Parenting Perspective + Experience

Crafty Fun for (Nearly) Free, is a series that explores budget friendly craft activities for kiddos of all ages.  We will show you  how to maximize a few bucks and simple supplies for hours of fun and entertainment! This edition...

Let's discuss this outfit shall we? I will start by claiming zero responsibility for this outfit.  Nora has definite opinions about her clothing and this is a great example of what she feels is a great wardrobe choice.  At least...

With family that lives 10 hours away, we've done our fair share of long distance car trips.  We've left all times of the day, from 8am to 1pm to 5pm and everything in between.  We've stopped part way and...

I grew up in a family crazy about Christmas. Christmas music played twelve months a year, eight full-sized Christmas trees decorated our living room, and individual present counts neared one hundred. It was crazy, but it was fun. Really...

A Simple Season: Tips for Keeping the Heart of the Holidays Part Four: Stopping the Christmas Morning Crazy Anyone else long for the Christmas morning in the Folgers commercial? The leisurely wake up, the aroma of coffee, snuggly pajamas, homemade cinnamon...

Oh, the magic of the holiday season!  The twinkling lights, the peppermint mocha lattes, the cherry-red cheeks of littles playing in the snow (you know, when we have snow)...it all makes my heart happy.  For a little holiday fun,...

This easy craft is festive and fun to make with kids age 2-7. You can make these simple bird feeders in any shape, so be creative! Supplies needed: Thick cardstock Scissors Hole punch Marker or pencil Twine or cord (yarn could even work) Peanut butter Dried cranberries Birdseed Start...

Today (December 18th) is Bake Cookies Day!  And with the holidays coming up, this couldn't be any better positioned. Here at CMB, we decided to do a roundup of our favorite cookie recipes to share with you. If you're...

2015 is almost upon us and often, as one-year ends and another begins, we tend to become more self-reflective. We start thinking about making our lives better in small or big ways and make some hope-filled decisions referred to...