DIY $7 Indian Costume Tutorial

So some of you are frequent visitors here and know that I orginally started my blog over at Marvelous Modern Mamma but after having my second son, maturing a bit and learning how to actually design a blog I decided to scrap the old one and start anew! If you hop over to the old one you'll quickly understand how much I've changed, design wise, in the last few years and why it was easier just to cut my loses and start fresh. BUT I couldn't leave this tutorial behind! I get compliments on this tutorial all the time! With hundreds of pins and over 12k views, this is one of my most loved tutorial!

How To Sanitize Kids Toys Without Dangerous Chemicals

Have you ever looked at your kids and though, "Ick, you are a tiny infestation of germs! I love you, but geeze kid, you touch everything nasty!" They can't help themselves. Kids are naturally tiny petri dishes of bacteria, but that doesn't mean that your home and all the things your children hold dear have to be too (and by dear I mean they show their appreciation to by sneezing, chewing and loving on). Instead of breaking out the danger and hazardous chemicals, try an all natural disinfectant duo you most likely already own!

DIY Flubber! Just as much fun as the movie, just not alive.

Do you remember being a kid with nothing to do? It was horrible! So when I saw that turmoil in my two and a half year old, I knew this mama had to get creative fast. A few weeks ago we got attacked by a lightening storm that left us without any TV or fun electronics, which even though I limit screen time, it was much quieter than normal! So I started thinking back to fifth grade art class, we had a quirky lady who loved all things creative and showed me how to make this nearly indestructible goo, which by the way, is all little boy's best friend! Now that I'm an adult, it's almost therapeutic! Are you ready to get dirty?!
[Pro tip: measure out all the ingredients before hand, this stuff gels up pretty quickly]

The Blob!

Here in the south Mother Nature seems to have PMS often. One day it's freezing, the next it could be almost 100 degrees (or over) so we have to find ways to accommodate for the ever changing weather! After all, toddlers don't like to be pinned up indoors for long! So after the bad lightening storms we've been having recently I devised a plan to keep the baby's outdoors and cool!
So, we made The Blob!

Shh! Awkward Mom-ents!

Having children and gaining your medal of Mom-or is can be one of the most liberating times in your life, but I'll be honest, parenting is never easy. There I said it. Parenting is hard!! Ok, you can stop glaring at me now, someone had to say it!! While there are so many hard decisions and experiences there are to be made, sometimes it's down right hysterical! I've collected a few Awkward Mom-ents from some mommy friends around the web, all for your enjoyment! 

Disclaimer: if you are highly pregnant or recently delivered, please take notice now to take protective measures, I will not be responsible for tee-tee soiled undies. ;)

30 Days To Becoming A No-Yell Mom

It was a Saturday. A very busy Saturday. We were cooking dinner for a family grill-out when it just seemed like my oldest was in to everything. I could just hear myself, I sounded terrible! Every few minutes I would yell over something. 

"Monkey! Stay out of the pantry!" 

"Son, don't take toys from your brother, he's just a baby!"

"Come ON son, please behave"

"SON! ENOUGH!"

I'm sure the neighbors think I've lost it or am some kind of evil, whip cracking, mother who hates her children; but the sad part is, being a mother was the only thing I've ever wanted to be. Passions, dream jobs and ideals have come and gone but the only true thing I've ever wanted to be is to be a mother, and a damn good one at that.