The Chirping Moms

Friday Favorites: Summer Picks from American Girl

Friday Favorites: Summer Picks from American Girl

If you’re on the hunt for great birthday gifts or even thinking ahead to the holidays, we’ve got a great list of Friday Favorites today! This summer, American Girl launched a number of fun new items for girls, their dolls and their bookshelves. Being home more, my girls have also been working more on chores and earning allowance. If your… Read More

Friday Favorites: Hevea Planet

Friday Favorites: Hevea Planet

For this week’s Friday Favorites, I wanted to share a brand we’ve started using this summer: Hevea. I was on the hunt for new baby toys and also swim fins for the big kids… and oddly enough found a brand that makes both. Hevea is made in Copenhagen and all natural rubber. It’s a great way to replace using plastic… Read More

Have You Tried the Avent Soothie Snuggle?

Have You Tried the Avent Soothie Snuggle?

A couple months ago, I shared how we had tried the new Avent Soothie Snuggle when Teddy was born. Like his 4 older siblings, the Avent Soothie was his first pacifier in the hospital. We were happy to see that you could now add a snuggly friend to it when you want and easily remove it for cleaning. The Soothie… Read More

5 Ways to Keep Girls Connected While Social Distancing

5 Ways to Keep Girls Connected While Social Distancing

It hasn’t been easy for kids the past few months. As an adult, I still feel connected to friends: group texts, social media, virtual board meetings and social distancing meetups. My kids don’t have phones or social media and we are just now talking about social distancing meetups for them (it’s much easier for adults to respect 6+ feet of… Read More

Friday Favorites: See Kai Run

Friday Favorites: See Kai Run

It’s now July and my kids haven’t been inside of a store since February. One thing that I would always do in store, was have my kids feet measured. Whether it was using the “foot chart” in Target or taking them to a kids shoe section, each season I liked to see exactly what size my kids feet were. Since… Read More

20 Books About Race & Racism for Children

20 Books About Race & Racism for Children

I’ve thought so many times over the past few days: we must do better. For me, right now, that means making sure I am teaching my 5 children about race, racism and how to treat all people. I almost always turn to books when it comes to teaching my children, especially the hard things for me to explain. I didn’t… Read More

Patriotic Recipes & Outfits for Kids

Patriotic Recipes & Outfits for Kids

Group Post  The 4th of July will look a lot different this year: no big parties, gatherings for fireworks or parades. Just because many of our typical 4th of July traditions will be cancelled, it doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy a day of celebrating our country with our family (and maybe even some social distancing with friends!). 4th of… Read More