As the long weekend approaches, many of us ‘of a certain age’ might reminisce about former jaunts to campgrounds or cottages pre-kids — where no one got much sleep, but everyone had a great time. The appeal of freedom for a weekend was enough to haul our city slicker selves into a tent for a night or two.
I have a boy who plays with dolls. Not just sometimes when he visits a girl friend's house, or at school in the drama centre. I have a five year-old boy with a full nursery in his room, complete with a highchair, crib, stroller, and all the accessories. I've lost count of the number of 'babies' that he has, all tucked in with him in his bed at night.
We all have lots of 'odd socks' around the house...especially in the Spring when we'd like nothing more than to kick them off and slip into sandals! This Easter, put those odd socks to use and turn them into homemade, one-of-a-kind Easter bunnies! I have zero sewing experience and I made this adorable guy in about twenty minutes—my kids are both in love with their sock bunnies!
We feed our kids healthy food and ensure they lead active lives (surely those swimming classes aren’t for your sanity or chance for a polar bear dip) but somewhere along the lines, we moms get lost in the shuffle. Are you taking care of yourself as well as you do the kids?
On my first New Year’s Eve as a parent, we had a 4 month- old baby with a crummy sleep schedule. That year we crawled into bed sheepishly at 10pm. I saw 11:59 but only as wake up #2. Not quite the same as New Year’s Eve from our pre-parent lives.
Why New Year’s Eve is annoying as a parent:
1. Midnight is way too late for cranky “old” parents.
Baking with kids can be fun—but sometimes the kids (and moms!) just want to skip all the steps and get to the icing! Enter Gingerbread Houses—it’s all about the icing, sweet decorations, sticky fingers, and great memories.
Kids from all over momstown have been covered in Royal Icing, with red and green fingers from sprinkles and half sucked jelly beans. Grab the piping bag and get inspired by the many ways momstown has been decorating this holiday.
I know, you’re thinking “Seriously? I thought this was a good idea??”
You’re covered in flour, the floor is a mess of coconut and chocolate chips and your kids fingers won’t stay out of the mixing bowl. You’re wondering where the fun in this is? It sounds like a disaster, right?
Nope, it’s a memory.
A learning experience. A wonderful holiday tradition for you to create with your kids. One moment that’s really worth the cookie crumbs and vagrant coconut pieces that get dragged into the living room via their now dirty white socks.
