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No Lumps of Coal Here

For All the Good Girls & Boys: Stocking Stuffers Your Toddlers Will Love

Allie Walld 3 months ago

In our household, Christmas is one of our favorite holidays. We start decorating about six weeks before December 25, slowly transitioning various areas all over our abode into Yuletide nooks and Kris Kringle crannies. By mid-December, there are only a handful of finishing touches left to incorporate that make it feel like Christmas in our home. Baking cookies for friends and family...

That's a Wrap

Farewell Frustration: A Simple Way to Make Opening Gifts Easy for Toddlers

Allie Walld 3 months ago

When your kids get to be old enough to be excited for Christmas and everything that comes with it, you unlock a new level of fun and exuberance, as you sit back to watch your little ones experience brand-new things for the first time. One of those things is opening presents. Whether it's for the holidays or turning another year older, your children will receive gifts that have been...

My Walls!

How to Quickly & Easily Remove Your Toddlers’ Crayon Doodles From Your Wall

Allie Walld 3 months ago

If it's happened to you, you're eerily familiar with the unique quality of the sound. The soft tap followed by a long pull with a slightly hollow timbre. The noise that takes a moment to register in your mind because you pause for a few seconds to wonder why it sounds that way. You know that what your twins are doing should sound more staccato-like while they're working on their...

Time to Celebrate

The Cutest Sleepers to Get You and Your Twins into the Holiday Spirit

Allie Walld 3 months ago

I don't know about you, but I get excited for all of the holidays my twins get to experience for the first time. Maybe it's because there are two of them, so it's extra cute seeing double the celebratory outfits. Or, maybe I just love holidays and my babies wonder why they must don certain outfits on certain days of the year. Now that we've passed the major milestone holidays for...

Epic Deals

The 10 Best Black Friday Deals on Baby Gear for Canadians in 2024

Allie Walld 3 months ago

Whether you're welcoming your twins shortly or already have multiples running around your home, you do not want to miss out on the amazing deals that are available for this Black Friday. There are tons of savings on baby gear across the board—way more than can be featured in an article—but here are 10 of the biggest deals on items that will come in handy with your little ones. If you'...

Time to Cozy Up

Seven Snuggly Ways to Keep Your Kids Cozy & Warm This Winter

Allie Walld 4 months ago

With the end of November nearing and the daily high dropping by a handful of degrees every day, you may be thinking about ways to keep your little ones warm during the chilly winter months. Your heat-seeking toddlers have probably already figured out that the coziest spot is wherever they're snuggled up to mom or dad, and I have to agree, there's something special about logging those...

Countdown to Christmas

The Top 12 Things to Get Your Family into the Christmas Spirit in 2024

Allie Walld 4 months ago

Listening to your favorite Christmas song for the first time each year. Hanging the first decoration up on the tree. Baking Christmas goodies with your family or friends. Flipping the switch on your lights à-la Clark Griswold. Whatever kicks off the holiday season in your household likely has special meaning and sentimental memories tied to it. There are many things you can do...

Word Power

Raising Readers & Building Brains: Tips for Nurturing Early Literacy Skills

Allie Walld 4 months ago

Words are powerful. They give our world meaning and help us communicate with those around us. In order to be able to communicate, we need to embrace literacy and take the time to teach our children early literacy skills, from reading and writing, to speaking and listening. These skills will then continue to develop and flourish as they grow. According to National Literacy Trust,...

Now That’s Handy

The Best Baby Shower Gifts (That Nobody Thinks to Ask For)

Allie Walld 4 months ago

When you're making your baby registry, the list of things you'll need for your twins is lengthy. (Check out our list of what you'll actually need two of, here.) The things you'll use often are probably top-of-mind: Bottles and a warmer, a sterilizer, a breastfeeding pillow, a double-stroller, soothers, onesies. Then, there are the things you don't use every day and may not even need...

Vroom Vroom

Fuel Your Twins' Love of Cars with These Toys

Drew Kozub 4 months ago

Playing with cars and trucks can lead to some quality family bonding time! And as kids go through different phases of interests, chances are a mild to moderate obsession with cars will work its way into the mix. Here's a collection of toys that can bring the family together for play and learning all "geared" toward cars!