The Mod Mommy

Holding it down with humor and snacks

Getting the kids involved in family vacations

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For a lot of families, summertime also means vacation time. Allowing your kids to have a small say in your family’s next adventure will definitely generate excitement and could serve as a great learning tool. So, the question is, how do we involve them? Believe it or not, there’s a way to do this while […]

At-home, free family fun ideas for summer

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We are smack in the middle of summer and your kids are getting antsy and maybe need some new things to do. So, what now? Get creative and turn some simple activities into something special. Watch the above video or read below to see some free and fun ideas to test out on the kids: […]

Beach-going pooches should break out the sunscreen

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With Memorial Day approaching, it’s almost time to go to the beach. Well, for your dog. When fur isn’t fashionable enough, pet parents have plenty of beach wear choices for Fido. Yes, I’m serious! Side note: I have to admit, Riley only has a winter coat and a tuxedo. The coat is for snowy days […]

Marvelous Mother’s Day at Mystic Aquarium

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Mystic Aquarium was kind enough to invite family bloggers to the aquarium for a Mother’s Day treat. Even though it rained toward the end of our visit, we had the most perfect day! When we arrived at Mystic, there was a huge envelope at the ticket window waiting for me with my name on it. […]

Homemade play dough creations for Mother’s Day

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For the dads out there who read this blog, this craft would be great for you to do with the kids. And if the dads don’t see this, moms, this would make a great grandma gift for Mother’s Day! And for those who don’t need any more Mother’s Day gift ideas, well, you can do […]

Spit cleaning pacifier OK?

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It turns out if you want to protect your children from developing allergies, you should put their pacifier in your mouth before handing it over to your little ones. Grossed out? Yeah, me too. Even though it sounds unsanitary, according to a study developed by Swedish researchers, children whose parents sucked on their pacifiers to […]

He’s finally here! A huge welcome to my new baby boy

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I must apologize in advance for dropping off the face of the planet for the past few weeks, I’ve been consumed by much more than a beautiful baby boy if you can believe it! Baby C was born on January 14 at 10:08 a.m., weighing in at 7 lbs 5 ounces and 20 inches. He […]

What’s in a name?

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I am days away from having my baby and I can honestly say we have not chosen a name yet for him. Since finding out I was pregnant, the question “Have you chosen any names?” has been asked about 100 times. While people mean well, they literally don’t believe me when I say “Oh, not […]

An animal alphabet nursery for baby boy

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I’m still putting the finishing touches on baby boy’s nursery, so I don’t have a finished photo quite yet, but I do have some adorable finds that I just had to share to go along with the theme I chose. As soon as I heard I was having a boy I knew immediately I wanted […]

Tips for dealing with sticky situations

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With a combination of my daughter being old enough to do crafts and the fact that it’s the holiday season, we sure have had a lot of art materials floating around the house. So far we’ve used paint (for the first time!), crayons, glue sticks, stickers and frosting and candy for the gingerbread house. They […]