Things We Love
Family Travel Ideas: Best Resort Kids’ Clubs
In what will be welcome news for harried parents desperately in need of a break, HotelsCombined, the world‘s leading hotel discovery and price comparison website, has announced the hotels around the world boasting the best kids clubs. “A great kids club is a win-win for parents and their children – kids have a ball and… [Continue Reading]
Memorable Spring Break Getaways: These 5 Mobile Apps Make Planning a Cinch
With the help of smartphones, booking a spring break trip just got easier for travelers. From searching for the best flight and hotel deals, to finding activities to pursue outside of your hotel that can involve the entire group, there are several mobile apps that help make planning a vacation simple, organized and efficient. Here… [Continue Reading]
Get a BuluBox Free!
You may have read about the Bulu Box Monthly Subscription Box on our Great Gifts Blog. Now, Bulu Box has given us a special code so you can try it out for free! All you need to do, Momscapers, is go to the BuluBox site, subscribe to Bulu Box with coupon code box2661 to get… [Continue Reading]
Things We Love: Reclaim Your Hot Mama Mojo {Online Course + Free Book}
Hay House has just announced a new 3-lesson Live Online Course: Reclaim Your Hot Mama Mojo: Three Weeks to a Happier, Healthier, and Hotter Life! Erin Cox, the energetic and inspirational author of One Hot Mama: The Guide to Getting Your Mind and Body Back After Baby, will help you reclaim your Hot Mama Mojo…once… [Continue Reading]
New Giveaway: Quest Cravings
We just launched a giveaway on our sister site, BestSelfHelp.com, which brings you all the latest coupons, freebies, deals and discounts on health & fitness, beauty, wellness, self help, seminars, and more. And we wanted to share it here, as well! Quest Nutrition recently sent us a box of Quest Cravings Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Cups… [Continue Reading]
Lifestyle
9 Creative Ways to Help Kids Say I Love You
Got a tactile-learner? A kid who loves to dance? Or maybe your child really loves color? While every child has a constellation of Sensory Alphabet strengths (shape, color, movement and sound are just a few), your child probably has one or two that really stand out. Valentine’s Day provides the opportunity for children to express their love in a fun and creative way that highlights and nurtures these strengths.
6 Tips for a Healthier Superbowl Party
Trying to steer clear of Super Bowl temptation in the form of high-calorie drinks, wings and nachos may be more challenging than avoiding the blitz. But don’t worry: “As long as you choose wisely, you can enjoy the game—and the food—without blowing your calorie budget,” says exercise physiologist Bob Greene. Greene, Oprah’s diet and fitness… [Continue Reading]
Hairstyle Ideas for Girls: Creative, Cute Hair for Your Little One
It’s easy to keep your little angel looking cute, coifed and camera ready with simple yet stylish hair looks featured on The Today Show from Cozy Friedman, author of Cozy’s Complete Guide to Girls Hair. The Heart Braid Cozy’s signature style, this is a must-have look for the holidays – and beyond. What You’ll Need:… [Continue Reading]
Christmas Quotes
How I love Christmas! Here are some of our favorite Christmas quotations, from short Christmas Quotes, to classic Christmas quotes, and even a few from Charlie Brown and friends.
5 NEW Ways to Enjoy the Holidays
If, so far, your holiday season has been reduced to shopping for others, wrapping up projects at work, planning a trip home, thinking about hosting relatives, or worrying about budgets, then you really are not enjoying the most the holiday season has to offer. Although the holidays can be stressful, hectic and overwhelming, they are also a great opportunity to branch out and try new things before the New Year.
Parenting Tips & Family Fun
Teach Your Kids about Election Day: Books and Apps
Election time can be such a busy time. As moms, we’re trying to sort out all of the candidates and issues for ourselves, both locally and nationally, but we want to keep our children informed and involved in the process, as well. In our family, we’ve started a new tradition of recording the Presidential debates… [Continue Reading]
5 Tips for Better Understanding Your Teenager
Ever feel like your connection with your teen is slipping? Here are five tactics to help stop the slip..
Helping Your Kids with Life’s Transitions
Trying to meet the emotional challenges of your kids’ transitions? Discover some great tips for supporting your child from kindergarten to college.
Le Petit Gourmet – Ratatouille Recipe for Babies and Toddlers
Guest Post by Cheryl Tallman, FreshBaby.com Ratatouille is a traditional French vegetable dish. The French word “touille” means to toss food. Toss, sauté, and blend the ingredients below to delight your tiniest gourmet’s taste buds. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. Olive oil 1/2 large Onion, diced 2 cloves Garlic minced 1 can (14 oz.) Diced tomatoes 1… [Continue Reading]
Gourmet Baby & Toddler Recipes
Tiniest Gourmet – Recipes for Babies and Toddlers A guest post from Cheryl Tallman, www.FreshBaby.com Mexi-Veggie Chile Stew This terrific vegetable stew is made with popular Mexican vegetables and a hint of green chiles. Green chiles are the perfect “first” chile pepper to introduce. They have a gentle, mild flavor. While you can puree this… [Continue Reading]
Healthy Habits: Introducing Your Family to Yellow Foods
Healthy Habits: Introducing Your Family to Yellow Foods A guest post from Cheryl Tallman, www.FreshBaby.com Yellow fruits and vegetables come in a range of textures and flavors and contain a variety of beneficial vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. Yellow is a great color – it’s the color of sunshine and sunshine energizes us. Next time you… [Continue Reading]
Healthy Habits: Introducing Your Family to Red Foods
In Japan, the color red signifies energy and power and is often used as a color for heroic figures. This is a good description because when you include red fruits and vegetables in your child’s meals, they will grow up strong like superheroes.
Free Subscription – Baby Talk Magazine
For a limited time, you can get a free subscription to Baby Talk Magazine through this link. (I’m not sure how long this deal might last.) Read Momscape’s article How to Score Free and Discounted Items for Babies for more deals and free stuffs for new moms. See more Offers for Free Stuff. And subscribe… [Continue Reading]
More Halloween Freebies and Fun
More Halloween freebies, coupons, and craft ideas. Plus creative (and cheap) last-minute costume ideas…
Homemade Halloween Makeup – Recipes
The average American family spends over $100 per year on Halloween goodies. As your kids drag you through aisles full of ghosts and goblins, the scariest thing about Halloween is threatening to leave bite marks in your pocketbook. No wonder so many moms flee screaming from the store… It can be much less expensive and a lot more fun to devise your own chilling creations. Here are a few tips that you can use to stave off the greenback gremlins and exercise your creative muscle.
Out of Work and Stressed Out
Guest post by Erik Fisher, PhD, AKA Dr. E… www.DrEPresents.com For millions of Americans, being out of work one more day is an all too familiar situation. The jobs that people once had have been eliminated, bills are due, part-time jobs aren’t paying well, families need to eat, and unemployment is running out. For those… [Continue Reading]
Halloween Freebies and Fun
Halloween is a blast. With each age and stage the kids go through, Halloween changes – but it never gets less fun. Here’s a roundup of a few Halloween Freebies and Fun to add more ghoulish delight to your family’s celebration…
Have You Hugged Your Kids Today?
By Erik Fisher, PhD, aka Dr. E…, www.DrEPresents.com Our kids bring us so much joy. Sometimes it is hard to believe that we can love someone that much. However, just as can happen with a marriage, the same can happen with our kids. We can begin to take them for granted. It is so easy… [Continue Reading]
Masters of the Airbrush
By Erik Fisher, PhD, AKA Dr E www.DrEPresents.com Your kids are inundated with images every day, and the degree to which these images are valid representations of the human form will subtly and obviously affect how they view the world and themselves as they grow up. Some of you may feel that banning ads such… [Continue Reading]
3rd Grade Games
Today, we started our regular summer routine in which I insist the kids do some reading and math before they go outside to play. While I’m not a homeschooling mom by any stretch of the imagination, I do try to keep a routine during the summer months that includes at least a bit of writing,… [Continue Reading]
