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Guest Post: Why I Can’t Afford Any More Children

March 6, 2018

Way back in my young, single days living in Chicago, I had the most amazing, hilarious co-workers. I used to love going to work because at lunch time, these ladies would make me laugh until my belly hurt. It’s actually crazy to think that our days back in the office together are over 10 years ago. Around the time I… Read More

Lots of Lucky Leprechauns: Activities, Books & Fun Facts

March 4, 2018

Two weeks until St. Patrick’s Day! As an Irish family, this is a holiday that we get a wee bit excited about. Also, we traveled to Ireland when the girls were tiny and while they were too young to remember the trip, we use St. Patrick’s Day as a time to talk a lot about it. We remind them of places… Read More

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Numeri, Counting in Italian

February 27, 2018

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

3 Simple Sensory Activities

February 25, 2018

I have always seen cool ideas on Pinterest and Facebook for sensory bins and sensory activities for kids. To me, they always looked a little complicated, messy and like more clutter for my house. I want my kids to have sensory activities but usually leave that for playing outside. Then, after way too much time stuck inside due to a… Read More

Contributing Writer: Kristin Orr

February 24, 2018

KRISTIN ORR — KRISTIN ORR is new to the Chirping Moms as she’s just become a mother this year! Kristin is the cousin and neighbor of Chirping Moms founder Courtney Byrne. She decided to take advantage of her maternity leave away from her 5th graders to write about her experiences as a first time mommy. Kristin is looking forward to sharing… Read More

Four Seasons Anguilla for Families

February 22, 2018

This past summer, we visited the most beautiful place we have ever seen with the kids: Anguilla. We had been wanting to take them to an island where they could snorkel and enjoy hours on the sand and a place that my husband and I could relax. We decided on Four Seasons Anguilla. The island is stunning, the people… Read More

Mom Hacks: Quick & Easy Tips for Editing Photos

February 20, 2018

Recently my daughter asked me if I like having a phone and phones now are different than the phones they had when I was little. Her questions were stemming from talking about what it’s like to be Amish. When I told her “how few things” phones did when I was a little girl, she basically thought I lived like I… Read More

Nanobebe: The New Must Have for Breastfeeding Moms

February 13, 2018

I recently have been hearing a lot about the new Nanobebe Breastmilk Storage Bags and Organizer and their line of bottles. When we had a chance to try them out, I reached out to an amazing new mom, Leslie, to see if she’d be willing to try out the products and share what she thought of the system. She is exclusively pumping… Read More

Valentine’s Day Ideas for Classroom Parties

February 9, 2018

As a class parent, my favorite party of the year to host is the Valentine’s Day class party. I think it’s really nice to see all the kids handing out cards to the class and making hearts and other crafts to bring home to show their parents extra love. I feel like we hear more stories than we’d like about… Read More

Silly Valentine’s Day Love Bugs

February 4, 2018

My big kids love doing crafts on their own. Around the holidays, I like to have a box of craft supplies that they can use to create whatever they want. Lately they have been wanting to make little animals out of stuff which made me think of these silly Valentine’s Day love bugs. Love bugs have kind of been our… Read More