The Chirping Moms

Lunch Packing Made Simple

Lunch Packing Made Simple

“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Rubbermaid. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”   With only a few weeks left of summer, I am trying hard to cherish the fun times that we have together with just the kids & I… Read More

20+ Back to School Tips & Ideas for a Great School Year

20+ Back to School Tips & Ideas for a Great School Year

  We are excited to share some of our favorite Back to School posts that we have created all together in the Ultimate Back to School Round-Up!  Read below for lots of fun ideas that will help you get back to school ready.  Before you check out the posts, make sure to enter all of our current Back to School… Read More

8 Tips to Help Prepare Your Child for Preschool

8 Tips to Help Prepare Your Child for Preschool

 There’s a new backpack hanging in our mudroom & that can only mean one thing…   Yes, it’s time for my third (and last child) to head off to preschool!  This fall, Abby will be starting preschool.  It only totals six hours a week, but it’s hard to believe that I will have all three kids in school and that… Read More

Why I’ll Cry on the First Day of Kindergarten

Why I’ll Cry on the First Day of Kindergarten

Earlier this year, when talking about registering Maggie for Kindergarten, someone asked me,“will you be one of those moms that cries on the first day of school?” My immediate reply was “no way; we have half day Kindergarten in our town so I’ll only be dropping her off for a few hours!” Maggie will be going to Kindergarten just as… Read More

Lunchbox Ideas for Kids

Lunchbox Ideas for Kids

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. All opinions stated are my own.   It’s hard to believe that we are almost a month into the school season.  We are finally starting to get the morning routine down in this house:  eating breakfast, getting dressed, brushing teeth, & putting on shoes before heading out the door.  And there is one thing… Read More

Kids’ Daily Checklists

Kids’ Daily Checklists

School has started this month.  It has been an adjustment in this house as we are saying good-bye to lazy summer mornings & are busy scrambling around the house trying to get lunches made, shoes on the feet, & teeth brushed.  I created these three handy signs to encourage independence in my oldest son and so far, they have been… Read More

Back to School Tips & Books for a Successful School Year!

Back to School Tips & Books for a Successful School Year!

It continues to be Back to School season in our house this month, so today we are sharing some of Back to School tips & books to help you and your sweet little ones get ready for the start of school! Back to School Tips for Parents   These tips are created with the help of my mom, who has… Read More

Packed Lunch Box Ideas (Free Printable) & Favorite Lunchbox Tools

Packed Lunch Box Ideas (Free Printable) & Favorite Lunchbox Tools

Today, we are talking all about packing school lunches.  With kindergarten less than a month away, I am trying to get my unorganized & chaotic mind prepared for what lies ahead.  School supplies are bought, we are reading “prepping for kindergarten” stories, & now it’s time for me to get my mind wrapped around the idea of packing a lunch… Read More