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Category: Smart Kid

Finding teachable moments in everyday activities!

Celebrating College Savings with Florida Prepaid
Living Smart Kid

Celebrating College Savings with Florida Prepaid

Caroline MurphyFebruary 8, 2019February 2, 2019

2019 has hit the ground running. Can you believe that we are already in February? The first month of the…

5 Rules Tweens MUST-FOLLOW on a Smart Phone
Living Smart Kid

5 Rules Tweens MUST-FOLLOW on a Smart Phone

Caroline MurphyDecember 30, 2018January 5, 2019

We swore we wouldn’t cave. But we did. During the first weeks of 6th grade, we bought my tween a…

SPONSORED: Pampers Love, Sleep & Play
Smart Kid

SPONSORED: Pampers Love, Sleep & Play

Caroline MurphyJuly 16, 2013November 17, 2016

I remember this moment. I remember Big Sister Isabella grinning as I placed Baby Sister Cecilia and her dolly adjacent…

3 Kid Friendly Breakfast Ideas
Smart Kid

3 Kid Friendly Breakfast Ideas

Caroline MurphyMay 7, 2013November 17, 2016

We wake up way too early in this house. My alarm goes off at 6:09, 6:16 and 6:31. If that…

Bunny Face Mask for a PreSchool Easter Craft
Living Smart Kid

Bunny Face Mask for a PreSchool Easter Craft

Caroline MurphyMarch 29, 2012March 28, 2017

Bunny Face Mask for a Pre-School Easter Craft Make an Easter craft that will have the whole crew giggling! Adorable…

Smart Cause: Hockey for Huggies!  NHL & Diapers now go hand in hand!
Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Hockey for Huggies! NHL & Diapers now go hand in hand!

Caroline MurphyFebruary 8, 2011November 17, 2016

What does hockey have to do with diapers?  Diapers and ice hockey typically don’t go hand in hand until now! …

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Step 1 to Hosting a Diaper Drive

Caroline MurphyNovember 8, 2010November 17, 2016

Last month I hosted a diaper drive during a garage sale. It was easy! See what I had to say…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Dollars for Diapers, a Garage Sale turned Diaper Drive

Caroline MurphyOctober 7, 2010November 17, 2016

In just 3 hours, over 400 diapers and $100 in loose change and bills were donated by strangers, family &…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Ellen Pompeo Scrubs in for Diapers

Caroline MurphyOctober 5, 2010November 17, 2016

Earlier in the week, I talked to a mom. She’s a mother of a 1 year old girl. She’s a…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: The Garage Sale WITH a Diaper Drive!

Caroline MurphyOctober 1, 2010November 17, 2016

Tomorrow is a BIG DAY! FINALLY, I’m getting rid of my trash treasures! My husband and I are having a…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Destiny Diaper Bank

Caroline MurphySeptember 10, 2010November 17, 2016

The Destiny Diaper Bank needs YOU! Rev. Rebecca Hines has dedicated her time, finances and energy to be certain that…

Cooking Living Recipes Smart Kid

Smart Home: Double the Math Lesson Making Zucchini Strips!

Caroline MurphyAugust 30, 2010October 1, 2011

I wanted to make these delicious sounding zucchini strips I saw on SkinnyTaste.com.  It was a rainy Wednesday afternoon. My…

Living Smart Kid

Smart Home: Back to School Etiquette

Caroline MurphyAugust 16, 2010August 8, 2016

[ad#Google in Content] This week I welcome Lovely Payoute, president of Etiquette Miami, who offers a wide range of programs…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Conference attendees donate 1000 diapers at BlogHer!

Caroline MurphyAugust 12, 2010November 17, 2016

A Jimmy Dean alarm clock, a Dora t-shirt, a half a dozen reusable grocery bags, packs of detergent and more…

Smart Kid

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

Caroline MurphyJuly 27, 2010November 17, 2016

Yes, Every Little Bottom is ready to party at BlogHer! Are you!?  This Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9PM ET…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Every Little Bottom, The Newborn Diapers

Caroline MurphyJune 24, 2010November 17, 2016

[ad#Google in Content] We brought Isabella home from the hospital in late October 2006.  We were first time parents, petrified…

Smart Kid

Smart Cause: Huggies Every Little Bottom Campaign, An Introduction

Caroline MurphyJune 17, 2010November 17, 2016

Did you know that many mothers in financial hardship may not have enough diapers for their child’s well-being?  A recent…

A Teachable Moment…a Smart Mama Job!
Living Smart Kid

A Teachable Moment…a Smart Mama Job!

Caroline MurphyApril 22, 2010May 2, 2010

Finding a Teachable Moment I recently purchased a childhood favorite, Hi! Ho! Cherry-O! for my daughter.  Originally intended for a…

Smart Kid: The Three Little Pigs to The Three Little Javelinas
Living Products Smart Kid

Smart Kid: The Three Little Pigs to The Three Little Javelinas

Caroline MurphyApril 15, 2010September 6, 2010

Once upon a time there were three little pigs.  The first little pig built his house of … I am…

Kids with scissors, not a good combo!
Living Smart Kid

Kids with scissors, not a good combo!

Caroline MurphyMarch 15, 2010August 24, 2010

“But Mommy, I was just cutting them to make them look pretty,” Isa explained when I found her getting ready…

Minnie Mouse Pez – Meds for the knee?
Smart Kid

Minnie Mouse Pez – Meds for the knee?

Caroline MurphyMarch 12, 2010April 22, 2010

Yes, the imagination is full force in this house, and it better be in yours too! As I whined to…

Hide & Seek – in the car!
Living Smart Kid

Hide & Seek – in the car!

Caroline MurphyMarch 9, 2010August 24, 2010

  On the way to school Isa wanted to play hide and seek. What?  How do you play hide and seek…

Color Wonder, I bow to you.
Products Smart Kid

Color Wonder, I bow to you.

Caroline MurphyMarch 8, 2010August 24, 2010

Oh, why do I love Color Wonder???  Let’s just say that the dining room table and chair would look much…

Blast off…a child’s imaginaion sends her to outerspace!
Living Smart Kid

Blast off…a child’s imaginaion sends her to outerspace!

Caroline MurphyMarch 6, 2010August 24, 2010

    Oh, the imagination of a 3 year old.  How I wish I still had it!  Actually, it has…

Smart Kid

SUPER WHY…at a theater near you!

Caroline MurphyFebruary 7, 2010March 3, 2010

Looking for a great Smart Mama activity for your pre-schooler??? I found it! With ZERO good G or even PG…

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