Tips for Moms

It’s so important for us as parents to teach our young children the importance of giving back so that they will grow up to be giving and kind individuals willing to lend a helping hand whenever they can. Sometimes it can be hard to teach ittle ones how to give back because they are still …

Thinking of visiting Long Beach, CA? Here are our five favorite family-friendly things to do there! Aquarium of the Pacific: This aquarium, open 9 am to 6 pm daily (except Christmas Day and during the weekend of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 11-13, 2014) is Southern California’s largest aquarium. It displays more than 11,000 …

Today we’re talking all about fun travel games for kids! My family and I went on countless road trips when I was younger and I remember my mom always packing a bag full of games and treats for my sister and I to entertain us while we were cooped up in the backseat. Long car rides, …

I come from a family of teachers so it’s ingrained in me to turn “normal” activities into learning activities. Now that my eldest is preschool age, the opportunities for learning are around every corner. Even when I don’t kick off a “lesson”, it seems my daughter is searching for one. I mean, at three years …

Sometimes renting your home means that you are very limited on what you can paint, hang, and remodel. Lots of owners don’t allow you do make any changes and you aren’t going to want to pour a lot of money into changing a space that you’re only in temporarily. We have rented plenty of spaces …

Does your child like to draw the same character over and over again? Consider turning that character into a special toy for him or her! Vancouver mom and artist Wendy Tsao creates soft toys based on children’s drawings via her business, Child’s Own Studio (childsown.com). She created the business in 2007 after making a soft …

My family and I moved to Pasadena 5 months ago and we love our new city so much. I was born and raised in Los Angeles so I was always familiar with this city and visited it many times, but had never lived here until now. What I love most about Pasadena is that we …

I’ve always been a reader. Not a fast one, but definitely a reader who thoroughly enjoys a good story and always has a new book on the radar. When I was young I would alphabetize my book collection like the library and, with pretend library cards, check out my book friends to my sisters 🙂 …

Need to make room for all the holiday toys your little ones received, or just need to get rid of outgrown playthings? Here are some ideas for what to do with new and gently used toys: Donate them:  Bring toys to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army donation site, or schedule a time for the Salvation …

This year my daughter started preschool. Two afternoons each week she skips into her class and sings, learns and crafts her little heart out for 2 1/2 hours. At pick-up she is always thrilled to show off her day’s work. I’m equally as thrilled to see her creativity 🙂 Sometimes her projects are small and …

We just recently moved and our new house is bigger than anything else we’ve ever had before. We are used to small space living and don’t quite know what to do with all the extra space we now have.   We have a playroom for my son in this new house and I have been …

We’ve been trying to move for 3 1/2 years (darn you, housing market!!) so I’m super excited that the time has finally come! I’ve been house hunting lately and seen the most amazing rooms that I just had to share with you. No these photos aren’t from my house or a house that I’ve bought …