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How to Teach Kids About Diversity | Color Me Culturally Confident
Won Ton Salad | Delicious Asian Inspired Salad
Virtual Birthday Party Follow Up | How it went
DIY Sensory Table For Only $25!
Our First Week of a Summer of Playing Skillfully
What to do When You Hate Playing With Your Kids | From a Mom Who Hates Playing
Free Mandala Digital Coloring Page | Happy National Coloring Book Day!
How To Celebrate The Journey To Motherhood… Especially When Pregnancy Sucks!
How to plan a virtual birthday party
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How to teach kids about diversity

How to Teach Kids About Diversity | Color Me Culturally Confident

The Mom Nextdoor September 18, 2020

How to teach kids about diversity This intro paragraph is really difficult for me to write. Partially because it’s always hard to know where to

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Won Ton Salad | Yummy Asian Inspired Salad

Won Ton Salad | Delicious Asian Inspired Salad

The Mom Nextdoor August 31, 2020

To be honest, I am probably straight-up plagiarizing someone else’s delicious creation because I know my family didn’t invent this Won Ton salad, but we’ve

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Virtual Birthday Party Follow Up - How it went, and what I'd do Differently

Virtual Birthday Party Follow Up | How it went

The Mom Nextdoor August 12, 2020

Emi’s virtual birthday party was a few weeks ago and I finally have a minute to write this follow up post. If you haven’t yet,

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DIY Sensory Table for only $25

DIY Sensory Table For Only $25!

The Mom Nextdoor August 11, 2020

If you’re looking for an alternative to those expensive designer sensory tables look no further! Here’s a simple, sturdy, inexpensive DIY sensory table for just

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Our First Week Of A Summer Of Playing Skillfully

Our First Week of a Summer of Playing Skillfully

The Mom Nextdoor August 11, 2020

If you’ve been considering either of the playing skillfully curriculums but want to see it in action first, you’re in the right place! A detailed

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What to do when you Hate Playing with your kids

What to do When You Hate Playing With Your Kids | From a Mom Who Hates Playing

The Mom Nextdoor August 7, 2020

Do you see other moms engaging in imaginary play with their kids and think “why can’t I do that?” Do you try only to end

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Free Color By Number Mandala Digital Coloring Page

Free Mandala Digital Coloring Page | Happy National Coloring Book Day!

The Mom Nextdoor August 2, 2020

Celebrate National Coloring Book Day with this free Mandala digital coloring page designed for the Procreate app. A printable option also available. This post contains

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How to Celebrate the Journey to Motherhood... Especially when Pregnancy Sucks!

How To Celebrate The Journey To Motherhood… Especially When Pregnancy Sucks!

The Mom Nextdoor July 18, 2020

How to celebrate the journey to motherhood, especially when pregnancy sucks. This boho inspired maternity session celebrates Kelsea’s journey to motherhood.

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How to Plan a Virtual Birthday Party

How to plan a virtual birthday party

The Mom Nextdoor May 6, 2020

How to plan a virtual birthday party that feels like a traditional birthday party by bringing everyone together, cohesive decorations, and activities you can do together despite being far apart.

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DIY Party Hats

DIY Party Hats

The Mom Nextdoor May 4, 2020

Super easy, DIY party hats made from scrapbook paper to match any party theme!

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Mother’s day gift ideas | 2020 Edition

The Mom Nextdoor May 1, 2020

Inspiration to help you find the perfect gift, here are Mother’s Day Gift Ideas the 2020 edition.

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How to Give Good Gifts

How To Give Good Gifts

The Mom Nextdoor April 30, 2020

How to give good gifts that communicate love by making them personal, thoughtful, and surprising, plus gift idea inspiration to help get you started.

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10 Chores your toddler can do

10 chores your toddler can do

The Mom Nextdoor April 29, 2020

10 chores your toddler can do right now to start helping around the house. Chores help kids develop a strong work ethic, be less entitled, and learn life skills.

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How to raise tidy & helpful kids

How to raise tidy & helpful kids

The Mom Nextdoor April 29, 2020

5 tips to raise tidy, helpful kids by modeling tidy & helpful behavior, teaching them to clean up after themselves, letting them help, and giving

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The Fast, Easy, & Modern way to get clean floors.

The fast, easy, & modern way to get clean floors.

The Mom Nextdoor April 28, 2020

I’m sharing my #1 hack to keep floors clean and spend less time doing it! The BISSELL Crosswave Pet Pro All in One Wet Dry

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Kids Capsule Wardrobe

How to turn your kids overstuffed closet into a capsule wardrobe.

The Mom Nextdoor April 27, 2020

A practical approach to simplifying your life and laundry situation by decluttering your kids overstuffed closet and turning it into a kids capsule wardrobe. Where

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4 Reasons your Toddler Needs a Schedule

4 reasons your toddler needs a routine

The Mom Nextdoor April 26, 2020

Simplify mom life by establishing a routine for your toddler to help them feel safe & secure, stop arguments, develop healthy habits, introduce chores and

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Get Rid of Mom Guilt

Say goodbye to mom guilt! The #1 way to get rid of debilitating mom guilt.

The Mom Nextdoor April 22, 2020

Get rid of debilitating mom guilt, #1 antidote revealed. Mom Guilt ends when comparison stops & friendship begins. Join our community & share your story.

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Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies | Aka the Yummiest Cookies Ever

The Mom Nextdoor April 12, 2020

a fan favorite! When I was in high school we got out early every Monday. We’d usually fill our extra hours hanging out with friends

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