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Yearning for Learning
Full STEAM Ahead: 10 Educational Toys That Will Foster a Love for Learning
One of the coolest things about being a parent is watching your kids discover the world around them and witnessing the moments when things click into place and they figure out how things actually work. Children learn through play, and while they're having fun, they conduct experiments, file away important details, and connect the dots as they learn how to do things on their own....
Soothing Sounds
Making Sense of the Noise: 4 Sound Machines to Create a Peaceful Ambiance
There's no sense in sugarcoating it. Life with twins can be loud. There are times when your twins will play nicely, either independently or together, and there are times when they'll squabble and let their frustrations be known. But when it's bedtime, the noise needs to dial back and make way for a peaceful ambiance and rejuvenating rest. Enter: a different kind of noise. White noise...
Anti-Anging in a Bottle
Recharge & Rehydrate: 5 Great Hyaluronic Acids for Better & Brighter Skin
If you're waking up this morning, looking in the mirror and thinking to yourself that the person looking back at you looks kind of like a zombie, it's probably not a hangover. It's probably parenthood. You don't know complete and utter exhaustion until you're a parent. The first few weeks with newborn twins are tremendously tiring. The next few months are downright depleting. And the...
Frighteningly Fun
No Tricks: 10 Ways to Have Silly, Spooky Fun with Your Kids this Halloween
In our household, Halloween is one of our favorite holidays. The "big day" itself is exciting, but the lead-up to Halloween is also part of what makes it so special. Costume inspiration can strike at any time, and discussions about dressing up or jack-o'-lantern carving concepts sometimes start six or seven months in advance. The excitement surrounding the holiday stems from the...
Daylight AND Nighttime Savings
How to Adjust Your Twins’ Sleep Schedule When the Clocks Fall Back
It's that time of year we can always count on some people to shake their fist at. Daylight Savings Time will once again be coming to an end, and the clocks will go back one hour. Once we Fall Back, we'll get more light in the morning and less light in the evening. Some parents dread this time of year because it wreaks havoc on their babies' sleep schedule, which, of course, wreaks...
Baby Wellness
Top 10 Tips to Help Your Twins Build Immunity During Cold & Flu Season
If you have young twins, especially ones who were born before 34 weeks' gestation, when the lungs finish developing, the wellness of your little ones is paramount. To foster healthy growth and development, it's crucial to ensure your babies are in the best position to fight off pathogens, as those who were born prematurely can be at a higher risk for adverse outcomes when they're...
Parental Protection
Simple Features Parents Can Use to Keep Their Tech-Savvy Kids Safer
Keeping our kids safe in the real world is challenging enough. Add to that the additional parental territory that comes with allowing your children to use smart devices, like phones or tablets, and, suddenly, you're in a whole new ballgame. Well, TWO whole new ballgames, if you've got twins whose activities you're trying to monitor. Fortunately, Apple has recently unveiled some new...
Gear Up
From ABCs to LEDs: This Bike Built for Beginners Grows Alongside Your Twins
As fall is winding down and we're gearing up for the end of the year, we got our wheels turning and decided it was also time to gear up for the next major toddler milestone before winter settles in: learning to ride a bike! We surprised our twins with their very own Electro-Light bikes by Huffy, and, boy, were they ever a hit. Their faces lit up when they saw their chariots awaiting...
Ready Set Save
Fall Savings Are Here: The Best Prime Deals for Parents in Canada
Being a parent is expensive. Being a parent of twins or higher-order multiples is exponentially more expensive. While, most of the time, you have to grin and bear it while you break the bank on the next double-purchase that just can't wait, this isn't one of those times. Amazon Prime Day deals are back, and you just may fall over when you see some of these savings. Amazon Prime...
Snoring Isn’t Normal
The Reason Your Twins Stopped Sleeping Through the Night Could be Medical
Every parent knows how exhausting it is having babies who don't sleep through the night. Sleepless nights with several wake-ups make for tired days that slip by. Suddenly, several months have gone by, and your babies are old enough to go longer between overnight feeds, and you can attempt to sleep train your twins (we did this when our twins were four-and-a-half months old). Longer...
Tap into Optimal Sleep Schedules
NextNap Tool from Nanit Predicts Personalized Nap Times for Your Twins
When you're a parent of newborn twins, you become a scheduling master pretty quickly. You keep your babies on the same schedule, as much as you reasonably can, because, let's be serious, it's just not always possible to keep your new little humans on the exact same schedule all the time. But when the stars align and your babies' nap schedules align, too, you can take advantage of a...
Safety First
Seat Check Saturday 2025: How to Keep Your Twins Safe in Their Car Seats
You can't count on other drivers on the road to be doing what they're supposed to be doing. You hope they are (and most of the time, they are), but if you're like me, you assume they're going to do something that doesn't follow the rules of the road, so you always drive with extra caution. What you CAN count on is yourself—how you drive and what you do to keep passengers in your car...
Compact Cribs
Looking for Mini Cribs for Your Multiples? Here are 3 Space-Saving Options
When you're expecting twins, you're also expecting all of the extra accessories that come with having two babies at once. Having two of almost everything (if you want an exhaustive list, check out ours) will take up a lot of space in your home. One thing you might consider when planning out your babies' nursery is whether you want full-sized cribs or compact cribs. Why choose a mini...
Yummy in Their Tummy
Back to Basics for Back to School: A Grab & Go Breakfast for Busy Mornings
Mornings with your twin toddlers are hectic enough. Getting everybody dressed and out the door in time to beat traffic and get to your destination on time can feel like a never-ending marathon. Add Back to School into the mix, and you've got a recipe for racing around, which can work up quite an appetite for everybody involved. It can be easy to forget to fuel your body, while you're...
Spooky & Sweet
Trick or Treating with Twins: 50 Memorable Halloween Costumes for Multiples
It's still more than a month-and-a-half away, but as someone who loves Halloween and having fun dressing up, I feel it's never too early to start planning costumes for you and your family. Tracking down all of the right pieces to create the right look for whatever you're dressing up as can take a bit of time, and when you're trying to find costumes for your younger twins, it can be...