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Cooking Gifts for Kids Who Want to Be Kitchen Superstars

March 21, 2017 By Lauren

Looking for awesome cooking gifts for kids? If your child loves to cook and bake, you'll find everything you need to make their next birthday or holiday gift a hit!

Below: Looking for awesome cooking gifts for kids? If your child loves to cook and bake, you’ll find everything you need to make their next birthday or holiday gift a hit! My oldest son loves cooking shows, especially the competitions. Whether it’s Chopped, Guy’s Grocery Games, or Cake Wars, he chooses his favorite contestant and […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Holidays, I Tried It!, Informational, Recipes Tagged With: baking, cooking, cooking with kids, easter, gift ideas, gifts, gifts for kids

The Best Busch Gardens Attractions, as Told by Kids Ages 4-44

March 14, 2017 By Lauren

We asked kids from 4-44 what their favorite Busch Gardens attractions are. Here' what they said.

Thank you to Busch Gardens for partnering with me for this post. All opinions below are 100% my (and eight other people’s) own. When I plan a vacation, I don’t need to have every detail nailed down, but I do like to have a general idea of what we’re doing. So when we decided to […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: amusement park, attractions, Busch Gardens, rides

Do These April Fools’ Pranks Make the Grade?

March 9, 2017 By Lauren

Before you decide what April Fools' pranks to play on your kids, check this out! These ones have been tried and graded on how well they worked!

When it comes to making holidays ‘magical’ for my kids, I like to think I fall comfortably in the middle of the spectrum. We have special traditions that the kids (and my husband and I) look forward to, but they tend to be on the simpler side (i.e. snowman shaped pancakes on Christmas morning, but not […]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Life, Holidays, I Tried It!, Informational, Parenting Humor Tagged With: april fools day, april fools pranks, grade, holidays

Free Printable Lunchbox Notes for the Month of March

February 28, 2017 By Lauren

Give your kids a midday pick-me-up with these fun, encouraging, and free printable lunchbox notes. They're perfect for the month of March, with a few you'll love for St. Patrick's Day!

Below: Free printable lunchbox notes that are perfect for the month of March! Includes St. Patrick’s Day themed notes. I’ve learned a lot about blogging in the four and a half years that I’ve been doing it. For example, I’ve learned that you should start your blog posts with an interesting story to draw the reader […]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Life, Holidays, I Tried It!, Informational Tagged With: kids, lunchbox notes, notes, parenting, printable, printables

The Truth About Vacationing With Kids

February 17, 2017 By Lauren

A mom of three dishes on the the real truth about vacationing with kids

I glanced out the window at a bright blue sky, then looked down at the blanket of clouds below us. In a few more minutes we would enter those clouds and when we came out on the other side, the cold, snowy landscape that greeted us would signal the end of our family vacation. We’d […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, parenting, travel, vacation, vacationing with kids

Make Your Kids Smile With These Free Printable Lunchbox Notes

January 26, 2017 By Lauren

free printable lunchbox notes for valentine's day

I’m not the type of mom who creates bento box masterpieces for her kids each day. I’m not the type who cuts their sandwiches into little bears with blueberry eyes and a red pepper mouth. I’m not even the type who always comes up with new snack ideas to pack in their lunches. I have nothing […]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Life, Informational Tagged With: february, kids, lunchbox notes, printables, valentine's day

Five Hilarious Ways to Get Your Kids to Stop Bickering

January 20, 2017 By Lauren

Is your kids' constant fighting about to send you over the edge? Try one of these hilarious ideas to get them to stop bickering and start getting along.

The boys were at each other. Pestering, whining, non-stop bickering. Despite repeated warnings, the fighting continued, and despite the fact that I was a room away, it was driving me crazy. Finally in a desperate attempt to stop the bickering without having to banish them to their bedrooms (which wouldn’t have worked anyway since they […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Humor Tagged With: bickering, fighting, funny, get along, humor, siblings

How an Imaginary Athlete Brought Our Family Together

January 11, 2017 By Lauren

This post brought to you by DICK’S Sporting Goods . The content and opinions expressed below are that of Oh, Honestly. The boys lay in their beds, getting ready to drift off. I’m beside Eli, doing my nightly round of cuddles, when Samuel suggests we play a round or two of “Guess the Person” before I […]

Filed Under: Ad-Free, Family Life, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: DICK'S Sporting Goods, family, football, Jersey Report

Five Healthy Eating Habits to Start The Year Right

January 1, 2017 By Lauren

Healthy Eating Habits

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Any purchases you make will cost you the same amount as always, but I’ll earn a small commission. Thank you! I didn’t make any health-related New Year’s Resolutions this year. I know myself well enough to know that they wouldn’t last very long. That’s not to say that I […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: #ONENEWFOOD, breakfast, cooking, emeals, healthy, healthy eating, healthy food, kids, new year, one new food, vegetables

Why You Need to Stop Comparing Yourself to Literally Everyone

December 10, 2016 By Lauren

Comparison is the thief of joy. Here's why and how to stop comparing yourself to others.

Guest post by Jennifer Landis Being the first friend to have kids has its benefits, for sure. Cute and tiny baby for everyone to adore and plenty of support to start, but it also can come with a hefty case of FOMO (fear of missing out). I would know. The birth of my daughter was […]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: comparing, comparison

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