Mommy Shorts - Page 12 of 200 Mommy Shorts

02/06/20

Conversation Starters Go Hilariously Wrong at Neve’s American Girl Doll Party

A birthday party at American Girl Place includes a private room, place settings for everyone’s dolls, dinner, cake and conversation starters, which were freaking hilarious.

02/06/20

Feel Free to Vent to the Angry Tree

So far, 2020 has been pretty depressing. I find following the election cycle and the impeachment hearings and the uptick in hate crimes and the effects of climate change to be mentally exhausting.

02/04/20

53 Cheap and Easy Valentine’s Gifts for All the People You Love

If you want some ideas for reasonably priced Valentines’ Day presents for your kids, I made a guide. I also included a few gifts that I want, some options for Mike and a few for your single friends too.

01/31/20

That Time Mazzy Was Asked to Brag About Herself

In the hallway of Mazzy’s school, student projects often hang outside the classroom. When Mazzy’s work is on the wall, I can’t help but compare hers to the other kids in the class.

01/30/20

Is Being a Mom a Marketable Skill?

I bet there are a lot of moms still trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. Particularly those of us who went on a five or ten year hiatus to raise our kids.

01/29/20

24 Things That Will Happen at the Museum of Ice Cream

Will your child learn about the science behind the making of ice cream? Or the benefits of a balanced diet and how to incorporate cold creamy treats in moderation? No, they will not.

01/21/20

Mommy Shorts Squad hits 100K

Remember five years ago when I started @insta2yearold on Instagram? Since then, so much has changed.

01/20/20

Our Favorite Books about Martin Luther King Jr.

For the past three years, whenever we walk into a bookstore or library, Harlow gravitates to the first book she sees with Martin Luther King Jr.’s face.

01/14/20

Harlow’s Recipe for Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes

Harlow has tried many box mixes and the results are clear— nothing compares to when she makes pancakes from scratch.

01/14/20

32 Game-Changing House Rules and Parent Hacks

I asked you guys to tell me simple changes that you implemented at home last year which had positive results. For instance, we made a “on iPad in the morning” rule that resulted in way less yelling.

01/09/20

Spending New Year’s Eve on the Slopes

We decided to switch it up this year and spend New Year’s Eve in Vermont, skiing, sipping hot chocolate and eating s’mores.

01/07/20

My Top Ten Moments of 2019

My “Top Ten Moments of 2019” focuses on the stuff that was important to me (both big moments and small), as opposed to what did well on Instagram.

01/06/20

Welcoming in a New Decade

Mike and I started this decade as total parenting newbies, with a three week old baby girl. It is honestly hard to remember what life was like before then.

01/06/20

Our Remarkably Average Chrismakuh is Actually Pretty Perfect

Four years ago, even though I didn’t know it at the time, an important family tradition was born. It’s not just the giving and the magic. It’s the holiday we host in our home.

12/29/19

25 Kids Who Requested Weird Gifts for Christmas… that Santa Delivered!

There’s the kid who wanted an eyeball ornament, the kid who wanted a tornado and the kid who wanted a puzzle of his dad sitting on the toilet…