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Fun Santa Craft for Kids – Peek A Boo Santa! [Free Printable]

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Kids christmas crafts tend to be sort of hard sometimes.. this one is easy! A perfect christmas craft for preschoolers even! Kids will love this peek a boo santa craft!

With this being the first year my kiddo actually GETS the whole Santa thing, I knew I had to do a fun Santa craft for my little preschooler! The magic surrounding Santa is pretty awesome after all – he comes through your chimney, eats your cookies, leaves some gifts, and flies off in his reindeer! I LOVE it! I wanted to recreate a portion of the magic that he could play with in his own hands… so “Peek a Boo Santa was created!” I love that this is a super … Read more

Fun and Easy Kids Christmas Craft – Sweet Potato Christmas Tree!

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With Christmas on the way, it feels like I’ve been so busy with all the craziness that comes with it, and I haven’t really had as much time as I’d like to do Christmas crafts with my kiddo – in comes the sweet potato Christmas tree! This craft was born out of no time to find all the fancy craft materials, as well as a way for my son to practice his fine motor skills and creativity! The great thing about this craft is that it can be as fancy … Read more

9 Sure Ways to Dry up your Milk Supply Without Getting Mastitis!

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When your breastfeeding journey is over, find out how to dry up your milk supply fast! As wonderful as breastfeeding is, there sometimes comes a day when you know your journey is done, regardless of whether you have milk left, and need to figure out how to dry up your milk supply! I know a lot of breastfeeding advocates will say otherwise or mention how their baby self weaned, but some of us don’t have an option to continue! It can be an immense relief to be done breastfeeding, and … Read more

How to Pump On the Go While Hiking, Camping and Traveling!

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Yes, you CAN take that much needed solo hike and not lose your milk supply! If you’re here, then you might be wondering how you can pump while away from electricity to do the things you love such as hiking, camping or traveling! I had the same questions – breastfeeding is VERY important to me, but how would I be able to keep up my supply if I wanted to hike for a bit to get back to “me”? Was it selfish? However I was also super worried about  Post … Read more

Cute and Easy DIY Fall Wreath Craft for Kids!

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easy fall kids craft perfect for halloween

Celebrate the fall season with this cute and easy Halloween wreath craft for kids! With fall upon us, and Halloween approaching, I created this easy fall stamp wreath craft with my preschooler! So I first looked on Pinterest for some fall inspiration and found a ton of wreaths that you glue leaves onto. I tried that, and SERIOUSLY failed! At least my toddler did – I bet if he were older, he’d be able to get it more and put the leaves in the right spot. So I wanted to do … Read more

Simple and FUN Autumn Leaf Crunch Craft for Preschoolers

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easy autumn kids craft with leaves

This easy fall kids craft has real leaf crunching action that everyone will love! It’s a universal, all ages thing – we all love to stomp on crunchy leaves, so I thought it’d be a perfect activity to transition to a craft! Fall and pumpkins are kind of intertwined – as soon as September hits, pumpkins are being sold, flannel starts showing up, and the leaves start changing. Being SUPER into camping, it’s kind of bittersweet seeing those leaves fall. But, we had a great summer this year, and to … Read more

Fun and Easy “The Very Busy Spider” Lacing Activity for Kids!

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This spiderweb lacing activity is a perfect companion to this Eric Carle favorite! This Halloween spider craft goes perfectly with the Eric Carle book “The Very Busy Spider” and is an excellent fine motor practice! With Halloween getting close, I’ve kind of been aiming my little guy towards “Halloween” themed books. We have a book box, and I try to rotate the bottom to the top etc.. but I especially make sure seasonal ones are at the top. He’s always loved “The Very Busy Spider” because it has tons of … Read more

Alternating Breastmilk and Formula + Breastfeeding and Formula Schedule at 9 Months!

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Supplementing breastmilk with formula… it’s not as detrimental to your breastfeeding journey as you might imagine! It’s a stress that all breastfeeding and pumping mamas know – you look at how much you’ve pumped, freak out that it won’t be enough, then make even less milk because you’re stressing about it. Talk about a vicious cycle! Yes yes… breast is best and all that, but at some point if trying to provide milk for your baby is causing you so much stress that it’s impacting your relationship with your baby, … Read more

Fun Pumpkin Stamping Craft for Preschoolers

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fall craft to do with preschoolers

This fun fall pumpkin craft will make a great addition to your preschool classroom! If you’re looking for a fun pumpkin craft to do with your preschooler, you’ll love this apple stamping pumpkin art! While working on my other pumpkin craft this year, my toddler kept on asking to make a pumpkin. There weren’t any for sale yet in the area (I was doing my craft in prep for the Halloween season!) and I’m way too much of a perfectionist to let him paint his own mason jar… I know, … Read more

Cute and Easy Mason Jar Pumpkin Craft Decoration

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Skip the mess and make a cute mason jar pumpkin patch instead! So lately, it seems our family has been too busy to do “real” pumpkins. I have a three year old and one year old twins, so we keep pretty busy – last year when we bought some pumpkins, we carved one, said we would do the rest later, and ended throwing them out in December because we had completely forgotten to do the other ones! Don’t worry, they didn’t rot. Squashes and such actually stay good for a pretty … Read more