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We are so thankful for all of our readers and fans that have been reading theSIMPLEmoms. We recently hit 10,000 fans on facebook so we think this calls for a great celebration. 10 on the 10th is what we call it. We rounded up 10 companies to giveaway 10 products for one whole day! Yes…
Keeping Our Children Germ Free: Is It Possible? How many parents have been told by older relatives that it’s best to let your kids roll around in the dirt and build up immunity to germs? Maybe your aunt informed you ‘matter of factly’ at a recent family Christmas, or perhaps it was your mum the…
How many of you travel for the holidays? Whether it be long distance or just a short trip to Grandmas? What are your must-haves to travel with your kids to make it easier in the car? I know that my kids do NOT last very long in the car while traveling. It is up to…
Have you settled on Christmas cards yet? It is a difficult task because there are so many to choose from. I worked with bee’sKnees designs back in August for my daughter’s birthday invites. You can check it out here. I was very excited to get to work with her again as her designs are amazing. …
Whether it’s for the tax deduction or the warm fuzzy feeling giving to others generates, most Americans plan to make a charitable donation over the holiday season. In fact, nearly 60 percent of Americans say they’ll donate between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to a survey reported in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. With so many worthy…
Last year I started a new Christmas tradition for my girls of giving them holiday themed books as part of our advent calendar celebrations. Fun for them, easy for me, and it has been a great way to build up the selection of books we’re reading during the month of December! This year I’ve continued…
I was so thrilled when I received the box of tiny little Pinypons and got to share them with my daughter’s friends! We had a very fun time playing together and incorporating Pinypons with it all! But before I tell you about that, let me share some Pinypon information with you: Welcome to the world…
I have always loved wreathes on front doors. But finding the right wreath can be a challenge. There are teeny, tiny ones that look so small on your door and makes the door look mammoth. There are ones that are so huge that it makes your normal door look like a small door. Well let…
If you are looking for something super fun and super different, keep reading. I have a shoe that so many little girls will just love! Bobbi-Toads is the name and playing polish is their game! ;0 Take a peek at these shoes – they come with laces as well as with velcro. So no matter…
I’m hoping by posting this early enough that you will be able to put this on the menu a couple times this holiday season!Traditionally, wassail was made in England after the apple harvests were done. It was a way to commemorate their apple trees in hopes of a good harvest the following year. I have…
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year, my favorite honestly. It’s my favorite for very deep, personal reasons as well as very fun reasons. We do Santa with our girls and that makes Christmas even more fun. I love personalized things, especially when it comes to Santa. I mean, kids only believe for SO…
I saw the idea of a “stuffed pepper soup” somewhere on Pinterest last year and played around with it enough last winter to figure out how we like it 🙂I really liked the idea since making actual stuffed peppers is kind of fussy. You are going to love how easy this is. It just needs…