The Chirping Moms

Summer Shoes For Kids: Pediped

Summer Shoes For Kids: Pediped

Often I find we end up with a lot of summer shoes for kids: sneakers, sandals, flip flops, water shoes, dressy sandals, rain boots… We have a big basket by the back door and grab what we need depending on the day. This summer is different: we will be traveling for a month straight and I am trying to pack… Read More

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids & Travel Favorites

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids & Travel Favorites

I’ve been traveling with kids for the better part of a decade but this past year has been different. I am traveling with a couple “big kids” and it’s really cool. The boys are still very much “little kids” but the girls can read, write and have all kinds of opinions and input into our trips. I can remember trips… Read More

10 Fun Ideas for Easter Baskets

10 Fun Ideas for Easter Baskets

Making Easter baskets for the kids is one of my holiday favorites. I like that it’s all contained in a basket and I can get creative with it. This year we are traveling for Easter, so I have been hunting for items we can easily pack in a suitcase. While browsing the web, other blogs posts and stores lately, I’ve… Read More

Friday Favorites: La Coqueta

Friday Favorites: La Coqueta

March is finally here. That means spring is just a couple week’s away, followed by Easter. March also means that we are just about ready to pack up coats and boots and trade them for shorts, dresses and sandals. It’s time to prep for dressing kids for Easter and spring weather. I’m so happy to share today’s “Friday Favorites”, La Coqueta…. Read More

A Festive Family Craft and Holiday Attire

A Festive Family Craft and Holiday Attire

The years seem to be flying by. I wish there was a way to pause time for a bit but no matter how hard we try to, it’s suddenly December and another year is coming to a close. The years pass too quickly and perhaps the month that flies the fastest is December. With children I find this to be… Read More

Friday Favorites: Best Boots for Kids

Friday Favorites: Best Boots for Kids

This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own.    It’s finally feeling like fall! After wearing flip flops for our first few fall outings, the chilly mornings have arrived and it feels more like fall. Now that we’re putting away the flip flops for fall, it’s time to talk boots! Boots look adorable for… Read More

Rocking In Our School Shoes with Stride Rite

Rocking In Our School Shoes with Stride Rite

“I’m rocking in my school shoes, I’m rocking in my school shoes, I’m rocking in my school shoes.”  Just like Pete the Cat, it’s that time of year where we stroll down the street & head off for our first day of school.  Today, I wanted to share about our back to school sneaker picks this year & a fun… Read More

Back to School with Keen Kids {Giveaway!}

Back to School with Keen Kids {Giveaway!}

In the summertime, kids need shoes to keep up with their days outdoors: climbing, splashing, summer camps, beach, lakes etc. When it’s time to head back to school, we often look for shoes that look nice and more like the shoes we had growing up. But if you’re kids are anything like mine, as soon as they bust through the… Read More

50 Free Summer Activities for Kids

50 Free Summer Activities for Kids

Our kids get out of school in less than a week! I’m looking forward to no schedules and plenty of time for the kids to run wild in the back yard. While we don’t do “activities” everyday and they spend a lot more time just playing on their own, it’s fun to have some activities to either do with them… Read More