The Chirping Moms

20+ Back to School Tips & Ideas for a Great School Year

20+ Back to School Tips & Ideas for a Great School Year

  We are excited to share some of our favorite Back to School posts that we have created all together in the Ultimate Back to School Round-Up!  Read below for lots of fun ideas that will help you get back to school ready.  Before you check out the posts, make sure to enter all of our current Back to School… Read More

DIY Drawstring Sports Bag

DIY Drawstring Sports Bag

Not only are we eager for a new school year, but we are also looking forward to a new season of fall sports!  With all the different sports & activities for the kids, I needed a super easy way to keep their sports gear together and organized so we aren’t rushing around the house five minutes before we leave the… Read More

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Kids (Free Printables)

Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Kids (Free Printables)

  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 a reading time goal for… Read More

Gift Guide for Boys

Gift Guide for Boys

For more holiday inspiration,  please follow our Pinterest boards for our latest pins, including all our favorite holiday ideas!   We have been sharing our gift guides this week & now it’s all about the boys today. Both of my boys have birthdays during the holiday season so I have compiled a bigger list than usual because we have both birthday and Christmas… Read More

Kids’ Daily Checklists

Kids’ Daily Checklists

School has started this month.  It has been an adjustment in this house as we are saying good-bye to lazy summer mornings & are busy scrambling around the house trying to get lunches made, shoes on the feet, & teeth brushed.  I created these three handy signs to encourage independence in my oldest son and so far, they have been… Read More

Back to School Tips & Books for a Successful School Year!

Back to School Tips & Books for a Successful School Year!

It continues to be Back to School season in our house this month, so today we are sharing some of Back to School tips & books to help you and your sweet little ones get ready for the start of school! Back to School Tips for Parents   These tips are created with the help of my mom, who has… Read More

Packed Lunch Box Ideas (Free Printable) & Favorite Lunchbox Tools

Packed Lunch Box Ideas (Free Printable) & Favorite Lunchbox Tools

Today, we are talking all about packing school lunches.  With kindergarten less than a month away, I am trying to get my unorganized & chaotic mind prepared for what lies ahead.  School supplies are bought, we are reading “prepping for kindergarten” stories, & now it’s time for me to get my mind wrapped around the idea of packing a lunch… Read More

The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Essentials List

The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Essentials List

It’s a cold, rainy day here.  Hello April Showers!  We have had several friends ask us what supplies to have on hand to keep our little ones busy on days like today.  So today, we are sharing our Arts & Crafts Essentials List with you all.    Then, once you have your supply closet stocked, visit our Pinterest boards for some… Read More