It’s easy to make New Year’s Resolutions every year to hit the gym, workout every day, and live a healthier lifestyle. However, the typical schedule of a busy mom leaves little room for a regular fitness routine. Choosing to make fitness a permanent part of your life takes a good amount of willpower, determination, and…
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore the fact that playdough offers so many wonderful learning opportunities for young children and is probably one of my favorite tools in helping promote their development. We have the playdough out nearly every day here and I love to come up with fun new playdough set ups…
Kids love to make paper snowflakes. Here is a little spin on snowflake art for all aged kids that includes science and math concepts: crystal structures and symmetry. Teach Kids about the geometry & science of snowflakes Each snowflake is made up of tiny ice crystals. Snow begins as a speck of dust, or pollen…
On a cold and wet winter day, there are few foods better than a rich and wholesome soup. With rain tapping on the window and kiddos bundled under blankets in the living room, I pulled all of our seasonal winter veggies out of the fridge and pantry to make a nutritious butternut squash and cauliflower…
From the back of the van I heard Jenn jabbering about a memory she had as we drove past a nearby park and wildlife reservation. “Daddy climbed this HUGE rock and then he let me climb a big one too!” It sparked memories of my husband explaining the adventures that the two of them had…
School mornings are just busy. That’s all there is to it. Here at tiny tummy tales headquarters (aka-my kitchen), one school goer is joined at the table by 2 hungry right now little brothers. Easy make and plan ahead breakfasts for kids To begin with, school mornings can be a scramble of gathering last minute…
My mom hated Monopoly. It was a game that in her mind we asked to play too much and took too much time to play. So one day she declared that Monopoly could not be played in our house except for on New Year’s Day. And thus began the tradition that as kids we would…
My whole world slowed down to a screeching halt and spun past me in slow motion as I screamed in sheer panic “WHERE ARE YOU JENN?!?!” I was in my own 900 square foot home and yet somehow could not find my 3-year-old daughter. Really. How does that even happen? The following minutes on the phone with…
For many, December is all about Santa and the North Pole, which gets all the attention of the holidays. But beyond Christmas and into the winter months there are so many fun winter-themed projects. The Snow Must Go On by Molly Wigand that inspired me to create a cardboard South Pole. I have done it before:…
Decking the halls for the holidays has become extra-special as the kids get older. They can now carefully unwrap ornaments, stir large vats of steamy hot chocolate, and assemble their own decorations to be hung. They’ve created large piles of paper candy-canes and we’re starting to run out of glitter. In the midst of all…
I am an unexpected homeschooler. We landed here, swiftly and without warning, almost four years ago. As a product of public schools and being a school psychologist, homeschooling was never on my radar. And yet here we are. When we first started homeschooling, like many, I attempted to recreate a version of school at home….
Are you on a special Gluten Free diet and are always looking for great recipes that are actually good? Or are you wanting to delve into Gluten Free recipes to try before jumping in? Either way, this is a simple and delicious chocolate cupcake recipe to try. Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe Prep time: 20…