We like to travel (as evidenced by my travel blog!). We didn’t want that to change when Jack came along, so we needed a few pieces of gear to help us out – especially on the breastfeeding front. I did a combination of nursing and pumping (that baby latch is ferocious, and sometimes ya just…
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Best Hook On HighChair 2021: Top Reviews and Comparisons
There are just a handful of baby products we consider to be game changers since we became parents, and a hook on highchair is one of them (our kiddie hiking carrier, off-road stroller, and lightweight travel system also top our list of must haves!). Ours goes everywhere with us – on vacation, to restaurants that…
The Best Toddler Water Tables: 2021 Reviews and Recommendations
In an effort to continue minimizing screen time in this era of social distancing and preschool closures, we ordered a few of Jack’s favorite entertainment items to keep him busy… but the thing that’s been the biggest hit is one of those nifty toddler water tables! On warmer days, he plays in it outside for…
Best Off-Road Stroller Brands of 2021: Reviews and Comparisons
Sometimes even the best travel stroller system just doesn’t cut it. Such was the case when we moved to Monterey, California. Our awesome and combo had done right by us on the east coast – it got us all over town, across cracked sidewalks, and even out on some well-maintained dirt paths. But it was…
EASY Preschool Kid’s Things To Do At Home (a Non-Pinterest Mom’s Guide to Quarantine!)
During the coronavirus “quarantine,” I’ve seen all the Pinterest-mom guides to kids things to do at home from preschool – painting tulips with plastic forks, making pasta jewelry, doing little science experiments… but, y’all, that’s just not me. There’s a reason my kid goes to preschool, and that’s so I can outsource all that messy shit!
Don’t get me wrong… Since we’re in a shelter-in-place order and preschool has been closed, Jack and I have been doing a lot of fun activities for kids at home. He’s even been learning (shocker of all shockers!). But our home activities for kids require very few supplies, are super easy, and result in minimal clean-up.
Beware… the following suggestions are such no-brainers that they’re practically eye-roll worthy. But they pass the time like a charm! So, I give you a lazy mom’s… I mean, a reluctant mom’s guide to fun things to do at home with kids! […]
