• Children's Book

    Great Children’s Books To Include In Your Child’s First Library

    We have all of these books and I absolutely love reading them with Mackenzie. Reading a book is a part of our nap & bedtime routine so we read quite a few books a day. She also will just sit for a few minutes and turn the pages of books while she’s in her room or play area. She also loves pulling all her books off the shelf, but we won’t get into that activity here! I love all of these books for different reasons. Some are super repetitive, like DADA or Dear Zoo, and others have tactile components to them like, Where’s the Unicorn, that has felt flaps on…

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  • Baby Classes,  Gym Class,  Music Class,  Pandemic,  Survival Swimming,  Swimming,  Toddler Classes

    Activities to do with Your Child During A Global Pandemic

    These are the three activities I’ve found for Mackenzie and felt safe doing during the pandemic. I really wanted to get her around other children and since she’s not in daycare I wanted to find some classes where she could spend some time with other children. + Music class was our first class and we started out on Zoom, but when it was nice enough outside, we began outdoor classes and felt safe doing this! Mackenzie loves music so she enjoyed music class and I look forward to starting them again soon! I love that Music Together is a worldwide program so you can look for a program in your…

  • Baby Classes,  Baby Clothes,  Baby Products,  Baby Toys,  Children's Book,  Gift Guide,  gift ideas,  Holiday Gifts,  Toddler Toys

    Mamas First Tracks Holiday Gift Guides 2021!

    Check out my gift guides below! Nothing is an affiliate or sponsored link, just sharing my favorites or things I’ve been eyeing! Play Tunnel | Personalized Board Book | Walker | Lovevery Play Kit Subscription Kitchen Learning Tower | Non Toxic Crayons | Non Toxic Play Dough | Tonies Box | Sensory Table | Lalo Table & Chairs | Lovevery Block Set | Trampoline | Balance Bike Art Easel | Wiggle Car | Scooter | Helmet | Stepping Stones | Duplos | Lily & River Dome | Fort Builder | Tonies Box | Balance Bike Personalized Calendar | Personalized Mug | Monthly Chatbooks | Personalized Golf Balls | Digital Frame…

  • Baby Products,  Mommyhood,  New Walker

    What Shoes To Get Your New Walker

    So you have a new walker…now what? I had so many questions before my daughter started walking and they only continued once she actually began walking. Hopefully this post can answer any questions you have before your child starts walking to help put your mind at ease. First, I wondered when it was appropriate for her to begin walking. She had been cruising along furniture and using a walker since about 8 months old, but was showing no signs of walking. I read multiple places that it’s generally between 12 and 18 months that children start walking. I wasn’t worried that she was only cruising along furniture, but I’d be…

  • Baby Products,  Mommyhood,  Non Screen Time,  Pandemic,  Purposeful Play

    Non Screen Time Activities to do with Your Toddler

    I can speak for myself when I say I need to do a better job of incorporating non-screen time activities into our day! When I feel tired or have a headache, its just so easy to turn on Coco Melon and let her watch it! I want to build a list of activities I can do with her instead of putting on Coco Melon and figured I’d share my ideas with you below: + While I think Mackenzie is too young for a tonies box right now, I do think it’s a great activity to incorporate music & stories into your child’s day without putting on a screen for them!…

  • Infant Aquatics,  Survival Swimming,  Swimming

    My Experience with Infant Aquatics CT- Survival Swimming for Infants and Children

    Mackenzie just completed survival swim at Infant Aquatics CT! I’m so incredibly proud of her and all the hard work she’s put in these last four and a half weeks. I’d be lying though if I said it was easy for me, but I’ll get into that a little later. I don’t normally show pictures of Mackenzie’s face, but I think this post is that important and wanted to share videos of all the hard work our little kiddos put in to learn this life saving skill! In this post I’m going to cover what we experienced while in the program, my personal feelings on it, & next steps for…