The day after Christmas 2020, we loaded up our five kids and headed across the country. Destination: Grand Canyon by way of a two-week adventure. I learned some things amid all of the fun we had. One of those things was that it wasn’t even cold and WE. COULD. NOT. PACK. ENOUGH. WATER. for our…
Nature Scavenger Hunt + More Nature Activities
It’s spring you guys!!!! That means we get to spend all day outside without the bugs, it’s wonderful. In all seriousness, we’ve had so much fun because the weather has been {mostly} pretty nice. The kids have learned to ride their bikes on two wheels and spent many days riding from the second they got…
The Joy of Learning Something New
The other day I looked at Maggie, you know, really looked at her. Somehow, right before my very eyes, this amazing little girl of mine grew up some more. She keeps telling me that she will be 5. I am starting to believe her. We work together to learn new things all of the time,…
How to Host a Picnic Party that is Baskets of Fun
Our family gets together a ton in the summer, and this Memorial Day Weekend was the start of the fun. I love hosting parties and wanted to make this weekend at the cabin extra fun. I had been thinking about how much fun we always had going on picnics when we were younger, so I decided to go with a picnic theme.
When the World is Your Classroom, Cleaning Up Can Wait
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PurellWipes #CollectiveBias We have definitely been enjoying our early spring here in Minnesota. I’m pretty sure it was May before it was this nice out last year. I had promised the kids a trip to the park with…
Top Winter Babywearing Gear
Having a baby in the fall means you will have a little baby through the winter. Duh, right? If this is your first baby and you have the option to just stay inside, that works great for your little one, but if it’s not your first one, you are probably going to have to go…
Winter Fun at the Ice Castles
Last winter, I started writing a blog post with 100 things to do in the snow and ice. By the time I remembered I wanted to publish it, it wasn’t winter anymore. I am really glad that I didn’t, because now I have 101 things on the list. A few weeks ago, I received an…
Summer Fun at Noah’s Ark Waterpark #NoahsArkDells
*Disclosure: We received complimentary tickets to Noah’s Ark Waterpark. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.* We finally got to go on our first actual family vacation. We have talked about a vacation plenty, but couldn’t quite decide where we wanted to go. Noah’s Ark popped up on my radar and I realized…
The #UltimatePlaydate with Juicy Juice and Crayola
If we have friends over, you can bet there will be snacks and drinks and something fun for them to do when just playing isn’t going so well. I like to try and find something a little different and exciting for them all, whether it is what we have for snack or what fun craft we do.
Break up this long winter with some indoor fun
*Disclosure: I received complimentary product for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* To say this has been a long, very cold winter would be putting it mildly. With more -20 or colder days than I remember having my entire life, my poor kids needed something to help them burn…
My someday yard
*Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me and all thoughts and opinions are mine.* We have lived here for 3 1/2 years now and I have a confession: We have done virtually nothing with our yard. Over 4 1/2 acres and we haven’t done anything more than mow. It’s ridiculous. I…
We have a kids paradise kind of yard
You may remember when we scored the awesome jungle gym at a garage sale this summer, but check out what we just got for FREE on Craigslist. While John and his friend were reassembling this, the kids had to help! Now I just have to survive the mini heart attacks I have when…
Taking learning outside
I have really been working with Maggie on learning shapes, colors, and letters. When I found this idea on one of my favorite blogs – Play At Home Mom {One of my favorite blogs EVER}. I had to make my own rendition of it. It really is the simplest game that is so much fun.…
How to make homemade sidewalk paint
I decided since Charlie tries to eat all of the sidewalk chalk, that I would give making my own stuff a shot and see how it turned out. It is very easy. 3 ingredients. Water Cornstarch Food Coloring Just mix up equal amounts of water and cornstarch and then add in the food coloring.…
Blast Zone Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park {Giveaway}
Welcome to the Blast Zone Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park Giveaway hosted by Thrifty Nifty Mommy and Viva Veltoro Summer is in full swing and we’re SO excited to bring you a giveaway for a Blast Zone Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park! It’s sure to delight your little ones and keep them cool this summer! Thrifty…