Ack! Here I am thinking I'm so cool with my recent scratch & sniff Valentine's Day cards find for my daughter, when I stumbled upon these way cooler customized printed Valentine's Day cards for classrooms.

Need a super easy heart garland for Valentine's Day? This one takes about 10 minutes and is great for kids. There is no glue involved and you most likely already have everything you need at home to make one. 

So, my New Years Eve party has just passed, and after cleaning up the aftermath and sleeping off the hangover, I've finally loaded up some pictures. This was a family friendly event, so there was something for everyone. The best part, is I didn't have to spend a fortune, yet it sort of looked like I did. See how...

These easy to make horse ornaments are better suited for older children (or adults that act like children), as you will need a hot glue gun to get'er done.

I said, " I need to run out for a bit, please make sure there is water in the beans." Upon returning home, an acrid smell wafted outside. I knew something was terribly wrong.

We are quite the oatmeal family. Upon opening our cupboard for breakfast options, I realize we have the oatmeal spectrum down pat. Steel cut oats, old fashioned rolled oats, and even the instant oatmeal.  Oatmeal, in any of these forms is a healthy breakfast option. The soluble fiber in oatmeal, in conjunction with a low fat diet, can help reduce the risk of heart disease.

If you're a super Mom, then you are most likely at school every day for prompt pick-up, and asking other moms how you can help out at school. In the mornings, after you pack a nutritious snack and lunch, you're in the classroom asking the teacher if you can help collate and staple. By the time May rolls around, if you're at all normal, you've finally hit the wall and are experiencing Volunteer Mom Burnout.

Everytime I see high heels for kids in a store, I simply want to scream. Not only is this a poor message to send little ones, but it's also dangerous. Kiddie high heels that are over 2 cm will increase the risk of twisted ankles, and also create tension in the back of the leg that is potentially capable of creating problems of growth and development of children.

Step aside plain-jane French manicure, take a hike black nails, the new hot manicure trend for summer 2011 is two color nails. Now, the trend is French style, but using completely different colors or the Half-Moon manicure. Both styles using colors that are bright and bold. The effect? Fun and hip.

As I'm planning out a summer vacation chock full of camps and family trips, I realize I need to incorporate learning time for my daughter. School gets out mid-June for us, starts up again around the first week of September. That's an awfully long haul between focused education. So, to counter that, we are setting up our own family reading program which will be incentive based (of course!)