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10 Tips for Helping Your Child Recover from a Tonsillectomy

My 4-year old daughter just had her tonsils and adenoids removed after having a strep infection that would not go away after four courses of antibiotics. In all honesty, I was terrified of what the recovery was going to be. We debated over and over in our heads if this was the "right" thing for her. Her surgeon said after the surgery that he knew her tonsils were big and nasty, but he had no idea that her adenoids were so HUGE as well. This has probably been affecting her sleep ...

It’s Day 18 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. This activity was a spin off our Heart Sensory Matching Activity that we did a few years ago. The orange balloons don’t look quite as cute as the heart balloons…but it was still a fun activity! I didn’t make quite as…

It’s Day 17 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! The idea for this Pumpkin Patch Number Match activity was inspired by an adorable Apple Picking Activity from the Mama Workshop. We made some modifications by obviously using pumpkins instead of apples and adding the coordinating number of dots on the bottom…

Fire Safety Checklist and Scavenger Hunt

This post is sponsored by First Alert as part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. All opinions are 100% mine. This week is National Fire Prevention Week (and the month of October is Fire Prevention Month). We have done lots of fun fire safety activities over the years, but the very sad…

Playing Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable Memory Game

It’s Day 8 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we are talking about the pumpkin life cycle. I made this Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable Memory game that can be used in a couple of different ways. Little Sister loved playing ‘Memory’ with these cards. We also used some of…

It’s Day 7 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. Today’s activity was definitely a favorite among all three of my children (ages 9, 7, and 3). This is a spin on the classic baking soda and vinegar volcanoes, but these pumpkin volcanoes never get old! So simple and so fun!…

We are on Day #3 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we incorporated a little learning and number recognition into our pumpkin play! This Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art activity is super simple and perfect for preschoolers. The idea actually came from one of the activities in one…