DISCLOSURE: I was compensated with a product sample by NameBubbles.com for this post, but the opinions are all mine and not that of the company! I LOVE their labels and have been using them on many of our products for years. Know that Spotofteadesigns.com only promotes products which have been personally tested and ones I’d stand behind. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. Time sure does fly! In just a few weeks our oldest will be heading off to elementary school to attend kindergarten! This won’t come as a surprise to her as we’ve been discussing the change and creating excitement about this next step for months now. Here are the 5 things we’re doing to prepare our preschooler for this next milestone of Kindergarten: Talking about it. Except for things that are meant to be surprises (like our winter trip to Disney) we tend to give our girls lots of notice about events coming up, especially something as life changing as going to a new school to attend Kindergarten! We have been talking about the changes A LOT to get her prepared on how the day will progress (reminder that she doesn't get fed a second breakfast there like she does at daycare) and how she'll be making lots of new friends. We call it "Big kid ... Continue Reading...
Birthday Tradition: 1 Ice Cream Cake and All Spoons
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Are you looking to create a birthday tradition that will never go out of style and will always be delicious? Adopt my family’s birthday tradition including one ice cream cake and all spoons. Make sure to capture an annual photo of this memorable dessert consumption to enjoy for years to come! Sometimes traditions are planned and sometimes they just form over time. To me, doing things two times doesn’t make it tradition but when you purposely repeat it several times over and it’s a loved activity, it just sort of sticks. Like most first time moms, I restricted my daughter’s sugar intact her first year and let her loose on her first birthday cake at her birthday party (a few days before her birthday). We spent her actual birthday as a family of three at the beach followed by the start of our family birthday tradition. I grabbed a mini ice cream cake from the grocery store and three spoons and we all dug into the cold and creamy cake. Ok not all of us used a spoon, but ... Continue Reading...
MOVING 101: Packing and Moving Tips (With Kids)
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. No one likes the moving experience, especially when you have little ones at home! But with a little planning your experience packing and UNPACKING can go a little more smoothly. From thinking ahead about the items you need to pack to how you pack and label the boxes to some reminders on what to do before you move, here are my tips and tricks for packing with kids. Some are general moving tips that don't relate to kids so those moving without kids can also relate to this! We were lucky that we were able to close on our new house and have 15 days before we had to move out of our old house. They are also only about 8 minutes apart from each other so we were able to come and go A LOT over those 2 weeks. We hired movers for the big move the last day to get all our furniture out but most of all our personal belongings were moved over earlier by ourselves. PACKING: Book movers early. Some sources I read said 6 weeks out. I was able to book ours 3 weeks out without a problem. ... Continue Reading...