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Video Dance Party for Kids
Mama Brain Dance Party I start to fade at around by 3pm (if not earlier) so I like to host a dance party for my two little girls and these are some of our favorite videos. It’s also a great way to get their wiggles out before dinner time -
Mama Brains Don’t Want SOPA
It doesn’t take much of a brain to figure out that SOPA infringes on rights and limits the potential of the internet in the future. Please take a moment to help stop SOPA.
Toddler Apple Snacks
These fun shapes are a combination of healthy snack and craft – now that my kids are older, they love to cut out the shapes themselves (and then eat them!). Sometimes I just cut one shape out and slip it in with the regular slices when I send a snack along with them, too. It’s [...]
We Wish You a Mamabrain Christmas
Happy Holidays!
Teddy Bear Birthday
Handmade Birthday Banner Happy Birthday Sign This is the banner I made for my daughter’s first birthday party. It was a teddy bear theme and the colors were pink and brown. I printed the letters onto vellum paper from our computer and then cut the letters into squares (they don’t have to be exactly the [...]
Happy Halloween!
These Halloween party snacks are (sort of) healthy and 100% stress free! Cheesy Bats and Cracker Moons You could also use a witch cookie cutter and then some sort of veggie as a broom (parsley? chives? a thin strip of celery fringed at one end?). Check out my other kid friendly recipes or take a [...]
Kids Macaroni and Cheese
Macaroni Duck Face Funny face made with macaroni and cheese hair and a peach beak. The eyes are zucchini rounds with a dab of ranch and tiny cherry tomatoes out of the garden. The rest of the peach was served in a bowl to share for dessert afterwards. The vegetables are all out of my [...]
Children Daily Schedule
Kids Daily Schedule I’ve been using this schedule ever since I had my second child. At first I used it to keep my toddler daughter’s routine consistent (and life less stressful) while I was at the hospital having her little sister. I continue to use it almost 2 years later – it’s a great way [...]
Quick Household Tips
Some Tips and Tricks I Use To Defeat The Drudgery Some things I’ve discovered to make the drudgery aspects of parenting and householding bearable. Some of these household tips save time, some are just fun. If you already know about these or they just seem obvious to you, please don’t tell me because I’m particularly [...]
Crafty Toddler Meals: Tuna Boats
Toddler Tuna Melts These tuna boats aren’t the most attractive, but I wanted to share the idea anyways. Boats are english muffins cut in half, covered with tuna salad (toddler version is just tuna, mayo, and a tiny bit of mustard, dill and black pepper). Cover with a thin slice of mozza (I’m too busy [...]
