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A new way to paint to keep the kids occupied

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A new way to paint to keep the kids occupied

My kids love to paint.   It is messy, it is time consuming, and have I mentioned messy?   But they love it.   They also get tired of just painting. So we are always painting new things, or the same things but with a twist. Instead of painting on paper, we paint rocks, we make sidewalk chalk paint instead of just chalk. We paint on paper, canvas, paper bags, anything we can think of, and we try to make a theme of it to make it seem different.  This time, we painted on canvas, but made a canvas with...

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We as moms need to stop feeling like Failures!

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We as moms need to stop feeling like Failures!

I want to take a minute and talk about us as moms feeling like failures. We all have been there and have thought that, but now more than ever, we are all questioning how we are raising our kids, while working from home, home schooling, and keeping up with the house and just everyday life things. The thing is, right now we are just surviving, and that is OK. There is no need to feel like you need to do any more than that. That is enough. I have said before, that while I lay with my girls to go...

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What to get the Mom... or Grandma that has Everything?

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What to get the Mom... or Grandma that has Everything?

What do you get the mom that has everything?   Part of the reason for starting Mom and Tribe Co, was so I could help us busy moms when it comes to gift giving. The reason I typically only offer products and items that are ready to go, is that if you are like me, and when you realize you need a gift for someone, you don’t usually have the time to order something and wait for it to get made. All your spare time.. wait, what spare time? All my things you see on my site are ready to...

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Our House Smelt Like French Toast With This Craft

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Our House Smelt Like French Toast With This Craft

We are in full Valentine's Day crafting mode over here in our house We have been working on kid approved crafts, decor ideas, and gifts for classmates. This one is a great idea that can check each one of these categories off your list. Whole wheat cinnamon salt dough ornaments. The wholewheat and cinnamon adds a bit of a rustic look, that I think adds a special touch. Now I know, you are probably wondering how this one craft can check every item off the list.  Well here a few ideas that you can use these for:   The craft...

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When you have too many Amazon Boxes and need a Valentine Craft

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When you have too many Amazon Boxes and need a Valentine Craft

Moms!! This craft is for you, if you are a mama to younger kids looking for a Valentines craft to do to keep your kids busy!!   Last weekend, we had mentioned that we were busy with projects. A lot of our family time, especially on cold days consist of trying new things that I can let you all know about. Not only is this work, and research, it also is a great bonding time with my girls. They love all things arts and crafts, and it is always a bonus if it makes a huge mess. Glitter; I think...

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