A collection of articles related to caring for your twins throughout the day. We cover bath time, sleep time, play time and more!
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Vroom Vroom
Fuel Your Twins' Love of Cars with These Toys
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!
Things Are Shaping Up
Round & Round We Go: 10 Circle-Shaped Toys to Boost Toddler Development
Shapes are everywhere in our environment. Making a game out of looking around and studying everyday objects to locate specific shapes, like circles, can be a great way to promote learning and recognition with your little ones. Look and you shall find Whether it's a toy ball, the wheels on a flashy car, the bottom of a stacking cup, or the cookie cutters you use while baking...
Time to Fall Back
How to Adjust Your Babies’ Sleep Schedule for Daylight Savings Time
It's that time of year that some people love to hate. Daylight Savings Time will soon be coming to an end, and we'll move our clocks 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 havoc on EVERYBODY'S sleep...
Add a Splash of Color
Color Your Way to Cognitive Skills: Toddler Development Tips
Arts and crafts is more than just a fun way to spend time, it can help your littles learn valuable skills beyond just coloring!
A Little Shut-Eye
This is How Many Hours of Sleep Your Newborn Twins Need
As a parent of newborn twins, you may be wondering how many hours of sleep your babies actually need in order to thrive. Newborn babies feed around the clock, so they sleep in small but frequent chunks. In general, you can expect your babies to sleep for about eight or nine hours during daytime hours and for about eight hours during nighttime hours...but the sleep will only come in two...
Safe Sleep is Good Sleep
Follow These Practices to Promote a Safe Sleep Environment for Your Babies
October is Infant Safe Sleep Month. It is also Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. Together, they aim to raise awareness of sleep-related infant deaths and promote a safe sleep environment for babies around the world. Keeping your newborn babies safe is any parent's top priority, but it can be hard (read: impossible) to keep a close eye on your little ones when your...
Pop Goes the Fidget
This Sensory Toy Can Reduce Stress & Keep Your Twins Focused
If you were to ask a room full of people, chances are good that most will agree there are few things more satisfying than the piercing pop that comes with busting the air out of a roll of bubble wrap. There's just something universally and methodically calming about the activity. But, with bubble wrap, all good things must come to an end. Eventually, you run out of poppable real...
Mix and Stir!
Why the Magic Color Mixing Bowl is the Perfect Toy for Your Junior Bakers
If you're looking for a recipe for fun, the Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Magic Color Mixing Bowl will yield exactly what you're hoping for. This light-up, musical baking set will get your twins excited about cooking and baking. It mixes early education and imaginary play with bright, interactive, sensory fun for toddlers and babies (six months and up). This mixing bowl toy comes...
C’mon Kids…Let’s Motor
The Best Toys to Help Your Toddlers Develop Their Fine Motor Skills
As your children grow and explore the world around themselves, their fine motor skills will develop and evolve. By exploring, understanding, and interacting with their surroundings, your toddlers can learn how things work and obtain the confidence and mobility skills needed to be self-sufficient one day. According to the Cleveland Clinic, "fine motor skills are the small, precise...
Plaaaaay Ball!
Why the Little Tikes TotSports T-Ball Set is a Homerun
Angels in the Outfield. Field of Dreams. The Sandlot. Rookie of the Year. A League of Their Own. These are all baseball classics I can't wait to share with my twins, and I hope they love them as much as I do. Another All-Star classic? The TotSports T-Ball Set by Little Tikes. It's a hit. It's a catch. It's a steal. And it's something I don't have to wait until they're older to...
Chew-Chew-Choose This
Why We Love Munchkin’s Twisty Teether
One of your babies' biggest discomforts in the first year will be the pain of their teeth coming in. Interestingly enough, some babies are actually born with their first teeth, but most babies start teething anywhere from three months of age, up to just after their first birthday, with the average age falling around six months old. Signs you may see of those first teeth coming in can...
Goodnight Room
How to Create the Best Sleep Environment for Your Twins
As any new parent can attest to, sleep is important. So, so—zZZzz—important. While your newborn twins will likely spend the first several months sleeping in a bassinet by your side, once you make the decision to move your babies into their own bedroom, one of the first things you will probably teach your children is how to fall asleep on their own. An integral part of this process is...
No More Daggers
How to Cut Your Baby's Nails Without Having a Heart Attack
There are few things more daunting than having to cut your baby's nails. The sheer idea of having to trim those sharp, little talonesque daggers (seriously, how do they get so sharp?) is more unnerving than the unexpected sound of nails on a chalkboard, which your toddlers could surely do if they had the dexterity, the know-how, and the supplies needed because their nails grow so darn...
You Dig It?
Splash into Summer & Bring the Beach to Your Backyard with This Play Table
Who wants to pack up the car and drive to the beach when you can bring the sand and water right to your backyard for endless fun all summer long? The Step2 Dino Dig Sand & Water Table is your ticket to summertime fun and relaxation with your kids. The durable, two-in-one activity table encourages creative play and fosters the development of social skills, interactive play, and...
ZzZzZz
Breathe Easy Knowing This Humidifier Will Help Your Twins Sleep Soundly
If you've successfully made it through the newborn stage with your twins, you deserve a round of applause—and a solid night of uninterrupted sleep! Now that your babies are a little bit older, you might be toying with the idea of moving them into their own cribs in their nursery. The sheer idea of having your little ones more than a foot or two away during the overnights may fill you...