The Chirping Moms

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

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

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

5 Favorites for Sun Protection

5 Favorites for Sun Protection

Memorial Day Weekend is here! It’s time for the summer months and fun in the sun. With little ones, fun in the sun does come with some work: sun protection. It’s something I feel that if you plan ahead and get the right gear, you can have more fun and less stress on the hot sunny days of summer. Today… Read More

25 Patriotic Books for Kids

25 Patriotic Books for Kids

By: Courtney Byrne This week is Memorial Day Weekend, followed by Flag Day and then 4th of July. We love books to go along with holidays and also love history books for kids. So it was fun to work on a list of 25 patriotic books for kids. The list includes fiction, non fiction and books for all ages: patriotic… Read More

Easy Watermelon Craft: DIY Painted Watermelon Flower Pot

Easy Watermelon Craft: DIY Painted Watermelon Flower Pot

  Looking for a fun spring craft? This DIY watermelon flower pot craft is cute for a Mother’s Day gift, teacher gift or just something fun to do this spring. It’s easy and can be down with any size flower pot. For this one, I got the paint recommended for painting clay pots – it’s next to the clay pots… Read More