Over the last few years, we have continued to curate a list of Creative Easter Basket Ideas including toys and products that we get for our kids Easter Baskets that AREN’T candy. Now that Katie and I both have two Easter baskets to stuff we get to have even more fun.

February is right around the corner which means Valentine’s Day! Now that our boys are in preschool we have entered the era of class parties (we are VERY excited for these) and Valentines class gifts.

I like Christmas, but much preferred the spookier season until I had kids. Halloween is a fun holiday for kids, but there is something so magical about seeing Christmas through the eyes of your child.

As anyone with two kiddos knows, things can get extremely chaotic, so this year for Father’s Day we decided that we would go minimal on gifts. Instead, we decided to plan a fun day of Father’s Day Activities around Southwest Michigan that focused on spending quality time together.

Katie and I steer away from candy for Easter baskets and do our best to find fun, sensory-friendly items that will help support growth/development and that they will actually use! As they get older it gives us the opportunity to be even more creative with what we find.

This will be Baby Rea’s first Easter, and while I can’t wait to put her in a cute spring dress and make her wear the same bunny ears that her brother wore, I found myself asking the same question I did when E was a baby, “Does my 5-month-old really need an Easter basket?” After thinking about it for a few days I came to the same conclusion I did his first Easter, YES!

There is nothing like the smiling faces of your child opening gifts on Christmas morning, but Katie and I both agree that we don’t want to buy toys just for the sake of our boys having extra things to open under the tree. Especially for us, as E’s birthday is in late November, he has no shortage of toys.

Christmas is quickly approaching and I have gotten a lot of questions from parents about toys that are fun, but can also help their littles with their development. I recently shared a list of toys that will help with gross motor development and I wanted to share a list of fine motor toys as well. Fine motor development is so important, especially now that I have a toddler!

I think any Dad’s first Father’s Day is a milestone and a special chance to celebrate them! As we approach our husband’s second Father’s Days, Katie and I wanted to share some of our favorite items for new Dads!

As we approach our second Mother’s Day, Katie and I wanted to share some of our favorite items that remind us of our little ones, that we think would make perfect Mother’s Day gifts for any new mom.

Check out these non-candy Easter basket stuffers for sensory friendly ideas for your toddlers. They'll help with hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, visual perception skills and more all while your kids have fun playing with them.

There is nothing like the smiling faces of your child opening gifts on Christmas morning, so I make a concerted effort to buy things for Eli that he will enjoy while also being durable and educational. Here is our list of sensory-friendly ideas for your kids stocking stuffers that we think they’ll love

Since Eli was born I have found that all holidays seem to be a little bit more magical, and Easter is no exception. I’ve already started scouring the internet to find Easter basket stuffers, especially sensory friendly ideas for babies!