The Chirping Moms

Easy Weeknight Summer Meals

Easy Weeknight Summer Meals

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUBBA burger. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyone is always excited for summer and eating outdoors, grilling, etc but you can quickly run out of meal ideas. By late June the sound of burgers and hotdogs for dinner loses it’s exciting ring! Today I’m sharing some easy weeknight… Read More

Fun Summer Footprint Craft: Watermelon Footprint

Fun Summer Footprint Craft: Watermelon Footprint

I love making handprint and footprint crafts with the kids. We’ve made many over the years and it’s fun to see how they grow. Today I’m sharing a fun summer footprint craft! Here’s how to make a watermelon footprint: Watermelon Footprint Watermelon Footprint Supplies: white paper or canvas pink and green paint 2 small sponge paint brushes (the super cheap… Read More

5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids

5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids

  Who’s ready for some super simple kids crafts for July and August? Today I’m sharing 5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids. These all need minimal supplies and are perfect for preschool age kids. Bigger kids will have fun doing them too and can do them on their own.  These 5 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids are perfect for camps…. Read More

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Kids (Free Printables)

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Kids (Free Printables)

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge Fun With summer here, I needed something to inspire & motivate my little reader (and readers to be)!  I created these fun Summer Reading BINGO charts to use with my own kids.   Today, I am excited to share these printable BINGO cards with you.  Here’s how the Summer Reading BINGO challenge works:   1.  Set… Read More

A Fun Summer Reading Log for Kids

A Fun Summer Reading Log for Kids

We have some great summer printables! Today i’m sharing a fun summer reading log for kids. When I was coming up with some new printable ideas, one mom mentioned that it would be helpful to not just log the number of books and titles, but also to “rate” the book and have a section to note something about the book…. Read More

Countdown to Summer (Free Printables)

Countdown to Summer (Free Printables)

It’s mid May which means summer is right around the corner! School will be out before you know it and the excitement around the house is real. Are the kids asking non stop when the last day of school is? Or when the official first day of summer is? Then print out a FREE Countdown to Summer Printable!     … Read More

Holiday Ready with YearCheer

Holiday Ready with YearCheer

You know I love celebrating holidays. There is no holiday “too small” to put up decorations or have a themed meal for. From Valentine’s Day to National Donut Day there’s plenty to celebrate. Celebrating, even in small ways, makes an ordinary day special. If there’s anything the past few years have taught us: don’t take enjoying time with family and… Read More

50 Free Summer Activities for Kids At Home

50 Free Summer Activities for Kids At Home

Summer is finally here! During this time, we don’t have much choice but to spend a lot of time with our kids at home. We must keep the kids entertained for these months and present them with fun indoor activities or outdoor games for the summer days. Spending the day doing nothing makes the kids go bored out of their… Read More

Tons of Fun Camping Themed Activities for Kids {With Free Printable}

Tons of Fun Camping Themed Activities for Kids {With Free Printable}

The kids are really interested in camping all of a sudden. With a few weeks left of summer vacation, I wasn’t quite prepared to take a 3 year old, 5 year old and baby camping, but I did come up with some fun ways to “camp” during the day in our backyard. Here are a few fun camping activities, books… Read More