Back to school, pack the lunch!

Ah yes its that time of year that parents either dread or look forward to. Some parents dread seeing there little ones go off to school everyday and not seeing them all day. While others crave the peace and quiet they'll get for a few hours everyday. No matter which group you are in, chances are you'll pack your kid's lunch. Our friends over at Nanny Deprived have the most adorable Lunchbox Notes that you can print out and put in your child's lunch! What a great way to bring a smile to your little ones face! Many are great for the little ones who don't know how to read yet!

Nanny Deprived Naughty Kid Photo Contest – Cast your vote!

We have all seen the cutesy photos of kids on the internet, but what about the photos that don’t make it on the cover of your scrapbook? The folks at Nanny Deprivedlove those photos and they are running a photo contest for you to pick your favorite “naughty kid”

Click on over to Naughty Kid Photo Contest to cast your vote! And after you vote be sure to visit all of the contest sponsors at the bottom of the contest – they are all Mom owned and operated businesses!

Plan a Princess Birthday Party

Your baby girl is celebrating her birthday soon and you may be on the lookout for great theme ideas for the party. How about planning a princess themed party? No doubt, she is the princess in your life, so why not celebrate her birthday in a royal manner? Plan the perfect princess birthday party that would let her live the life of a princess for one day. Although you may think otherwise, it is extremely easy to organize a princess party, all you need is some inspiration and a little bit of effort.

Below are some tips that can help you set up the perfect princess birthday party for your daughter and her friends;

o INVITATIONS: Make use of a calligraphy font to print your party invitations. Roll up the parchment and tie it with a satin ribbon to give it a royal feel. For the extra effect, you can have the invitations delivered by a messenger wearing a medieval costume.

o DECORATIONS: Purple, pink and gold are great colors that can be used to decorate the location of the party. Tie ribbons to the chairs and put up strings of balloons. You can use dolls as centerpieces. Also, attach colorful paper streamers to light fixtures to add a festive touch.

o ACTIVITIES: Set up different activities so that everybody can get together and have fun. Place beads in bowls so that the girls can create their own colorful necklaces. Give tiaras and ask the kids to decorate their tiaras with glitter and sparkles.

o FOOD AND DRINK: You can either bake or order the cake. Make sure the cake has attractive frosting, pink icing looks the best. Name food items accordingly with the theme. Pink lemonade garnished with strawberries can be a great drink for the party.

o FAVORS: There are a lot of options that you may consider. Royal tiaras, magic wands, accessories etc. work well as party favors.

Hopefully the above mentioned tips would help you organize a great princess birthday party for your daughter. Add the royal touch to the party and make your angel feel like a true princess, even if it is just for one night.

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Fingerpainting fun with Lotion!

This time of year my kid's skin gets really dry, so we put lotion on them often. My toddler loves to have lotion rubbed on his skin. He will bring me the bottle of lotion and sit down on the floor next to me. :) Now I put just a little lotion on his legs and arms and he loves to finger paint with it! Great activity for toddlers and it helps their skin too. We work on teaching my son his body parts when we do this activity. Just be mindful if you use lotions that smell like fruit and flowers, little ones might try to eat it like my son tried to!

Working at home with children

Working from home with children, has its challenges. Its why I am writing this blog post at 1 AM. I always have a "helper" of sorts. We are starting our new line of personalized birthday tees and I am working on taking some pictures of my creations. When my son decides that my shirts need a little dressing up.

Mater perhaps? Of course every shirt needs a mater! No wait, it needs something else - a convertible. Oh and my kid's hand. Yep these shirts will just fly off my shelves now!



After my son was busy playing with Mater and the convertible, I was finally able to get this image! That's better!

Ultimate Blog Party 2010

We are proud to join in on our first Ultimate blog party hosted with 5 Minutes for Moms! We are excited to meet all kinds of new bloggers - yay!

I am Cheryl WAHM mom to 3 wildy, hyper boys! In between diaper changes. bus stops and naps I run our website Milo's Creations. We specialize in dress up costumes for make believe and pretend play! When I am not packing up orders and working on our website, I love to create new things! My 2 favorite crafts are crocheting and machine embroidery!

Well that's enough about me for now - lets get this party started! Please leave a comment, we always love to hear from our readers!

Oh! And I almost forgot! We are giving away a prize on 5 Minutes for Mom! USC#39, Choo, Choo – all aboard your kids will shout when wearing these fabulous Kids Train Engineer Overalls! Authentic pin striped overalls come with matching hat and red bandanna. Comes in sizes 18 months, Toddler and children’s sizes.



Want to win this prize? Or maybe some other fabulous prizes? Head on over to Ultimate Blog Party 2010 and enter to win! The prizes I would love to win are of course the Grand Prize - Toshiba Laptop

#40 Holiday Inn would be fabulous! And if you do win this one, be sure to check out Disney's promotion - you can learn more about that here

#19 Hasbro Toys Would make some great Christmas gifts for my boys, yes I am Christmas shopping already - I shop year round!

#26 Getting Organized is something I need to improve on!

#39 Be my guest gift certificate. A vacation alone with the hubby perhaps? That would be nice!

#USC An extra 50.00 in my paypal account from MomDot is always nice too!

Save on your Disney 2010 Vacation!

For 2010 Disney is running a Give a Day, Get a Day promotion. All you have to do is volunteer a day of your time and you get a ticket to the park for a day. Kids 6 and up can volunteer too! Visit Give a Day get a Day for all the details.

While you are saving money on your park pass, head on over to Milo's Creations and hook yourself up with some Disney inspired costumes! Don't wait until you are at the park to buy those expensive princess dresses, shop early and get them for a fraction of the price! Our Kids Princess dresses are washable and durable and will last long after the Disney vacation is over.