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We’re Christine and Jaymi, two salty mamas with seven kids between us. We’re happy to be your virtual mom squad!
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As Moms, it’s a challenge to find time to take care of ourselves. We’re always putting everyone else’s needs first. But as we all know, you need to make sure you’re taken care of if you want to be any good to anyone else. Which is why even though the holidays are the busiest time of the year, it’s still important to take care of YOU. We’re bringing some easy holiday self care tops tips for Moms to help you survive the end of the year.
I love the December. But by the time we hit Christmas, I’m wiped out. We’ve had cookie parties and gift exchanges, my kids have preformed in the Nutcracker and I’ve wrapped too many presents. With all the chaos, the magic part of the holidays seem to disappear.
But what if it didn’t have to be like that? What if with some easy self care tips for the holidays, you could get back some of the magic?
Remember, you’re probably extra worn out. It’s the end of the year, and arguably the busiest time of the year. A bubble bath isn’t going to cut it as self care.
It’s time to get creative. The good news is, there are some special ways to enjoy holiday self care that aren’t available the rest of the year. So take advantage of the season, by trying some holiday self care tips for Moms that won’t be around the rest of the year.
Christmas Tree Print Making for Kids (Featuring Bubble Wrap!)
We are getting into the Christmas with toddlers BIG TIME over here. My kids are all about Christmas, all the time. From the Elf on the Shelf to writing (and rewriting. And rewriting) letters to Santa, they’ve got the holidays on the brain in a big way.
It’s extended all the way into our art time as well. I can’t bust out a pot of green paint without them painting a Christmas tree, or the playdough without it becoming a present or ornament or cookie for Santa.
So when I opened one of my (THOUSAND) Amazon packages from my Black Friday shopping and saw that it included this green bubble wrap, I knew just what to do with it- turn it into a process based Christmas art project for toddlers (which just so happens to include an ADORABLE product for you, too).
If you’re kids are as into the holidays as ours are, we know they’ll love this Christmas tree print-making activity using bubble wrap. Read on for the instructions on how to make it happen!
Low-Prep, High Fun-Holiday Playdough Activities for Toddlers
We’ve got this weird, love-hate relationship with playdough. The thing is that our kids love it, but the mamas? Well, we kind of hate it. But since there’s a ton of developmental benefits to playing with playdough (sensory experience, fine motor skill practice, hand strength, creativity, imaginative play)? The tie is gonna have to go to the kids on this one.
Because I personally get tired the squishy stuff, I try to step up my playdough game once in a while. I’ve found that homemade playdough keeps longer, for example, and that if I only make one color at a time my kids can’t drive me crazy by mixing colors together.
I change up our playdough activities regularly to keep things fresh, and this is so much easier to do around the holidays. From delicious scents to learning opportunities, there’s lots of holiday playdough activities for toddlers your kids are sure to love.
Christmas can be dangerous for little ones – from fragile ornaments to open flames on candles. So how can you make sure you still have a festive holiday season AND keep your toddler safe this Christmas? We’ll help you answer your burning questions like, “how can I keep my tree safe from toddlers?” and “are my Christmas stockings a safety hazard?” With these Christmas safety tips for toddlers you can focus on all the fun, and stop worrying.
The holiday season is upon us, and before you know it we’ll be bringing in trees, stringing up lights, and hanging stockings and garlands from mantles and bookshelves. It’ll look beautiful, and so festive- and it will be oh-so-tempting for the little hands around you.
Those curious toddler fingers (and let’s be honest-climbing little legs) will be thrilled to discover all the newfound decorations in your homes. They’ll zero in on the tree first, of course – those ornaments DO look an awful lot like their ball pit balls, you know- but they won’t stop there.
Before you know it, your garland will be down, your stockings will be unhung by the chimney, and the little baby Jesus will be scooped right out of his manger and placed into your preschooler’s doll house.
So how DO you keep your toddler away from the Christmas tree? And-most importantly- what Christmas safety tips for toddlers do you need to check out? After five toddlers and LOTS of trial and error, we’ve got a foolproof plan to keep your little sugar plums out of the ER this holiday season.
