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How to Create a DIY Money Train Balloon Surprise
Entertaining | Featured | Gift Ideas | Party Ideas | Top 10

How to Create a DIY Money Train Balloon Surprise

WAX PAPER SUNCATCHER
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WAX PAPER SUNCATCHER

Blooming Puddle Paper Flowers
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Blooming Puddle Paper Flowers

30 NON-CANDY EASTER BASKET IDEAS
Easter | Holiday Crafts | Kids Activities | Top 10

30 NON-CANDY EASTER BASKET IDEAS

 Melissa & Doug Blockables™ Event at the Amazeum
Events & Places | Featured | Northwest Arkansas Life

 Melissa & Doug Blockables™ Event at the Amazeum

How We DIY Limewashed Our Brick House (Step-by-Step Guide)
DIY | Featured | Home Projects

How We DIY Limewashed Our Brick House (Step-by-Step Guide)

How Hope the Mold Dog Helped Solve Our 3-Year Health Mystery
Health & Wellness | Home DIY | Northwest Arkansas Life

How Hope the Mold Dog Helped Solve Our 3-Year Health Mystery

Don’t Miss the Melissa & Doug Shopping Experience in Northwest Arkansas: A Must-Visit for Families!
Events & Places | Featured | Northwest Arkansas Life

Don’t Miss the Melissa & Doug Shopping Experience in Northwest Arkansas: A Must-Visit for Families!

How to Be a Great Room Parent
Family Life | Mom Life | Parenting

How to Be a Great Room Parent

DIY Mother’s Day Balloon Surprise
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DIY Mother’s Day Balloon Surprise

DIY Raised Garden Beds
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DIY Raised Garden Beds

Christmas Tree STEM Activity
Christmas | Holiday Crafts

Christmas Tree STEM Activity

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POV: My kiddo turned 3 and moved up to the next sw POV: My kiddo turned 3 and moved up to the next swim level. Here are some of the skills our toddlers learn during each 30min. weekly swim lesson. Water safety is incredibly important! Swim lessons can start as early as 6mo. old with a parent and child class. You can take swim classes even as an adult! Plus it’s an amazing low impact exercise! Consistency is key. I’d love to answer any questions you have in the comments! #rogersarkansas #rogersar #nwarkansas #nwark #bentonville #bentonvillearkansas
If you’re local to Northwest Arkansas, you don’t want to miss the BITE Experience at the LPGA September 29th-October 1st! Here’s a recap of the @bitenwa event at the LPGA from last year. We had a blast! This year, the schedule will be as follows: •Friday: BITE Experience @ the LPGA in partnership with @nwaequality •Saturday: BITE Experience @ the LPGA in partnership with @blackownednwa •Sunday: BITE Experience @ the LPGA in partnership with Hispanic Heritage (More details coming soon.) Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out! Head to BiteNWA.com for more details. I will also post this link in my stories under Northwest Arkansas and in my bio. Let me know if you have any questions or if you plan to attend so we can say hello! #bitenwa #biteexperience #nwark #nwarkansas #lpga #bentonville #bentonvillearkansas
I got a Mommy Makeover for my birthday! (Makeup on I got a Mommy Makeover for my birthday! (Makeup only.) After 7yrs of raising kiddos, l’m done nursing and our youngest is potty-trained. Yay! I’m prioritizing self care and finding myself again as I’ve been back in the gym and losing weight. So I booked a makeup tutorial appointment with a local makeup artist @makeupby.boun so I could learn how to do makeup including different looks. She also gave me a list of each product she used so I can practice doing my own makeup at home. Let me know in the comments what self care looks like for you! #makeover #mommymakeover #makeuptransformation #makeup
Do you Montessori at home? Check out our shelfie u Do you Montessori at home? Check out our shelfie update including these new items from the Storyteller Play Kit from @lovevery First, our toddler practiced his letter sounds with the (double sided) Letter Sounds Animal Puzzle since he’s just learning to read. Then we put the easy connect fort set together to create the puppet theater. You should have seen the look on his face! Pure excitement! Then our 3yr old told us a story wearing this puppet set with changing emotion eyes. And I may or may not have crawled into the puppet theater to put on a puppet show with him. 🙈 Just wait until you see the Squeeze and Spray Mop! You can shop these play kits through the link in my bio. Just click on “As seen on Instagram” then click “Lovevery Montessori Toys.” I’ll also add the link in my stories under “Montessori.” I’m leaving the comments open for questions! #montessori #montessoriathome #lovevery #loveverygift #montessoritoddler #educationaltoys
My daughter accidentally fell into the pool during My daughter accidentally fell into the pool during our summer vacation while I was holding my toddler. My heart sank in that moment as I looked for a safe place to put my toddler so I could jump in and save her. But suddenly my daughter had already surfaced and my grandmother was yelling for her to “SWIM!!!” Then she started to swim exactly like she learned in swim lessons! I couldn’t believe it!!!! I burst into tears as she made it to the edge of the pool and climbed out ON HER OWN. I’ve never felt so panicked before and I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest during those few seconds. It seemed like time stood still. THANK YOU to @arkansasswimacademy for teaching my daughter these life changing skills!!! If you’re a parent, please do whatever it takes to teach your children water safety. One day, it could save their life. #watersafety #swimlessons
Just in time for back-to-school, @teamsupercrew te Just in time for back-to-school, @teamsupercrew teaches kids to be brave, kind, calm, and have grit! Help your kids learn to regulate their emotions in a positive way with this book set. Comment “Link Please” to get yours! Books 1-4 are recommended for ages 3-8yrs old and include:   Benny the Brave - “The First Day Jitters” Keisha the Kind - “My Little Sister Situation” Chloe the Calm - “The Bedtime Blues” Gen the Grit - “I Quit!” Our kiddos enjoy these books because they’re different from other books. This series is rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a social-emotional therapy that focuses on the ways that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected.   These books would be great for a Kindergarten classroom too! Comment “Link please” to get yours! #parenting #parentingtips #emotions #emotionalintelligence #teacherlife #kindergartenteacher
Parenting hack! I keep these fidget puzzles in the Parenting hack! I keep these fidget puzzles in the car and the diaper bag so the kids always have a screen-free activity. Snag these during Amazon Prime Day! (They also make great stocking stuffers so stock up now.) Our favorite designs are called Confetti, Blue Planet, and any of the 4 “Wild” versions with animals. Comment “puzzle” for the link or head to my Amazon Shop to see all the Prime Day Deals I’m sharing. #shashibo #fidget #fidgettoys #primeday #amazonprimeday #amazonfinds #momhacks
Sharing our favorite foldable Montessori @avenlurk Sharing our favorite foldable Montessori @avenlurkids playset for kids ages 2-6yrs old! It comes with a reversible slide/ladder, rock climbing wall, rope net, monkey bars, 2 detachable swings, and ninja rings. Our kids love to play and climb together on this and it’s a great screen-free activity. Comment “Playset” for the link. You can also find more Prime Day Deals at my Amazon Shop link. #amazonfinds #amazondeals #primeday #primedaydeals #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler
Between working, taking care of the kids, and trav Between working, taking care of the kids, and traveling, moms need convenient ways to work out and I’m SO glad I found @getactiveandfit ! #ad It’s an affordable fitness membership with the flexibility to change when mom life happens. Simply enter your location and get access to their network of thousands of gyms all for $32 a month for a standard membership. Now I can stay consistent with my workouts, because I can select the gym that works for me, or workout using videos on demand while we travel. As a matter of fact, you can get 200 on-demand workout videos just for creating an account! This video happens to be one of my favorite HIIT workouts! I get my own virtual 1 on 1 well-being coach, and there’s no long term contract, all included at no extra cost with my standard membership. This totally supports my goals of getting stronger, keeping up with my kids, and being the best version of myself. Want to try Active&Fit Now? Register to get 200 on-demand video workouts and download a guest pass to a gym near you. Be sure to use promo code SUMMERSTRONG to save the $32 enrollment fee. Offer ends 7/31/23. Let’s get Active and fit NOW! Save this video so you have the promo code and drop your questions in the comments. #getactiveandfit #activeandfitnow #fitness #fitmom #momlife

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