Kids Archives - The Chirping Moms

Friday Favorites: Gender Neutral Baby Gift Ideas

May 29, 2020

All 5 times, we waited until the delivery room to find out the gender of our baby. The first time around, it was really hard to wait. I wanted to shop and prepare and had a hard time finding clothes, nursery decor, etc that were gender neutral. Over the years and quite a few more pregnancies, I have found lots… Read More

Activities for Kids: 3 Toilet Paper Roll Animals

May 27, 2020

If you have animals lovers in your house, these fun crafts for kids will be a hit. They’re also good if you are looking for crafts for “P” week for preschool: we have a penguin, puppy and pig craft today. These toilet paper roll animals are easy and fun to make. Everyone is collecting toilet paper these days so why… Read More

DIY Ninja Turtle Paper Plate Mask

May 12, 2020

My 2 heroes in a half shell (or more like tasmanian devils). 4 & 5 year old boys in quarantine = not easy. The sunny days are great but the rainy ones… I just cross my fingers for no broken furniture (or glass, or bones, or sisters prized possessions… you get it). It’s also not easy to get their attention… Read More

Mother’s Day Craft: Easy Hand Shaped Flower Bouquet

May 6, 2020

Dads: paper, scissors & tape… you can handle this one. The kids aren’t bringing home any cute Mother’s Day crafts this year & mom might like a handprint (to remember how small they were before they snacked their way through quarantine & ended up bigger than her). This is a cute one to make for grandma too. This hand shaped… Read More

Mother’s Day Idea: Have a Virtual Tea Party

May 4, 2020

One group of people that I think quarantine is very hard for is Grandmothers. If they live close by, it’s not easy for them to skip what were frequent visits or to start having visits from 6+ feet away in the driveway to way hello. For grandmothers that live farther away, it’s really hard to cancel flight plans to visit… Read More

May Activity Calendar for Kids

May 2, 2020

It’s a new month. It was a long April at home, with lots of rain and no where to go. We’re excited for May and warmer weather. Today I’m sharing a May Activity Calendar for Kids. My big kids have been doing great with their distance learning and usually finish by lunch. My preschoolers are very active and I find… Read More

Rainbow Crafts & Activities for Kids

May 1, 2020

Our first week home, we followed people across the nation and across the world in hanging rainbows in our window. We loved how they looked and really enjoyed spotting rainbows in other people’s windows when we were out or a walk. Rainbows are a symbol of hope, make us happy when we look at them and the message that the… Read More

Introducing Edward Louis: A Birth Story

April 30, 2020

We introduced our sweet little 5th baby into our family last month. Edward Louis arrived on March 9th. He’s spent his first 6 weeks home with just the 6 of his family members getting love and snuggles around the clock. Edward, who we call Teddy came home the day before we all “came home” indefinitely. Today I’m sharing how he… Read More

National Superhero Day

April 28, 2020

This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Happy National Superhero Day! Although… this year it’s been 100% ok to wear your favorite superhero dress up daily, since it’s about the only other thing these 2 put on besides pajamas. From costumes of their favorite character to making up their own superheroes…. I’m happy… Read More

25 Easy Outdoor Games

April 28, 2020

I used to only study weekly weather forecasts when we were going on vacation…now I check the 10 day, daily and hourly forecast like it’s my job because the rainy days are so much harder than the sunny ones! But after 6 weeks of only our backyard (no playgrounds or parks!!), they are starting to say “we want to… Read More