Still Stay Safe and Nerdy This Halloween! 🎃 👻
This year many people are vaccinated, but there is one group that hasn't been able to receive any vaccinations yet (kids). Here's what we learned from last year's pandemic Halloween.
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Recommendations suitable for 1 year olds!
Rocking the Car Seat with an Intricate Pulley System 🚙 💤
Here's a technique I developed a few years ago when my fourth was young that should make that last leg of your driving a bit smoother!
Stoic Happiness on the Camping Spectrum 🏕
Having a hard time convincing your kids to go camping? Well, read on for one MORE reason you can use to convince them.
Intricate Database of Awesome Playgrounds 🚸
Playgrounds are awesome. But how do you find the good ones? It's high time we had an objective playground ranking system.
Spreadsheet Awards: The Baby Memory Book for Nerds 🏆
As with most things in life, keeping track of your baby's milestones is better and more fun with a spreadsheet.
The 77 Best Kid-Friendly Books That Are Educational AND Awesome 📘
Reading any book will surely contribute to your children's knowledge and skills, particularly in the areas of language, vocabulary, listening, attention span, and reading itself. This is great, but why not help your kids in these areas plus additional educational areas (such as math, technology, life, science, engineering, equity, art,
Conceptualizing Large Numbers With Jelly Beans 𐄡
Understanding big numbers and what they really mean is tough. "How Many Jelly Beans?" is a great book for helping with this!
Teaching Through Song 🎵
I can't think of a better way to engrain information into a human's brain than through song. How would any of us have ever learned the alphabet without music?
Educational and Still Fun After Countless Iterations: "Ten Apples Up On Top" 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
"Ten Apples Up On Top" is one of my favourite educational books for babies and toddlers.
Rocking your Baby Vertically vs. Horizontally 😭 → 😴
After four kids and nearly 10 years of babies, I don't know how many times I've tried to console a crying baby, but has definitely happened many many times.
Maximize your baby's pre-crawling cuteness with a turtle costume 🐢
Pre-bedtime City Astronomy ✨
Last week my 8.2 year old noticed a bright light in the sky outside through the window. So we all jumped up and ran outside to see what it was.
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