It was a day like any other day. A hot summer day. I was a stay/work-at-home mom of a toddler and an infant. I was making a rare trip to Walmart with my 2.5-year-old. I had time to kill between appointments. My husband…
Category: Toddlers
Musings on Swimming
As a kid going swimming meant hopping in the car, driving to the local indoor swim center in my British hometown with my dad and sister. My mother usually stayed home on those Sundays to cook the Sunday roast beef…
Teaching Children To Love Math
I’m a math phobe. Or is it “math phobic”? I took my last math class in 10th grade. I scraped by in my national math exams at age 16, doing just well enough on the tests to continue on with the two years…
Conquer Bedwetting with @Pampers UnderJams #ConquerBedWetting at @Walmart
Move from Baby to Toddler I changed a diaper once. Babysat one time. Gave a baby a bottle just once. This was the sum total of my “baby” experience before I had my first baby. I had never fed a baby. Or potty…
VeggieTales Toys Teach Life Lessons Through Fun #VeggieTalesFun #WeaveMade #ad
Disclosure: This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and DreamWorks, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #VeggieTalesfun https://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH VeggieTales saved the day. I had a roomful of cranky toddlers. The church…
Spongebob Birthday Party Ideas
Get out the magic conch! Birthday Express has everything you need to throw a SpongeBob Birthday Party! They have so many great SpongeBob birthday decorations that your only challenge will be deciding on which ones to use! Here are a…
Musings on Little Ones: Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Blue’s Clues
Images courtesy of NickJr.com. Blue’s Clues was my daughter’s first TV show. For my daughter’s first year, she watched no TV. Not surprising since how many infants watch TV, right? But there was one person in the house watching TV.…
Gift Guide: Boxtrolls Released on DVD and Bluray! #seizingfamilytime
Every so often I’m drawn to a movie. Can’t stop thinking about it. At first I can’t explain why. Why am I so obsessed with this movie? Why? I think about the movie. See the movie poster. Read a brief…
New from Disney: 2015 Disney Movie Releases! #Disney #movies #FamilyMovieNight
Whenever I think of Disney movies,my first thought is always the Wonderful World of Disney. I watched the Wonderful World of Disney on TV as a child. We only had a black and white TV back then so I didn’t…
Gift Guide: Healthy Snacks and Drinks…for School Lunches…Soccer Practices…Christmas Stockings
Disclosure: I was sent a sample pack of snacks and drinks to facilitate my review. This post contains affiliate links. The views expressed in the post are my own. Shopping for Healthy Snacks and Drinks for School Lunches Sandwiches.…
