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Useful Easter Basket Ideas for Babies

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Do you feel like you’re wasting your money (and time) on creating an Easter basket for your baby? Here is a great list of useful Easter basket ideas for babies!

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35+ Non Candy Easter Basket Ideas

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If you don’t want to load your kiddos up with candy this year for Easter, this post is loaded with non candy Easter basket ideas. A lot of them can be grabbed on Amazon, at your local grocery store or even Wal-Mart or Target.

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9+ Early chapter books for girls to read together

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Early chapter books for girls are all over Amazon! Getting into a chapter book is a great way for a young girl to learn to read and for you to spend one on one time with her.

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The Best 24+ Non-toy Gift Ideas For Your Kids’ Giftster List

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Non-toy gift ideas can be tough to find and every year I vow to keep toys off my kids’ lists. Most years I fail at this, so here are some ideas so you can succeed!

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Postpartum Must Haves

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When you’re pregnant, everyone tells you to PREPARE. This post will help you prepare for postpartum life. This is my list of postpartum must haves – for postpartum vaginal birth and postpartum c-section birth.

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Alphabet toys for toddlers

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Alphabet toys for toddlers exist, but should not be used to teach toddlers the correspondence between the letter and the letter name. We should work with our toddlers to expose them to the letters to understand what a letter is.

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Stocking stuffers for toddlers

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Stocking stuffers can be so difficult for toddlers! You end up putting random useless things in their stocking and it ends up broken and in the trash! Here is a great list of stocking stuffers for toddlers that won’t go to waste.

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Educational board games

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Board games all have a purpose, but there are some true educational board games out there. They work on reading, math skills, colors, etc. Here is a great list and gift guide for you for some of those board games!

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Keeping in touch with friends as a mom

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Keeping in touch with friends as a mom can be so hard. You’re focused on your kiddos and your family, so you forget about yourself. You forget that having a tribe is healthy and important. It doesn’t have to be difficult!

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Board Games for Preschoolers

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Board games are an important part of preschool! They teach turn taking, patience and any skills that go along with the particular game. Here is a great list of board games for preschoolers.

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