Nanny to Mommy

If you're a parent, you want your home to be the best place possible for your kids. You want them to feel safe and loved, and you want them to have a great time growing up in your home. In this blog post, we will discuss some ways that you can make your home more kid friendly. Keep reading for tips on creating a fun and safe environment for your little ones!

The question of how to keep your kids busy at home in a fun yet mentally stimulating manner is one that many parents find themselves asking. It's difficult to keep those little bundles of energy occupied, and it can be hard on the parents too if they are trying to accomplish other tasks while their children are running around the house. So here are some tips for keeping your child entertained without completely wearing yourself out!

Keeping kids busy and entertained can be tough, especially during the summer when they’re out of school. It only gets more complicated when we're living through a time where community centers are closed, summer camps get cancelled, and sports teams might not be running.

There are plenty of fun ways to keep kids entertained throughout the summer right at home. Consider things like new books, puzzles, activity sets, or arts and crafts!

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx. 

Usually we are all gearing up for back-to-school this time of year, but that might look different for each and every family. And that's okay! Keeping kids healthy and engaged is still the goal. So I was super excited when Babbleboxx sent us an awesome box full for great items that are perfect for kid's health, learning, and play.

When you think of cooking with your children, you might think of all the mess involved and the time spent preparing and then cleaning up. Of course, It is much easier to get the cooking done yourself, but you will miss out on a fabulous bonding and learning experience with your children. Not only will you be passing on a valuable skill to your children- teaching them how to nourish themselves and other people, but you will also be creating memories in the kitchen that they will probably never forget.

Unfortunately, cooking from scratch is a tradition that has been somewhat forgotten in our fast-food culture. The ability to cook fresh ingredients and create dishes from scratch is a skill that our grandparents would have had, but increasingly is disappearing from society. IT is important to maintain our food culture, and to be able to be self-sufficient in the kitchen.

If you’re planning a wedding, one of your main priorities is likely finding ways to include your children. Including your kids in your wedding can be a great gesture, whether they are kids from previous relationships or kids that you share with your partner. Including them in the wedding will make them happy about anything that may change for them and ensure they don’t feel scared, left out, or confused. Take a look and see how you can include your kids on your wedding day:

Get Them To Help You Make Decorations, Invites, and RSVPs Beforehand, if your kids have a creative gift, you could get them to help you make things like decorations, invites, and RSVPs. Depending on their age, you may have to give them a simple job, but they will love being included and feeling like they helped do something important.

Kids: they’re inquisitive, creative, energetic, and have an admirable desire to learn. One of the best activities to encourage and support all of these wonderful traits is gardening. Not only can gardening with kids be incredibly fun (the look on their face when they pull a potato out of the ground is precious), but it is an opportunity to teach them functional skills and life lessons that they will thank you for in their adulthood.

Aside from education, gardening has been said to lead to healthier food choices and a more diverse pallet of fruits and vegetables in children’s diets. Gardening also supports your child’s development in regards to literacy skills and cognitive learning.

And even if you aren’t a gardener now, that doesn’t mean that you can’t start! Gardening is also a wonderful activity for adults. It’s stress-relieving, meditative, a nice little workout (or a big workout), and it results in a beautiful backyard and fruitful harvest.

Read on to learn more about how to get started gardening with your kids!

NYC is a wonderland brimming with kid-friendly happenings all around. Unique attractions welcome kids at every turn keeping them enlightened and delighted at the same time. From interactive museums, engaging, creative play spaces, amazing parks, buzzing playgrounds, energetic amusement parks, zoos, parks, NYC skateboarding lessons and much more, it has tons to offer that will be fun and educational for your kids. So, plan accordingly so that your kids can learn and have fun together!

Here is a list of top things to do with kids in NYC:

Are you enjoying your summer? We are excited to celebrate summer fun with this Summer Kids' Faves Giveaway, hosted by Mommy Scene! Don't miss Mommy Scene's whole collection of Summer Kids' Faves - Toys, Gear and Activities that includes gear for traveling with kids, feeding and playtime, hygiene and naturally formulated body care, and more!

I received complimentary products to provide this post. All opinions are my own.

Easter has come and gone, but the cute Spring styles are here to stay! We were recently contacted by See Kai Run to review some of their super cute shoes and they were perfect for my kid's Easter outfits.

A child’s foot is different than an adult’s foot. Kids’ feet are constantly growing and changing, which is why they study kids’ feet and carefully consider every detail that goes into a shoe. All See Kai Run shoes are proportionally engineered for a child’s foot and designed to promote healthy foot development.

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

I love subscription boxes, especially ones for my kiddos. So when I had the opportunity to try out Kids' Candor, I of course jumped at the chance. What make Kids’ Candor unique is the fact that it is the first bilingual (English/Spanish) program that provides tools and guidance to educate children from birth until preschool through quality human interactions with their parents/caregivers.

 

Every month you will receive one kit with everything you need to foster an optimal early child development. Each kit is specifically crafted for your child’s age and development stage. Their comprehensive curriculum encompasses original music, educational activity materials, games, toys, and easy-to-use guide cards. Finding educational games where my child can actually learn, but I don't have to run around to a million different stores to find all the right stuff is hard. But Kids' Candor has taken out all the leg work for you.

I received complimentary products to provide this post. All opinions are my own.

 

I love smocked items for little boys and girls. Zubels has a line called Petit Ami. Family owned and operated for almost 50 years, Petit Ami has been creating exquisite children’s clothing. Petit Ami’s in-house designers strive to create innovative as well as classic designs at an affordable price. Their garments feature hand embellishments including pull and drawn work, smocking, pin tucking, feather stitching, shadow embroidery, and appliques. Petit Ami’s delicate lace and fabrics, soft colors, and beautiful hand details combine to make their garments family heirlooms to be treasured for generations.

 

They have so many cute items to choose from. We were sent a Whale Applique Dress and Crab Applique Sunsuit.