Hey ya'll! Keeping my family safe is my top priority. When purchasing, designing, and installing new elements into our home, I always consider my family’s safety first. We recently purchased new Kidde smoke alarms from The Home Depot. Kidde has been in the fire safety business for over 100 years, making them the leading manufacturer of fire safety products. Kidde products are designed to help protect your home and family from immediate threats, such as smoke and carbon monoxide — and ...
3 Ways to Diversify Your Home Library with Hatch Baby
Today in partnership with Hatch, creators of the ever popular Hatch Rest sound machine, I am sharing three ways to diversify your home library. Every sleep routine should include a bedtime story. Books are an essential part of childhood. From board books to bedtime stories, children’s books can be used to enlighten, entertain, and encourage. The books you choose should reflect the world we live in and intentionally expose your children to people, cultures, and customs different from ...
2019 Toddler Gift Guide – Screen Free Options
Black Friday is here! Today I am so happy to share my 2019 Holiday gift guide for toddlers. Our toddler is obsessed with building, construction, and trucks. If you notice a theme here, that's why! I tried to include something for everyone from practical life to imaginative play. Let me know if you purchase any of these items, I'd love to hear how your little ones enjoy them. From L to R. Dado Cubes - We currently have one set of these and love them! They are sturdy plastic cubes that fit ...
5 Ways Your Toddler Can Help in the Kitchen
One of the hallmarks of toddlerhood is an intense desire to do things independently. With this new found independence can come a pretty stubborn desire to do all the things, all the time. Here's how you can help. Toddlers particularly love helping in the kitchen. Allowing them to help can not only boost their confidence and make them feel involved, but surprisingly cut down on prep time. Here are five ways to get them involved: Dish washing. This practical like activity is a favorite ...
Gender Neutral Modern Toddler Room Reveal
Hello there! It has been a LONG time since I've written a post here. I do apologize and hope that you all have been following along over on Instagram. Since my last blog post we sold our home in Washington, DC (more on that in another post) and moved to Maryland about 30 minutes outside of DC. Over the past few months we have been renovating and updating our new home which was a short-sale and needed A LOT of cosmetic work. It took us nearly 3 months to close on our new home after our home ...
Montessori Inspired Toddler Wardrobe | IKEA Hack
ETA: This post now includes images from our updated wardrobe. J is now 3 years old. I can't believe we are less than 3 months away from Jonah's 2nd birthday! As we approach his 2nd birthday, he is desiring more and more opportunities for independence. To support his growing desire for choice and independence (and to accommodate his lack of closet space) we created a small wardrobe for him so that he can access his clothing and some of his books independently. Montessori-inspired wardrobes ...