The Chirping Moms

Fun Ways to Prepare for Summer Learning

Fun Ways to Prepare for Summer Learning

Summer is around the corner! Many parents like to have a few things prepared for keep kids learning during the summer. My favorites: playing outdoors and reading. There are also so many great camps and classes for kids. Today I’m sharing a few of our favorite summer learning printables, book lists and a new place to learn: New Snapology I… Read More

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids & Travel Favorites

Adventure Checklist Printable for Kids & Travel Favorites

I’ve been traveling with kids for the better part of a decade but this past year has been different. I am traveling with a couple “big kids” and it’s really cool. The boys are still very much “little kids” but the girls can read, write and have all kinds of opinions and input into our trips. I can remember trips… Read More

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Numeri, Counting in Italian

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Numeri, Counting in Italian

Ciao! Welcome back to our Simple Italian Lessons for Kids! If you’re new, check out Lezione 1 here and Lezione 2 here, and for some great Italian book for kids, visit this post. For today’s “lesson” we’re counting in Italian! I found it pretty easy to teach my kids to count in Italian because the numbers are similar enough to Spanish that… Read More

Valentine’s Day Cereal Necklaces {With Free Printable}

Valentine’s Day Cereal Necklaces {With Free Printable}

We’re kicking off February with a fun Valentine for all ages: Valentine’s Day cereal necklaces. There’s a free printable that you can cut out and add to the necklace that reads “I’m loopy for you”! This is a fun Valentine’s Day activity for toddlers and preschoolers and also for bigger kids too. It’s fun to do at home or in… Read More

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Lezione 2

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Lezione 2

Ciao! If you’re new here, be sure to visit Lezione 1, for an intro to these lessons and to print the first sheet. The first lesson has a free printable Italian flag and coloring sheet. It also has a fun worksheet that shares some intro words like hello, goodbye, my name is, etc. Today we are continuing our Simple Italian… Read More

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Lezione 1

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Lezione 1

Ciao ragazzi! Fun fact: I studied Italian in college and finished my minor in Italian while studying abroad. Besides to help me get around while traveling in Italy, I haven’t used that college minor for too many other things. Before I had kids, I had grand plans of raising bi-lingual children who spoke Italian fluently when they were young. Those… Read More

New Year’s Eve Activity for Kids: FREE Printable

New Year’s Eve Activity for Kids: FREE Printable

Anyone else getting a little Winter Break cabin fever? It’s about 10 degrees outside here and we haven’t gotten out of pajamas in days. The kids are having a blast with all their Christmas gifts but also driving each other a little nutty and me! I made this New Year’s Eve activity for kids last night. It’s a free printable… Read More

Printable Book Plate for Baby’s First Library (& the Release of Good Day, Good Night)

Printable Book Plate for Baby’s First Library (& the Release of Good Day, Good Night)

Disclosure: We are celebrating a new book release from the creator of Goodnight Moon, thanks to our sponsor HarperCollins.  As always, all opinions are our own. Last fall, a group of my friends got together to throw me the sweetest baby shower for Avery.  We celebrated the soon to be arrival of our fourth child with delicious food, a giant supply of… Read More

Printable Chore Chart for Kids

Printable Chore Chart for Kids

I know that chores are important.  But, for some reason I have a hard time being consistent about making my kids do chores.   Yes, I do ask my kids to do things around the house everyday but we do not have a daily list of responsibilities & expectations for each child.  Often, I find myself doing these simple routine tasks… Read More

Starting A Summer Book Club for Kids and FREE Printable Book Report

Starting A Summer Book Club for Kids and FREE Printable Book Report

Summer is here and while I know summer reading is important, it’s also hard to remember to keep up with. Today we’re sharing fun and easy tips for starting a summer book club for kids. Plus we have a FREE printable book report for keeping up with books read. This spring I had conferences with the girls’ teachers (Kindergarten and… Read More