tips & tricks Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/category/tips-tricks/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 How We Potty Trained our 3 Year Old https://mamapapabubba.com/2019/01/19/how-we-potty-trained-our-3-year-old/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2019/01/19/how-we-potty-trained-our-3-year-old/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:12:56 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=74855 Welp, we’re officially through 10 full days of potty training and I have to say – it’s been much easier than I expected it to b {yay!}  At this point Sam’s back to wearing bottoms at home, we do the school run and things like grocery shopping without any worry (I’ve even forgotten to bring… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2019/01/19/how-we-potty-trained-our-3-year-old/feed/ 3 74855 Calm Down Kit for Kids https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/01/18/calm-down-kit-for-kids/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/01/18/calm-down-kit-for-kids/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:29:44 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73053 Oh my…  Have we ever been dealing with some big emotions lately.  Miss G’s always been a spirited kiddo who feels things deeply, but in the last few months it’s been at a whole new level.  Especially after school.  I’ve been doing my best to to not bombard her with questions immediately after picking her… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/01/18/calm-down-kit-for-kids/feed/ 4 73053 How to Make Moving Easier & Less Stressful https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/how-to-make-moving-easier-less-stressful/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/how-to-make-moving-easier-less-stressful/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2017 07:54:35 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72897 If there’s one thing I’ve done a lot in my life, it’s  moved.  My gosh, have I ever moved. One Christmas several years back, my brother and I got out a notepad and listed every single home we’d each lived in just for fun.  It started out as one list, split into two separate ones… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/how-to-make-moving-easier-less-stressful/feed/ 4 72897 Simple School Communication Binder https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/18/simple-school-communication-binder/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/18/simple-school-communication-binder/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:40:19 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72588 I can hardly believe that we’re through the first two weeks of school and into mid-September already…  I know it’s such a ‘mom thing’ to say, but time just seems to pass more quickly each year.  Here in Vernon we’ve already had our back to school BBQ, I’ve attended the first PAC meeting of the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/18/simple-school-communication-binder/feed/ 4 72588 5 Natural Ways to Avoid Back-to-School Sicknesses https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/06/5-natural-ways-to-avoid-school-sicknesses/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/06/5-natural-ways-to-avoid-school-sicknesses/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:01:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71130 I hate to even say it for fear of ruining everything, but my goodness – we’ve made it all the way through September and the first week of October without getting the dreaded back-to-school sickness. {Thank goodness!}  Several of Miss G’s friends have already fallen victim to the beginning of the year bug and I’m fairly… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/06/5-natural-ways-to-avoid-school-sicknesses/feed/ 15 71130 School Lunches Made Easy https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/30/school-lunches-made-easy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/30/school-lunches-made-easy/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2016 03:29:21 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71060 All school year long, I hear fellow mamas commiserate about one of daily tasks that comes with being a parent of a school-aged child… Packing school lunches. Complaints range from not knowing what to pack, to it adding to the morning rush, to kids not eating the lunches they’re packed and it therefore being a… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/09/30/school-lunches-made-easy/feed/ 5 71060 15 Mama and Munchkin Approved Ways to Use Essential Oils https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/09/22/15-mama-and-munchkin-approved-ways-to-use-essential-oils/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/09/22/15-mama-and-munchkin-approved-ways-to-use-essential-oils/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:56:48 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23844 {this post contains affiliate links} By now, it’s no secret that our family is a slightly ‘crunchy’ one {even if Brad fights it just a little and despises that use of the word crunchy}.  We’re by no means the extreme, but we do our best to make things from scratch, eat whole foods, avoid unneeded… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/09/22/15-mama-and-munchkin-approved-ways-to-use-essential-oils/feed/ 1 23844 Quiet Road Trip Activities for Little Ones https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/22/quiet-road-trip-activities-for-little-ones/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/22/quiet-road-trip-activities-for-little-ones/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:59:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=6861 Tomorrow Miss G and I head out on a little Mama and Bubba road trip.  A good friend of mine is getting married this weekend in my hometown in the Okanagan, and since Brad is in his final few days of work at his current job before transitioning over to his new teaching position, Grae… Read More

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