasing several gift guides every week in November. This year I did something new and asked for crowd sourced gift suggestions from TMN community on Instagram and it was so […]

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This post is sponsored by Farm Rich™. Thank you for supporting the brands that allow us to create content for you!  One of Piper’s most beloved after school activities is a ‘treasure hunt snack’. Growing up I have the best memories of my mom doing the same for us, and I always feel guilty for not doing them […]

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