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My Top 10 Beach Tips for Kids

Today, I want to share my top beach tips for kids. Summertime for our family means lots of beach time – kid play time, water time, sandcastle time (and most of the time) bliss. My husband and I LOVE to take our kids to the beach to play, and we feel so lucky to live fairly close. It doesn’t matter how many times we go…playing in the sand, chasing waves and collecting shells never gets old…

Beach Tip #1

Sunscreen them up before you get there. Once you get to the beach, you will be juggling towels, toys, bags, umbrellas, coolers, and excited kids. It will take you a little while to lug all of your stuff to the sand, all while kiddos are jumping up and down excited. Believe me, it is much easier to take the time to do the sunscreen before you arrive.

How to Make FROZEN Glitter Silly Putty!

This summer, my kids and I are having so much fun with crafts, science experiments and little projects.

After seeing a super fun pin on Pinterest from pagingfunmums.com on how to make silly putty, we decided to make this blog’s “Frozen” inspired glitter silly putty.

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How Much is Too Much Screen Time for Kids?

Okay mamas, I’m ready to talk about something a little touchy in the parenting world. Something that affects all of us…and all of our kids. Screen time for our chidden. We are in the generation of everything electronic – TVs, cell phones, iPads, handheld gaming devices, laptops, tablets, thousands of apps and games, and everything in between. All at out fingertips. Which means at our children’s fingertips. So here’s my question today: how much is too much screen time for kids?

Let’s open up a dialogue, because I am genuinely curious to hear what other mamas have to say on this subject. I’ll start. Here’s my two cents…please feel free to agree, disagree or comment…

$1 Movies for Kids this Summer

Who doesn’t love to go to the movies? Wellllll…sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming with a preschooler and first grader in tow. That’s why I LOVE the these OC cheap summer movies for kids! We are talking $1 movies for kids this summer in Orange County, yes, only $1, offered at many theaters locations I have compiled for you below.

These fun, kid-friendly movies are shown in the mornings. Typically filled with other parents and excited, squirmy kids. And it’s okay that your kids laugh extra loud, talk during the movie, spill their snack, and get up and down. And up and down. And up and down. Oh, and cruise the aisles. While watching the movie.