Be prepared and you won’t waste another chance to reconnect on your next phone call. Some kids are just not good at phone calls. Chances are they’re not very good at responding to your questions about their day in person either, but when they’re living at home there’s a good chance you’ll get some conversation…
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Our New Toddler Plus Bib is Now Available!
You asked and we listened! Based on your requests, the new Toddler Plus Bib is here! You loved our Toddler and our Infant Bib. But then you asked for a bigger bib…because as our babies grow, often the mess just gets bigger! The new Toddler Plus bib is the answer to all your clean clothing…
Help! My Child Won’t Taste Any New Food
It’s super helpful to understand why your children only want the same foods. It’s also great to have some useful tools for getting those picky kids to widen their palate. You can probably relate to this. You offer your child something new to taste and they tell you right away that it’s yucky, gross, and…
Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Cricut Machines
Are you itching to get crafting? Want to explore the possibilities of Cricut? Start here! When I first discovered Cricut, I knew I had to own one of these incredible machines. It took a while, but I finally got my Cricut machine! It is every bit as amazing as I expected. Here’s what Cricut is…
How to Create a Schedule for the Day of the Wedding
You’ve spent weeks planning. But it’s worthwhile to carefully plan one last day. Before we start making a schedule, there’s some things to do first: Know your family. My father a”h would joke that a Yekke is never early nor late but perfectly on time and while we aren’t Yekkes…we tend to run pretty close…
The Master Kallah List for Setting Up a Home
You might not need it all, but it’s helpful to have a list to reference! As a complement to this post which includes a week-by-week guide for planning a wedding and helping a new couple establish their home, I’ve compiled this checklist. Obviously, not every kallah needs every item on the following list. We tried…
Mazel Tov! The Week-by-Week Guide for Planning a Wedding
Don’t know what to start or what to do when? This week-by-week schedule will make the wedding planning a bit easier. My 15 year old daughter (my oldest!) read this article and I think she may finally trust me to marry her off when the right time comes. See, while I haven’t married off my…
Free Camp Letter Download! Fill It Out and Send to Siblings
It’s never been so much fun to communicate with siblings away in camp. You might receive a phone call here and there, but we’re sure your sleepaway campers would also love to hear from their little brothers and sisters who are missing them at home! This download makes it easy and fun for siblings of…
How to Create Silhouette Art
Create family portraits with a modern edge…every member of the family can be part of this one. Update the classic craft of cutting out a loved one’s silhouette by using bright or patterned paper and add an embellishment or two for added pizzazz. We adhered the silhouette to a canvas painted solid black for a…
10 Things Not to Do When Your Kid Complains
It’s really not fun to listen to a child complaining. But it’s more manageable when we know how to handle it. I’ve always had a hard time with my kid’s complaints. It brought up a lot of feelings, unpleasant feelings such as, “I didn’t do enough.” Or, “I’m spoiling her. Can’t she just get on…
