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The best way to Monitor Your Kids Internet privileges is with Circle With Disney! The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free My boys are at that age where all they want to do is be on their … [Read more...]
A little bit of comedy with your cooking, all kids style! This cooking show is going to inspire you to get in the kitchen and start creating, because if these two can do it - so can you! Their first show was a little bit crazy and a whole lot of fun! They made delicious Triple Chocolate … [Read more...]
I am a firm believer that once our children walk out the doors of their schools , learning doesn’t just stop. There are so many ways to encourage your child to explore the world around them through science. Luckily, you need not go it alone, Bayer’s award-winning program Making Science Make Sense® … [Read more...]
Halloween is only a short couple weeks away so we've started to think about Halloween Crafts, Candy Corn Treat Ideas and all those delicious Pumpkin Recipes! With school parties and activities, I'm always looking for craft ideas for them so I thought I would pull together some cute and easy … [Read more...]
This post is sponsored by Humana. Do you ever compare your childhood to your child’s? Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between my own childhood and my boys’. Some of the differences between the two are almost scary! When I was a growing up (way back when), we practically … [Read more...]
Summer Fun With Little Ones By Sarah, RealHousewivesofMN.com This summer has been a whole new experience at our house. With my little one just turning 14 months, there’s much more we can do this summer than we could last year. Of course, our activities don’t quite include roller … [Read more...]
Are your kids looking for some fun activities this summer? We have 25 awesome Robot Crafts and Activities that they will love! On the next rainy day - or really hot day - pull these out and let your kids get creative with all these fun robots! The best part, most of them can be made with materials … [Read more...]
Disclosure: Post sponsored by Lunchbox but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. There's times in the summer when kids actually run out of things to do - surprisingly enough it happens when there's still a lot of summer break left in the year. The boys tell me … [Read more...]
How to Host a Birthday Party on a Budget Sarah Carlson, RealHousewivesofMN.com Recently we celebrated my daughter’s first birthday, and I knew as soon as I started planning it that I wanted to stick to a budget. We expected around 30 people to attend, and knew that because of the date … [Read more...]
We're on day two of a winter storm here in Iowa and that means everyone is starting to get a little itchy and ready to get out of the house. My boys are a little bit older and can thankfully find plenty to do but I know my nieces and nephews need a few more activity options for sure! They've … [Read more...]
The last several years have brought about a BIG emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for kids, especially in school. Many careers lead in one of these directions so we of course want to also encourage the learning at home (for us that is all the time as we homeschool). My … [Read more...]
Is homework a struggle in your house? Do you find yourself nagging to get your kids to start and finish homework? Do they spend more time gathering and then breaking pencils than actually doing it? Not gonna lie, most parents go through it and there is no magic formula to fix it. I have however … [Read more...]
Last weekend I was thrilled to take my adorable niece and nephew to see Thomas the Tank Engine™in Boone, Iowa. It's been years since I've been to this event because my boys are quite a bit older so it was really fun to have little ones again that would enjoy this. For those of you who have … [Read more...]
Last month I had the chance to attend a conference in New York City where I was introduced to a couple awesome new toys and I wanted to share them with you! I think you're going to love how simple and fun these toys are! Check these out and be sure to watch the little video that we put … [Read more...]
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by BIC via MomTrends Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of BIC or MomTrends Media. I think most of you know that we like to travel, A LOT! Our boys are probably a little spoiled because of … [Read more...]
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Turtle Toss. In the summer months, we're always looking for ways to be outside more and enjoy the beautiful weather. We love bike riding, pools, BBQ's, and sometimes we just end up playing games out in the yard together. A recent game we tried was Turtle … [Read more...]
