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St. Patrick’s Day Printable Projects
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. We all feel a little Irish on this holiday! Our family enjoys Corned Beef and Cabbage, Irish Soda Bread and have even been known to make Green Popcorn! This year we will continue in the Irish spirit with some of these clever crafts and St. Patrick’s Day printable projects. I […]
Coloring Pages for St. Patrick’s Day
Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with one of these 10 St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages! Print some of these pages for the kids and even adults to enjoy this season. Coloring is a great exercise to relax and distract oneself. Be in the Irish spirit with these pages! Coloring Pages for St. Patrick’s […]
Edible Gardening 101 – How to Start Your Garden
Edible Garden Even if you’re extremely busy or restricted to indoor spaces, you can achieve the benefits of edible gardening. It’s a low-cost, low-impact hobby and you can invest as much or as little effort into it as you’d like. We built a potting bench – a table top with shelving making it easier to […]
8 Green Cleaners Made with Vinegar
It’s pretty scary how many harmful chemicals are in conventional cleaning products. Even if a cleaner doesn’t create fumes, the chemicals in them can still be harming you, your family, and even your pets! To clean your home without risking your health, you should make your own cleaners. Not only are they safe, but they’re […]
Avoid Fake Shopping Apps and Scams
According to the New York Times, hundreds of fake retail apps have been popping up in recent weeks on Apple’s App Store. With online shopping becoming the venue of choice, shoppers are advised to beware of fake retail apps. These shopping apps act like and look like authentic shopping apps, but are actually scams targeting consumers’ private […]
Reduce Stress & Have a Cleaner Home with this Routine for Moms
I’m not about to tell you that I am stress free or that my house is ultra organized. I am like the rest of you – always running around from school to soccer to dance. Somewhere in between I manage this site, make dinner and get some clean clothes ready for the next day. I […]
Clean Your Oven Naturally
It’s easy to find a commercial chemically-based oven cleaner, but not as easy to find an all-natural one. Which is unfortunate, as chemical oven cleaners contain some pretty strong stuff! Luckily it’s not too hard to clean your oven with natural products (that you likely already own)! Here’s How to Clean Your Oven Naturally! How […]
10 Free Winter Coloring Pages for Adults
Winter weather might be bone chilling and lots of snow for some. For others, it might be crisper air and more time outside. Regardless of your address, winter is synonymous with snowflakes and penguins. As you attempt to focus on all your New Years resolutions, take time to relax. These 10 Free Winter Coloring Pages for […]
3 BEST Money Saving Apps for Shopping
You’ve got to do it. The kids, husband and YOU have to eat. Buuuuuuut, it is a time hog, a wallet drainer .. you name it. It’s time that YOU save money and time grocery shopping with the best money saving apps. Going grocery shopping has and forever will be something that takes time and money. […]
How Whole30 Changed My Life
In April 2016, I noticed a friend had lost weight and looked great. A few days later I chose to follow her plan and I lost over 15 pounds in 30 days. I followed the plan again a few weeks after with my husband (shocker!) and I lost another 10 and he lost nearly 20 pounds. More […]
Top Chef Meals Delivers Custom Prepared Healthy Meals
I enjoyed devoured 7 meals from Top Chef Meals and I’m eager to share my experience on how much it helped this very busy smart mama eat healthy meals without taking away time from my crazy schedule. A mom’s life is busy. We are constantly running around worrying about everyone else. Did they get to […]
Fundraising Tips to Raise Cash for Schools
There are the tried and true ways of fundraising at school. We hold bake sales, candy sales, wrapping paper sales, and even host the yearly school bazaar. These methods are certainly effective in their own way, but there is so much more that parents can do to raise money for schools throughout the year. Are you trying […]
How to Contact Paper Books
This post contains affiliate links. Please note that purchases made through links on Smarty Pants Mama help support the site. Thank you. The pile of books are sent home. Your kids place them on the table. You know what that means. You have all the school supplies purchased, which includes a roll or two of […]
Late Summer Pool Safety
Living in South Florida means that pool season is most months of the year. We are always looking for ways to make our patio area more inviting for the kids and families. Remember the pool toy holder I made this summer? It’s working great. More importantly, as homeowners with a pool, pool safety is something to […]
Making Your Adopted Dog Feel at Home
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewBeneful #CollectiveBias Last March I received a phone call while at breakfast with some friends. Tom was quick to tell me that he was taking the girls to adopt a dog, or a wow-wow as we often call it in […]
School Supplies List Shopping Now for Later
The school supplies list arrives in our inbox sometimes even before school lets out. It lingers there until we frantically rush to the stores or head online and alas buy it all. If not done in a Smart Mama way, getting through the school supplies list can be become rather costly, especially if you have […]
Back to School Haircut Supporting the Underprivledged
It’s on every mom’s to-do list, a back to school haircut. We start the year with polished shoes, fresh uniforms, white socks and of course, a haircut. This year we returned to Hair Cuttery. We wanted great cuts and to be part of a great cause – the Share-a-Haircut program. What is the Back to School Share-A-Haircut […]
DIY Pallet Board Pool Toy Storage
Our backyard pool seems to have noodles, floats and balls scattered everywhere. I knew we needed a remedy to this disaster. I knew we needed to organize our pool toys with some sort of pool toy storage. I got my hands on a pallet board thanks to some construction at the house. I put it […]
National Geographic Kids Photo Guide Book Reivew
The National Geographic Kids Photo Guide book is a great resource for your blooming photographers. They grab our phone all the time. But it isn’t to make a phone call. Wether they want to play on an app or take photos with the camera, our young children seem to know so much about how to use […]
Leadership Activity for Girls Inspired by Princess Elena of Avalor
Look at your daughter. What do you see? Is she strong? Smart? Fearless? Is she willing to help others before herself? You are looking at a leader. Does she know that? As moms, we need to encourage our daughters to be leaders and to see it within them. We need to guide them to identify […]
7 Road Trip Budget Busters to Avoid This Summer
Having a road trip budget is crucial for Smart Mamas! This summer we set off on #SmartyPantsTravels Road Trip! We will drive from Miami to Asheville, NC and then visit cities such as Savannah and Ponte Vedra, Florida. We will need to be careful before we run out of gas money! We love weekend road trips. […]
Tropical Inspired Art Project for Kids
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.#BringTheTropicsHome #CollectiveBias My morning started buying this: and ended with an art project for kids, inspired by fruit and all® Fresh Tropical Mist™! See my experience on bringing the tropics – scent, taste and colors – into our patio […]
Building a Gardening Potting Bench
Building a potting bench (a hightop table that’s perfect for storing your gardening materials and to use to plant) is a DIY project that’s perfect for your next weekend. This shelf has different uses. Our’s, as you’ll see in the photos below, is used to hold our gardening tools and as a tabletop to plant in […]
Head Lice Prevention and Treatment
Head Lice Prevention and Treatment I vividly remember having head lice as a child. I know how I got it. My friend’s and I used to play “hairdresser” during recess. We would brush each other’s hair. Share brushes. Share scrunchies. My grandmother seemed to always be visiting from Miami when I would begin scratching. She […]
Miami Indoor Birthday Party Space
Happy Birthday to You! We sang the song at the top of our lungs to my daughter and her friend last week at their 5th birthday party! We made a very SMART MAMA decision to have the party All-Star Party World in the Falls warehouse district. Selecting a venue with an excellent reputation that will set-up, entertain […]
Hosting a Crab Feast Preakness Party
Hosting a Crab Feast Preakness Party It’s great fun hosting a Crab Feast Preakness Party! The Preakness Stakes, held at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland takes place on the third Saturday in May – just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes. The 2023 Preakness will be on May […]