Baby Gizmo’s editor received a few Chuckle & Roar toys and activities to help facilitate this feature and review. Whether you are schooling your children at home this year or aiming to facilitate a learning environment all the time, play-based learning is one of the most effective ways to both introduce and reinforce important concepts. …

I always figured you couldn’t really pre-make a salad well, especially days in advance, because it would just wilt and turn gross. Heaven forbid you could actually pre-make a salad AND include the dressing. Unheard of! Well, that is when the “Salad in a Jar” came into my life and turned my salad ways upside …

Nutella is the delicious hazelnut chocolate spread that everyone loves! Everyone loves it, right?!? So we felt it would only be right to round up some of the best nutella recipes. From breakfast ideas to desserts to even nutella chicken, we’ve got it all right here! WHAT IS NUTELLA? Nutella is a brand of sweetened  …

Kids are back to school and I’m back in the kitchen whipping up some great recipes. Yep, our Crumbl obsession continues and today we are sharing a REALLY GOOD (if not better than the original!) copycat recipe of the Crumbl Oreo Cookies. These deliciously soft, Oreo-based cookies are topped with a creamy, cream cheese frosting …

The kids may be going (or have already gone) back to school, but it’s not too late for some back-to-school tips for us. Yes, parents, us. As much as our children are headed back to school full of excitement and nervousness, so are we. This is even more true if you’re a first-timer like me. …

There are so many things to think about when you’re getting ready to start preschool. Should your child even go to preschool? What are you looking for when you check out a preschool? How will your child handle the separation? How will you handle the separation? What kind of stuff do you need to get …

How about a Creamy Taco Pasta for dinner tonight? Confession time. I’ve been struggling with dinners lately. While dessert is never a problem with me, I’m just not that great at thinking of good dinner ideas. I can think of different cookies, pies, cakes and bars to make all day long but when it comes …

Annnnddd we are BACK with another Crumbl copycat recipe! This time we are tackling the Circus Animal Sugar Cookie and your kids are going to lose their mind with this recipe! So ferociously good! As good as the Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies or the Chilled Sugar Cookies? We’ll let you be the judge. This is …

Bullying is a huge problem among kids and teens across the world that can have devastating effects. We’ve all read the news stories about young bullying victims hurting themselves or others, or even committing suicide. But bullying can harm victims and their bullies in less visible ways. According to stopbullying.gov, bullying victims can experience depression, …

Oh god oh god oh god oh god. Kindergarten is almost here, people! I’m excited for the kid and she’s excited, too. But I’m also worried. She went to a cooperative preschool, and although my husband did the co-oping part (trust me, you do not want me in charge of a roomful of little kids), …

Bank teller at drive through window: “I see you have a little baby! Have you set up a savings account for her yet? Gotta think of her college fund!” 3-month postpartum, new mom me: “I haven’t even gotten her birth certificate yet so her own savings account? College? That’s a hard no.” Overzealous bank teller: …

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it is already back to school season! Why does summer fly by, year after year? Why can’t winter fly by and summer drag? Ah, I digress. It’s big, exciting times in our household – my son, my first born is starting school for …