The Chirping Moms

Friday Favorites: Gender Neutral Baby Gift Ideas

Friday Favorites: Gender Neutral Baby Gift Ideas

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

DIY Ninja Turtle Paper Plate Mask

DIY Ninja Turtle Paper Plate Mask

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

Simple Patriotic Handprint Craft

Simple Patriotic Handprint Craft

Handprint crafts are a fun way to decorate the house around the holidays and also to “capture” your little one’s size for the holiday that year. I love taking out holiday handprints from years past and seeing how tiny their hands were. Here’s a super simple patriotic handprint craft. This one is fun for Memorial Day or 4th of July. … Read More

Introducing Edward Louis: A Birth Story

Introducing Edward Louis: A Birth Story

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

A Fun Staycation at Home for Kids

A Fun Staycation at Home for Kids

Today started our Spring Break. We didn’t have big plans this year, knowing a new baby would join our family just weeks before. Still, I could tell my kids were feeling a little down about being stuck at home the whole week of Spring Break, after being home the 3 weeks before too. Also, the past week, as the virus… Read More

Fun Family Snack Ideas

Fun Family Snack Ideas

This is a sponsored post for Juicy Juice, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Something that has been really nice about this time of quarantine is eating all of our meals together. Even snacks are the whole gang of kids together – something that rarely happens because they’re all at school. It’s nice having all 7 of us around… Read More

5 Superhero Crafts for Kids

5 Superhero Crafts for Kids

Looking for ways to entertain your superhero loving kids? These 5 easy superhero crafts are a lot of fun!   Easy Superhero Crafts for Kids  1.  Superhero Shield (This one is well-used & well-loved!) Directions:  Paint a paper plate black.  Let dry.  Add superhero stickers.  On the back, use packaging tape to glue a paper handle on made out of… Read More