
Learning to Tell Time: Hands-On Clock
Mar 9, 2016 | activities | 4 Comments
Create a hands-on clock to help school age kids learning to tell time. Whether your child is home-schooled or learning common core math, a hands-on math manipulative turns worksheet-based lessons into math games. When we can get the learning into our child's hands it can help them think about more...

Why Can’t I Go to the Bathroom Alone?
Mar 6, 2016 | motherhood, motivation | 4 Comments
I was in a port-a-potty with the twins. Twin toddlers in one of the most disgusting entrapments known to humankind. A perk of living in a developed world is we usually do not have to squat in the woods to relieve ourselves, but often we moms know we have to answer the call of nature with...

When You Have a Child with Special Needs
Feb 28, 2016 | motherhood, motivation | 7 Comments
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Melissa Lilly} I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it. Every time, from the day I took her to see the developmental...

Reusable Baby Wipes
Feb 27, 2016 | homemaking | 0 Comments
Reusable baby wipes are essential when your baby has sensitive skin, you want to save money, or you just want to know exactly what you are putting on your baby's precious skin. Store-bought diaper wipes were a problem for my twin boy when he was born. Even the sensitive version of store-bought...

Homemade Baby Massage Oil
Feb 25, 2016 | homemaking | 5 Comments
Homemade baby massage oil is made from 2 ingredients and encourages skin-to-skin contact. Skin-to-skin contact with your baby is essential for you both! Baby massage is a way to encourage skin-to-skin contact between parents and babies. My simple homemade baby massage oil is all-natural, and can...