It can be so exciting! Your baby is moving from breastmilk/formula and baby food to eating regular table foods. However, it can also be rather daunting not to mention sad as your baby is growing up so fast. It also brings up many questions. What if your baby doesn't like things that they liked pureed? How do you know what is safe and easy? First finger foods don't have to be complicated or expensive. Here are some great ideas, some of which have been favorites of my children! All are safe for … [Read more...]
First Birthday Party on the Cheap
Tell me if this sounds familiar. First baby. Big, elaborate themed birthday party. You make a ton of food, you make everything perfect. You convince yourself they only get one first birthday party so you have to make it perfect. By the time your second comes around, you have no idea what you were thinking. You realize it was a waste of money to do something that elaborate for a baby that didn't understand what was going on anyway and was terrified of the birthday candle. But you do want to do … [Read more...]
Homeschool Preschool for Cheap
Homeschooling can be quite the adventure. I'm not sure where we'll go from here but this year, for pre-k, we are homeschooling. Homeschooling can also be quite expensive if you buy all the materials you can, expensive books, etc. However, it does not have to cost a lot, especially preschool. You can homeschool preschool for cheap with just a little effort. Here are the things we are doing so far to save money. Use the internet There are so many free resources online for homeschooling, … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Christmas Gifts for Baby
The year my oldest was a baby, we may have gone a bit crazy on Christmas gifts. We decided that since she was our first, it was totally okay. Justification, right? ;) I don't remember how much we spent but I do remember she got a lot of toys. I do remember that we were able to save quite a bit of money by following some of the advice I will be sharing in this post. Budget friendly Christmas gifts for baby are quite possible. Shop used Like most everything else, shop thrift/consignment … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Back to School Shopping
How is it already time to start back to school shopping? Confession: I don't even need to go back to school shopping but I look forward to it every year. I may have a slight obsession with office products. I'm always on the hunt for the perfect pen and one can never have too many sticky note pads. However, even with the sales, back to school shopping can be quite expensive, especially depending what is on the list you have received from your child's teacher. Here are some great ideas for saving … [Read more...]
Affordable Preschool Crafts
My daughter loves crafts. I mean, really loves them. The Christmas she was two, she spent her Christmas money on a bunch of random craft supplies like pipe cleaners, glitter glue, and google-y eyes. Personally, I like fast crafts that don't cost a lot of money, especially if they use things I might already have around the house. I feel like most preschool crafts only last a month or two at best so why spend a lot of money on the supplies? With that in mind, I took to the blog world to find the … [Read more...]