Parenting Tips Archives – Page 5 of 9 – Pick-Ease

Throughout the months of November and December, I will be posting the Elf On The Shelf Ideas that I used for our Elf On The Shelf, Chippy, last year. Rather than just placing Chippy in different corners of our home, I decided to get creative! Read More

As promised, I will be posting Elf On The Shelf Ideas each week, from now until Christmas. If you’re new to The Elf On The Shelf, please read my post from last week to learn all about this fun new Christmas Tradition! Read More

I truly enjoy reading to my boys. Every night, before bed,we each pick out our favorite children’s books and we cuddle up against a big body pillow on the floor of their bedroom. They usually pick out the same two books for about a week or two but I always alternate between some of my favorite classic children’s books. I wanted to share with you some of our favorites, and the ones that I would consider to be “Must Have Children’s Books” for your child’s library.  Read More

Halloween has come and gone and Christmas is quickly approaching. A few years ago, The Elf On The Shelf became the big Christmas craze. If you are not familiar with The Elf On The Shelf, it is a book that was written in 2005 by Carol Aebersold and her daughter, Chanda Bell. The book tells a Christmas story about one of Santa’s scout elves visiting your home from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve. The elf watches over your children during the day, and every night when your children go to sleep, he or she flies back to the North Pole to tell Santa if they have been naughty or nice. When your elf returns to your home, he hides in a new place, and when your children wake up, they have to find him. What a fun game of hide and seek for little ones! Read More

This past weekend, I attended a baby shower for my soon-to-be new baby cousin. That was the second baby shower this month. I can’t even count how many baby showers I have been to this past year… I do love baby showers and all the excitement a new baby brings but buying the same baby shower gifts over and over again gets a bit boring. For this baby shower, I decided to skip the baby registry and come up with my own baby shower gifts. Read More

One of the best parts of Halloween is baking Halloween Cookies and making fun crafts with the kids. Here’s my favorite Halloween Cookie recipe, along with some Halloween craft ideas! Read More