Courtney, Author at The Chirping Moms

DIY Costumes Inspired By Favorite Book Characters

October 22, 2022

Two of our favorite things: books and making costumes. Today we’re combining those 2 favorites with 5 diy easy book character costumes. We picked four of our absolute favorite book characters for this to make it fun for the kids. These are books we read all the time so dressing up as the main characters in the book was fun!… Read More

DIY Costumes with Bella Bliss

October 7, 2022

Making DIY Halloween costumes is one of my favorite things. Each year the kids and I plan different costumes they can help me make. We had so much fun making these Bella Bliss DIY Costumes. Bella Bliss clothes have been in our home for over 12 years and worn for special occasions, holidays and for school & play. It’s such… Read More

Fun Halloween Handprint and Footprint Crafts

October 4, 2022

I’ve always loved making holiday handprint and footprint crafts. I save them with my holiday decor and it’s so fun to see how they’ve grown. I have a tiny little footprint craft I made 10 years ago with Maggie and now her feet are almost my size! These Halloween handprint and footprint crafts are simple and something you’ll want to… Read More

Window Covering Safety Month

September 29, 2022

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Window Covering Safety Council. All opinions are 100% mine. October is Window Covering Safety Month. It’s the perfect time of year to learn more about having safe window coverings in your home and to take a look at the windows in your own home and evaluate their safety. I… Read More

Halloween Books and PJs

September 20, 2022

It’s my favorite time of the year on The Chirping Moms: Halloween! I couldn’t wait until October to kick it off because: 1.) I’m too excited and 2.) you need time to order some things to use during October. For example, Halloween books and pjs. I tried to find both pajamas and books that would work for babies on up… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

September 17, 2022

This week’s theme is APPLES! What’s a more iconic preschool theme than apples? Apple crafts are always my favorite and something I love hanging up all of fall. Today I’m sharing apple themed crafts and activities for kids. This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things apple! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home… Read More

Tween Fall Fashion Guide

September 11, 2022

Let’s chat tween fall fashion! Finding clothes for tweens has been harder than I expected. They want to be stylish, yet comfortable. They want to be on trend but not wear the identical outfit as someone else. And let’s not forget about how the tops seem to be getting shorter by the season… This year I have two middle school… Read More

Easy Meal Ideas for Back to School Season

August 31, 2022

This post is sponsored by Babbleboxx. Back to School means back to a schedule around here. So it’s time to share some easy meal ideas! Our summers are filled with long days at the pool, travel and fun. We eat out more in the summer and are not home very much. When school starts that all changes. All 5 kids… Read More

Lunch Packing Hacks: 50 Things to Put in a Lunchbox

August 9, 2022

Who could use a list of 50 Things to Put in a Lunch Box? It’s almost that time…. back to school aka back to lunch packing for the next 10 months! This year I will have four lunches to pack each day x 180 days of school…. When I asked on Instagram last month what types of Back to School… Read More

Fun Activities to Go Along with Your I Can Read Books

July 27, 2022

We don’t do much school work in the summer but we love reading and crafts. Today we’re sharing some fun activities and book character crafts! These easy crafts that go with books are perfect for a rainy day or a quiet afternoon home. When people ask me “how the girls learned to read” my first response is that they had… Read More