"There is no way to be a perfect mother, but there are a million ways to be a great one."
Thanksgiving is a day filled with family, friends, fun, laughter - and a lot of super-stressful time management for hosts juggling children, too. Luckily, there’s a few sure-fire ways to keep your children entertained while you (and your partner) cook and prep the house.
I’m always on the lookout for easy field trips with the kids, which is why I frequently purchase memberships to local museums and zoos. But membership is oftentimes about more than just getting through the front gate. Check out these extra ways to get the most out of your membership and your overall experience.
The holidays are over. But is the shopping? You might not want to hear this, but post-holiday sales can be just as exciting as pre-holiday shopping. Check out a few ways we found to shop postseason deals and save for events like birthdays, Easter, or rainy day rewards, that are just around the corner.
Over the past two years, our spousal relationships have been put to the test. It’s important to put work into your relationship, but how can that be done if there isn’t affordable, attainable, trustworthy childcare at your disposal? Check out some ideas on how to have a sitterless date night (yes, it's possible!) with your other half.
Summer is almost here, school’s are out, and for many families, that means it’s vacation time. But traveling with little ones to that vacation spot isn’t always easy, neither is it once you get there. So we asked moms for their best travel tips, and here’s what they had to say.
Road trips can be a great way to see so much of the country. We use it as an adventure and sometimes let the children choose our next stop. We drive from breakfast to dinner and grab hotel rooms along the way. But for a family of 7, how do we survive being on the road for three or four days before getting to our final destination?
Underneath the silly eccentricity of Dr. Seuss’s adorable rhyming children’s stories lies a plethora of invaluable life lessons and takeaways that we learn as children and should be carried with us into adulthood. Here are 9 of our favorites.
‘Tis the season: lights & garland; trees & stockings throw pillows & décor. But sometimes with little ones toddling about, it’s not so easy to make your home fit for the holiday issue of Magnolia Journal. What items can come out of storage? Where do these decorations go? How can we balance safety, decor and sanity? Here are some tips that can help keep your little ones, and your décor, safe this season.
