The Chirping Moms

Staying Organized with Minted’s Calendars

Staying Organized with Minted’s Calendars

By: Britt of Southern Mama Guide Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Minted and contains affiliate links. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own.  The month of September always feels like a blur of craze to me every year, especially this year with a new kindergartener off to big school and a toddler off to pre school now…. Read More

DIY Costumes: Travel Inspired Costumes for Kids

DIY Costumes: Travel Inspired Costumes for Kids

Disclosure: We partnered with Primary.com for this post. All ideas, costume designs and opinions are my own.  Ready for some travel inspired costumes for kids? We love to travel and love reading books about different cities. It’s a way we prepare for trips and a way we think of new places we’d like to see. This month we created costumes inspired… Read More

10 Genius Tips for Taking a Road Trip with Kids

10 Genius Tips for Taking a Road Trip with Kids

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sposie Booster Pads, the number one brand in diaper doublers. All opinions are entirely my own. Going on a family road trip with kids is never easy, and a trip that includes a baby or toddler has its own set of unique challenges. You never really know when… Read More

The NEW Disney Junior Play Zone

The NEW Disney Junior Play Zone

Here’s some exciting news for anyone local: there’s a brand new Disney Junior Play Zone at the Menlo Park Mall! We visited it last week and the kids had a blast. They didn’t want to leave. Here’s why I loved it too and we’ll definitely be heading back frequently: 1. It’s a great place to get out energy: Like most… Read More

Mom Hack: BJ’s Wholesale as a One Stop Shop

Mom Hack: BJ’s Wholesale as a One Stop Shop

Thank you BJ’s Wholesale Club for sponsoring this post. Doing an errand with a little one is not easy. Doing multiple errands is even harder because it’s a lot of in and out of the car seat, shopping carts, checkout lines, etc. Now add in multiple little ones to multiple errands and the craziness piles up. One “Mom Hack” I… Read More

Avocado Toast with Pecorino Cheese

Avocado Toast with Pecorino Cheese

I love the food in Italy. Honestly, even after 30 days of eating meals in Italy both at restaurants and cooking, I didn’t get sick of the food. The restaurants are wonderful and more family friendly (in my opinion). I enjoyed cooking meals there too. Grocery stores are small and friendly. There are tiny markets with amazing produce. And… the… Read More

Four Seasons Scottsdale: The Perfect Spot for a Parent’s Getaway

Four Seasons Scottsdale: The Perfect Spot for a Parent’s Getaway

A few months ago Grammy came to watch the kids and Tom and I escaped for a Parent’s Getaway. It had been four years since we last went on vacation without the kids and the first time we left all four kids. When we went on our first Parent’s Getaway four years ago we said “we have to do this… Read More

Lunch Hacks: How to Simplify Packing Lunch

Lunch Hacks: How to Simplify Packing Lunch

One of my favorite internet memes is the one where there’s a side by side photo of “September Lunchbox vs June lunchbox”. Have you seen it? Basically September’s has a pretty bento box with healthy treats cut into cute shapes while June’s has something like an uncooked potato and ketchup packets. When I asked on Instagram last month what types… Read More