#MomLife — Lifestyle

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Packing Essentials for Traveling with Kids

If you’re traveling with kids this summer, you probably know the basics to pack already. Basics like sunblock, Wet Wipes, and extra clothes. But there are some additional items, often overlooked, that will help make your road trip a little bit smoother. 

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Choosing the Perfect Teacher Gift

 It’s the end of the school year and a perfect time to show your children's teachers how much you appreciate their hard work and dedication, but adding that to the laundry list of other things that have to get done this time of year can be downright overwhelming. Michelle, a teacher of almost 20 years, takes the guesswork out of gift buying and points out a few gift ideas that teachers will surely love. 

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How to Cook a Turkey AND Keep Kids Busy

Thanksgiving is a day filled with family, friends, fun, laughter - and a lot of super-stressful time management for hosts juggling children, too. Luckily, there’s a few sure-fire ways to keep your children entertained while you (and your partner) cook and prep the house.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Kid’s Museum Membership

I’m always on the lookout for easy field trips with the kids, which is why I frequently purchase memberships to local museums and zoos. But membership is oftentimes about more than just getting through the front gate. Check out these extra ways to get the most out of your membership and your overall experience.

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Totally Legit Reasons to Shop Postseason Sales

The holidays are over. But is the shopping? You might not want to hear this, but post-holiday sales can be just as exciting as pre-holiday shopping. Check out a few ways we found to shop postseason deals and save for events like birthdays, Easter, or rainy day rewards, that are just around the corner. 

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A Sitterless Date Night IS Possible

Over the past two years, our spousal relationships have been put to the test. It’s important to put work into your relationship, but how can that be done if there isn’t affordable, attainable, trustworthy childcare at your disposal? Check out some ideas on how to have a sitterless date night (yes, it's possible!) with your other half. 

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Moms Offer Their Best Tips for Traveling with Kids

Summer is almost here, school’s are out, and for many families, that means it’s vacation time. But traveling with little ones to that vacation spot isn’t always easy, neither is it once you get there. So we asked moms for their best travel tips, and here’s what they had to say.    

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Tips for Surviving Those Long Road Trips with Kids

Road trips can be a great way to see so much of the country. We use it as an adventure and sometimes let the children choose our next stop. We drive from breakfast to dinner and grab hotel rooms along the way. But for a family of 7, how do we survive being on the road for three or four days before getting to our final destination?

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9 Seuss Lessons to Carry into Adulthood

Underneath the silly eccentricity of Dr. Seuss’s adorable rhyming children’s stories lies a plethora of invaluable life lessons and takeaways that we learn as children and should be carried with us into adulthood. Here are 9 of our favorites.

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