The Chirping Moms

10 Places to Eat in Florence, Italy with Kids

10 Places to Eat in Florence, Italy with Kids

By: Courtney Byrne Every time I forward this email to another person I think “I need to make this a blog post”. So today I am finally sitting down to share some of my favorite places to eat in Florence with kids. I say places to eat with kids, because I write about family travel and because most of the… 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

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

Florence Italy with Kids: Where to Stay

Florence Italy with Kids: Where to Stay

It’s been a week since we “moved out” of our Florence apartment and we still miss it so much. Maybe because it’s the longest we ever rented one HomeAway vacation rental, but it really started to feel like home! It was one of the best rental experiences we’ve ever had and I would highly recommend this family vacation rental in… Read More

Ciao from Roma: Italy Part 1

Ciao from Roma: Italy Part 1

Can you believe I am writing about our Italy trip now and not 8-10 months from now? I promised myself I would write and share photos along the way because a month long trip would have way too many details to remember if I don’t write them down. I’ll share some memories and photos along the way with some info… Read More

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Our Favorite Books

Simple Italian Lessons for Kids: Our Favorite Books

We are really enjoying learning Italian! I hope you have enjoyed the first two lessons. If you’re new, check out Lezione 1 here and Lezione 2 here. For today’s “lesson” I am sharing some of our favorite books to support learning Italian. Some are children’s books in Italian, some are about the country/culture and some are for learning words. Children’s… Read More