I hope you're having a peaceful and relaxing holiday.

I just wanted to pop in with a terrific New Years craft that you can do with all ages of kids.

It's a goal-setting activity and an art activity combined.

It's bright, it's colourful, and it's a whole lot of fun.

Click the link below to check it out!

Happy New Year, my friend. xx

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I have the sweetest craft to share with you today. Your kids can make these, but you might want to make them too!

They're "worry stones" with a heart painted on the front and a loving message printed on the back.

They're wonderful to make for kids who struggle with separation anxiety, worries and stress.

They can carry them in their pocket and give it a squeeze when they're missing their parents or when they're upset.

They were so fun and easy to make, and they look just darling.

Click the link below to check them out!

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A bit of a different post today, as I'm working on a series of posts about common parenting challenges.

If your child, or one of your daycare children hate the car seat, you know how stressful driving anywhere can be.

I polled our HH Facebook community for advice on the situation, and received tons of great tips and solutions.

If you have a child who hates the car seat (or know someone else who does), please check out (and share) this post. :)

Click the link below to read it in full.

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You know what's crazy? The number of toxic chemicals in a jug of commercial brand laundry detergent. You know what's crazier? Our babies have their little mouths and noses pressed up to clothing and bedding scented with those chemicals from the day they're born. Night and day. How can that possibly be ok? How can that be safe?

Check out my 3 ingredient Homemade Laundry Detergent recipe. It's free of toxins, you can make it in minutes, and it costs a fraction of what store-bought detergents cost. I've been using this recipe for 5 years, and I'll never go back to store-bought. I hope you'll give it a try. For your family, for the planet and for your pocket-book.

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Your son or daughter is about to enter a whole new chapter of his or her life, and embark on the path that will carry them into their future.

Whether you pan to write them a heart-felt message in a card, or sit down and have a meaningful, one-on-one conversation with them, here are 18 things every high school graduate needs to hear before heading off to college.

Click on the link below to read the full post.

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It's enough to knock you over, right?

Well, today I'm gonna tell you how you can get rid of that stink by washing all of your kids gear at home in your washing machine. Yep! Even those stinky gloves!

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You are not alone. It's a really common parenting challenge, and thankfully, when I asked the HH community for advice about it recently, they had TONS of suggestions, sharing what worked for them when they were in the same boat.

Here are 29 solutions from real parents and parenting experts to help you transition your baby successfully from breast to bottle.

And be sure to click through because I've shared what went down the first time I left my own breastfed baby at home with my husband and a bottle. Eek!

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Here are 10 fun and simple solutions that may help end the bath time battles at your house.

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