This is a sponsored post. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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“You need braces.” Those were the dreaded words my orthodontist spoke when I was 13-years old. I knew it was coming, but really couldn’t fathom going through my teen years with big metal brackets on my teeth.
Many of my friends had the clear or tiny little brackets, but I had the big old clunky metal ones. Here’s my freshman picture (age 14).
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Whenever we get gummy vitamins, the girls go crazy and want to eat them like candy. Unfortunately, I’m not always pleased with the ingredients in those gummies, so I decided to make my own!
Since I recently shared my recipe for homemade jello and I have quality gelatin in the house, I decided to use that as a base for gummy probiotics. Not only are the girls getting a dose of probiotics with these yummy treats, they are also getting great health benefits from the grassfed gelatin!
You could also use other powdered supplements like Vitamin C or Magnesium – or whatever supplement you need to get into your kid’s system!
This recipe uses a very simple process that [click to continue…]
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My husband is a musician, and both of my children have shown a great deal of interest in music from early on. They both have guitars and keyboards, and love singing and dancing. They make up their own songs and just have a blast with it.
We love to encourage our children’s interests, so at some point, we will probably look at formal music lessons. TakeLessons.com is a website that connects students and families with private music teachers, arts instructors and academic tutors across the country.
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of NETFLIX.
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We don’t have cable TV in our house, but we do have Netflix. We watch Netflix every day, and my girls absolutely love that they can choose their favorite show at any time to watch – unlike with cable. And I like that they aren’t exposed to commercials like they would be with cable TV.
We have a PS3, so we are able to watch Netflix on our TV without hooking up our computer to the TV since there’s an app for it. We can also watch Netflix on our computers (or other hundreds of other devices), but for the most time we watch it through the PS3.
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My girls and I love crafts, but I’m not always great at putting together craft ideas on my own. So I love subscription box services that bring us fun ideas we can do together.
This month we were introduced to Wummelbox, a subscription arts & crafts service just for kids age 3-8. Each high-quality Wummelbox contains 3-4 themed-based projects (e.g., Nutrition, Music, or Color and Light) and is designed to inspire children to learn and explore the world around them.
I appreciate that Wummelbox uses eco-friendly and style-conscience materials whenever possible (e.g., recycling of the packaging, reforested wood, material like cork and sand, etc.). Even the box is part of that month’s craft – so it’s part of the craft and not just something else for your trash.
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Did you know that May is Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM)? If you’re not familiar with PAM, it’s an organization dedicated to inspiring women during pregnancy with educational initiatives spotlighting nutrition, wellness and all around nurturing.
PAM was established in 2008 by author & holistic lifestyle expert Anna Getty and producer & mompreneur Alisa Donner. Each May, their flagship PAM free event is held in Los Angeles and features a variety of brands, specialists and experts in the field of pregnancy, motherhood and kids. [click to continue…]
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine.
The sun is shining and the weather is beautiful, so the girls and I have been trying to do more projects and activities outside each day. We’ve planted seeds and enjoy letting the chickens roam the yard. But finding fun activities that teach lessons of sustainability is always something I’m looking for.
Miracle-Gro is currently challenging people to create their own fun garden projects so they can inspire kids to become future gardeners!
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As always, all you have to do is click on the image to go download your copy of the Kindle book. But hurry before they aren’t free anymore!
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I’m excited to announce the June Natural Living Blog Carnival, sponsored by the Green Moms Network and hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project! We will be hosting the June Natural Living Blog Carnival on Thursday, June 20, 2013.
Take 1 or 2 weeks to explore a natural practice that you have yet to try, then tell us about how it went. Perhaps it was cloth diapering, cooking completely from scratch, ditching all paper products, eliminating plastic purchases or line drying laundry. The possibilities are endless!
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After reading Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition last year, I decided we needed to make some dietary changes to halt the tooth decay that both girls were experiencing.
I got my first bottle of Fermented Cod Liver / High Vitamin Butter Oil, which is recommended in Cure Tooth Decay, for the girls last October. We went with the gel in the Cinnamon Tingle flavor since neither Zoë nor Kaylee could swallow a pill yet and I thought they’d go for cinnamon over plain flavor.
Zoë did okay eating it with yogurt and raw honey or by dipping walnuts in it, but Kaylee wasn’t having it. There was nothing I could do to hide it from her. She spit food everywhere whenever I tried to hide it from her.
Strangely enough, it seems that Zoë’s tooth decay on her front teeth has halted and Kaylee’s has continued to progress. Since then, I have discovered that both girls can [click to continue…]
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