This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. We’ve been going to The Home Depot Kid’s Workshops for over a year now. Bear {4.5 years} looks forward to them every month and diligently reminds them that they are coming up. Here are all of Bear’s projects and pins so …
Plans for a DIY Compost Bin with Kids
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. I was wanting to do this project as expediently as possible. So, after I had drawn up my plans and made a supply list, I went to The Home Depot store that’s 5 minutes from our house. Once I was there, …
Homemade Hammering Fun
Do your kids love to bang things, make noise and pretend to do grown up things? Most do! Therefore, the activity that I am sharing today will most likely be a hit with your little ones! Homemade Hammering Fun Materials: Piece of Styrofoam (as large or small as you want it) Piece of fabric big …
Dealing with Guilt After Yelling at Your Child
we had a rough day in our house about a month ago. and i do mean a. rough. day. worse than colic and acid reflux. worse than having a baby that won’t sleep. worse than any day i think we’ve ever had in my child’s whole life. it was tantrum after screaming fit after blatant …
Lessons Learned While Building Our Own Dollhouse
I’ve had this dollhouse kit in the garage since we lived at our apartment before The Sergeant and I got married. I think I bought in…2004ish {??} Marked down from $130 to $87. I’ve always thought about building it, but never really got up the motivation. Bear has seen it and asked about building it …
Dollar Store Compassion: Teaching Children to Help Others
I’m not bragging about what my family and I do to try and help those in need. In fact, I’m downright uncomfortable writing this post for this reason: But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your …
Building a Lego Birdhouse
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. We love birds. We have quite a variety of feathered friends that visit our deck daily for a snack. We’ve been wanting to build them some new digs to hang on the porch for quite some time now. Especially since our …
Do You Have a Boyfriend/Girlfriend?: Kids Spell It Out
W Welcome to the Kids Spell It Out series! Every Monday will be a post filled with funny and adorable answers that kidlets give to questions. This week’s question is: Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Uhh…no. {laughs}Bear {4.5} Do.Play.Learn. Well, I just have a boyfriend. His name is Benjamin, and I like him, and …
Arguing With Your Spouse in Front of the Kids
Relationships with significant others can be tough. We don’t always get agree on things or remember to use our nice voices. We have bad days and let words slip out before we think them through. Last night was one of those nights. We’d just gotten back from visiting my in-laws. It was late and I …
Food Allergy Awareness Week: On Discovering a Nut Allergy
This week is food allergy awareness week. And today I’m sharing our story of how we found out that my son had a tree nut allergy. When Bear was 3 yrs old, Pip shared a butterfinger cookie with him. Little did we know that act of sharing would produce scary results. Bear had only gotten …