The Chirping Moms

An American Girl Baking Party

An American Girl Baking Party

When I told my girls the idea I had for a holiday party, I thought their heads might explode. We were going to plan party that included: their friends, American Girl dolls, baking and holiday fun. They screamed with excitement when I told them and then we got right to planning. I wanted to do a baking party with the girls… Read More

Easy Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make

Easy Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make

For young children, so much of the holiday season is about what gifts they’re asking for and how many days until Santa arrives. It’s important to find ways to teach them about giving. For little kids, I like helping them make gifts to give. Then, the gift is something they can take pride in giving. Today we are sharing 6 easy… Read More

The 12 Days of Toys: Day 5, Baby’s First Christmas

The 12 Days of Toys: Day 5, Baby’s First Christmas

It’s Day 5 of our 12 Days of Toys Giveaways! We are teaming up with some awesome small businesses & Etsy shops today to share some 12 top favorite gift ideas for Baby’s First Christmas.  Read below to learn about each shop and scroll to the bottom to enter this awesome giveaway.  One winner will win all the prizes in this fabulous prize collection! Smiling… Read More

The 12 Days of Toys: Day 3, B. Toys Rocking Horse

The 12 Days of Toys: Day 3, B. Toys Rocking Horse

On the 3rd day of Christmas The Chirping Moms gave away: The B. Toys Rodeo Rocker! This adorable rocking horse is soft and squishy horse on a wooden base. While riding along, kids can hear the clip clop of the horse’s hooves. The Rodeo Rocker is a fun toy for little ones and also makes a cute decor item for a nursery or… Read More

Great Gifts for the Animal Loving Adventure Girl

Great Gifts for the Animal Loving Adventure Girl

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you are probably well aware that we have an animal lover in our house (or a few). Each year as Christmas approaches, she comes up with a list of gifts she’s like. All of which are living. This year Maggie told me her Christmas list includes “just one thing, that’s actually 6 things”…. Read More

20 Meaningful Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

20 Meaningful Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

Now that Thanksgiving has ended, we are in full-on Christmas mode at our house!  Our tree has been chopped and put up in our living room.  Our stockings are hung by the fireplace.  And our pantry is stocked for some Christmas baking.  So now, I guess I need to officially get the Christmas shopping done.  One of my favorite places… Read More

The Best Guide for Baby’s 1st Christmas

The Best Guide for Baby’s 1st Christmas

Baby’s 1st Christmas: one of my favorite things to celebrate amongst the excitement of the first year. Christmas is a special time for gathering with family and celebrating, so someone new in the family to celebrate with is very important to me. I’ll save the sappy stuff for another post, but I’ve got all kinds of emotions as we get ready… Read More

Top Holiday Decor & Gifts for 2016 (& 2 Giveaways!)

Top Holiday Decor & Gifts for 2016 (& 2 Giveaways!)

We have one month until Christmas & we couldn’t be more excited to kick off the Christmas season with not one, but TWO, Ultimate Christmas giveaways!  We are featuring several of our favorite places to shop for holiday decor AND for gifts this year.  All items come from small businesses and shops, which we love to partner with and support especially during the holiday season.  We hope… Read More