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TEACHING KIDS TO USE TECHNOLOGY

February 6, 2015 by Carisa

Teaching Kids to Use Technology from Messes to Memories

Figuring out a good balance and teaching kids to use technology can be difficult. We used an RAOK chart to help us introduce technology as a privilege!

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Filed Under: All About Kids, Parenting Tips & Tricks Tagged With: resources for preschoolers, resources for toddlers, teaching kids to use technology

ALPHABET PRINTABLE

January 24, 2015 by Carisa

Alphabet Printable

A fun alphabet printable for the kid’s room with bright purple hearts!

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Filed Under: All About Kids, Educational, Home Decor, Printables Tagged With: Learning the ABC's, resources for preschoolers

ABC SERIES: O is for ORNAMENTS

December 21, 2014 by Carisa

O is for Ornaments from Messes to Memories

Making ornaments together is a fun way to teach all about the letter O… and why we have ornaments in the first place!

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Filed Under: ABC Series, All About Kids, Kid Crafts & Lessons Tagged With: ABC Series, activities for kids, DIY Ornaments, resources for preschoolers

CAPTURING MEMORIES WITH SHUTTERFLY

November 10, 2014 by Carisa

Capture every day memories with Shutterfly books; a great way to keep memories on display from Messes to Memories

*This post does contain affiliate links, however, all opinions are my own. I love our Shutterfly Photo Books and wanted to share how I use Shutterfly to document our lives and keep our memories presentable and easily accessible. I have never been one to spend a lot of time on scrapbooking, but I love designing beautiful pages online.

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Filed Under: All About Kids, Family Life, Motherhood, Parenting Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Journal, Memory keeping, photo books, shutterfly

HOW TO BE THE BEST MOM YOU CAN BE

August 6, 2014 by Carisa

5 Tips for how to be the Best Mom from Messes to Memories

This summer has been very eye-opening to me. We have faced a lot of challenges–emotional, physical and financial. Honestly, I’ve had some bad days this summer, where I haven’t been the best mom. That is hard for me to admit. But, I have two beautiful, smart, adorable children who love me as their mother… no […]

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Filed Under: All About Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Tips & Tricks

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