Smarty Pants Mama: Becoming a smart mama, one piece at a time.

Smart Home: Top 10 Sites a Smart Mama Visits Each Day

Smart Cause: Every Little Bottom – Twitter Party, 7/28 @ 9PM ET & PT

Recall Wednesday: CPSC recalls issued July 21 – 27

Smart Home: 5 Ways to Continue the Cinderella Excitement at Home (#31DBBB)

Smart Home: School Time

Smart Home: Repurpose the Entertainment Center into Office Space

Smart Home: Leslie Segrete Shares Outdoor Living Tips!

Smart Home: Candyland comes before Twitter

Smart Home: Top 10 Sites a Smart Mama Visits Each Day

July 29, 2010

As a Smart Mom you need to budget every single minute of your day. Most of us have a plan each morning, or I think at times a dream, of what is to be accomplished that day. Between carpools, soccer practice and ballet, not to mention laundry, dinner and upkeep of the house, how can [...]

Recall Wednesday: CPSC recalls issued July 21 – 27

July 28, 2010

These are the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls that have been issued from July 21 –27, 2010. As a reminder: In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines(pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, [...]

Smart Cause: Every Little Bottom – Twitter Party, 7/28 @ 9PM ET & PT

July 27, 2010

Yes, Every Little Bottom is ready to party at BlogHer! Are you!? This Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9PM ET & then again at 9PM PT the Huggies Every Little Bottom Ambassadors (MommyWords, House of Prince, A Parent in Silver Spring, Rookie Moms, Jenny of the Spot and Smarty Pants Mama) welcome you to join [...]

Smart Food: Cashew Chicken, compliments of Kludgy Mom

July 26, 2010

Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives haphazardly! She blogs about it all at http://www.kludgymom.com Straight out of Martha Stewart’s Great Food Fast is this recipe for cashew chicken. I am still a stir-fry novice; I’ve made some with flank steak a few [...]

Smart Home: Going on a Picnic – A Traffic Distraction Game!

July 23, 2010

This classic repetitive chant is a perfect distraction on traffic filled days. This morning we faced fierce rain and tons of traffic on our way to camp. A long drawn out game of “We’re Going on a Picnic” helped distract both mommy and the kid! In the classic game players take turns repeating “We’re going [...]

Recall Wednesday: 6 Products Recalled by CPSC, July 14-20

July 21, 2010

These are the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls that have been issued from July 14 –20, 2010. As a reminder: In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines(pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, [...]

Smart Home: 5 Ways to Continue the Cinderella Excitement at Home (#31DBBB)

July 20, 2010

1. Read! Enjoy Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. This African tale takes a unique twist on the classic. Makes a great bedtime read. See it on Amazon: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters Big Book (Mulberry Big Book) 2. Dance! Have a Ball! Not that your princess needs another reason, but why not dress up Cinderella, turn on some classical [...]

#31DBBB – Day 1

July 19, 2010

An elevator pitch. What’s that? In as few words as possible sell yourself/your product. It should leave the listener yearning to learn more. It must be concise and to the point, ridding the blah-blah we tend to elaborate. Over the next 31 days I’m participating in ProBlogger’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog course [...]

Smart Home: School Time

July 19, 2010

A Notebook and a Pencil Dedicate time (it can even be just 5 minutes) to review academic skills with your child every day. This “school time” will encourage you to be on top of your child’s learning successes and areas of need. With just a notebook, a pencil and a few other items, a Smart [...]

Recall Wednesday: 5 products recalled by CPSC, July 7 – 13

July 14, 2010

These are the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls that have been issued from July 7 –13, 2010. As a reminder: In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines(pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, [...]