When my children were small and under my feet while I was preparing meals, I would keep dry macaroni, spoons, rice, fennel, etc in a drawer they could open themselves. I would lay out blankets do they could cook with me! Allow children to crack eggs in a separate bowl to catch any shells before they get into the other food! Wash hands well and often! … Continue reading This Works for Me!
As part of ridding my house of toxins, I have done tons of research on different homemade products. I wanted something like Febreeze, but didn’t want the chemicals. Here is a recipe I have used. Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 10-12 drops of Essential Oil Water Directions: Combined all ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake until well mixed. Enjoy! Do you have any homemade products … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Febreeze
There are a ton of different uses for coconut oil besides cooking. Moisturizer Eye Cream- Rub under the eye to remove puffiness and bags Preshave- Rub on the area before you shave Aftershave- Rub on the area after you shave Deep Hair Treatment- Message into hair after it has been washed, leave in for 3-5 minutes and rinse throughly Defrizzer for Hair- Put a small amount … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Uses for Coconut Oil
Borax is another great cleaning tool to have in your house. It can be used for so many different things, either by itself or in a mixture. I personally always have a box of borax on hand to help with our household cleaning needs! Keep ants out by surrounding your house Kill fleas by sprinkling it on the carpets leave for an hour and vacuum up … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Uses for Borax
When my son turned one year old he started to sprout both molars and teeth at a rapid pace. He also started to walk right after he turned one. With both of these milestones he wasn’t sleeping like he had been before. We were having trouble getting him to go to sleep and stay down. I was at the point where I was willing to … Continue reading Product Review: Highlands Calms Forte for Kids
After a rough night of no sleep, waking up at 5:30am to a screaming toddler is not on the list of things I want to do, but when you walk in and pick up your child and they hug you back there is no other place I would rather be. (Ashley Myers) Looking at your child fast asleep, seeing your child as content as can … Continue reading Heartwarmers
Use CLEAR PACKING TAPE to repair odds and ends around the house, repair books, hang pictures on walls. Works better than regular tape! My kids love “drawing” on STEAMED-UP WINDOWS. After they’re done I hand them a paper towel to wipe!! They’re having fun and the windows get cleaned! When children use bad language or misbehave, try sending them to the BATHROOM since they are … Continue reading This Works for Me!
Fresh ideas for filling Easter Baskets: Peanut butter crackers Sugarless gum Slim jim Bubbles Nail polish Stick on earrings Baseball cards Pencils Crayons Chalk Stickers Gift Cards Make-up Our how about a family Easter Basket. Fill one easter basket for the whole family. Choose items for each person and place in one section of the basket! Do you have any other ideas to put into … Continue reading Easter Basket Ideas!
Puffy eggs from construction paper: Cut two sheets of paper in oval shapes. Design with crayons, pain or sparkles, staple together leaving small area open. Fill with tissue or cotton balls and staple closed. Decorating dyed eggs: using stickers allows little ones to be involved with eater preparations. Place rubber bands around the eggs and then dip them in the dye. Keep the rubber band in … Continue reading Kids Korner: Easter Egg Ideas
Show some green around your house on St. Patrick’s day with very little effort. Make Green pancakes- just add green dye to the pancake batter Make Green Mashed potatoes- just add green dye to the potatoes (or better yet make mashed cauliflower) Sandwich shaped like a clover: use a cookie cutter to cut out the bread into the shape Have Green Milk: just add green … Continue reading Little Ways to add Green to St Patrick’s Day
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 