The Good Mama

Food

Crab & Grapefruit Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

It’s month two of my food of the month recipe series of introducing new recipes for in-season vegetables and fruits to my family. Since Valentine’s Day happens…

Fun, Toddler activities

Simple Heart-Shaped Vegetable Stamp Activity for Toddlers

I feel bad. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and up until today we haven’t worked on a single craft. In fact, since Sweet P was…

Fitness

The Timer Workout: An Easy Way for Busy Moms to Workout

It’s difficult to find the time to workout as a mom. The number one excuse people have for not working out is lack of…

Food

3-Ingredient Strawberry Pancakes Recipe

If you’re a pinterest fan, you may have come across these crazy 2-ingredient pancakes, made with just eggs and a banana. They kept popping…

Fun, Toddler activities

Valentine’s Day Family-Matching Game for Toddlers

It’s February, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Valentine’s Day is not my favorite holiday, but like Halloween, it’s a great excuse…

Fun, Mommy Thoughts

6 Reasons Snow Days with Toddlers Are the Best

This past weekend the Northeast was hit with a massive blizzard. It was the first snowfall of the season and, hopefully, the biggest. The snow started…

Fun, Mommy Thoughts

The Reason Second Children Are So Resilient

The transition from one to two kids is tough. I sat on the couch cradling my only-a-few-weeks-old infant girl with tears streaming down my face….

Food

Sautéed Cabbage and Leeks Recipe

When I taught Kindergarten our school participated in a wonderful healthy eating program. Each week a nutrition teacher would come to our classroom, sing songs, read…

8 Things to do to Stay Active with your Kids this winter

Fitness

8 Things to Do with Your Kids to Stay Active This Winter

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5 Surprisingly Useful Baby Items for Baby Number 2

Fun, Mommy Thoughts

5 Suprisingly Useful Baby Items for Baby Number Two

Baby stuff. You can’t leave without it; you can’t… fit it all in your house. Why do babies come with SO much stuff? Before…

Fitness

How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Baby

You just went through the toughest, most challenging workout of your life. Childbirth. You’re sore, you’re both mentally and physically exhausted and your stomach…

Food

Dairy-Free Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe

I hope you took advantage of the crazy mild weather while it lasted because today is COLD. I always crave warm, creamy, comfort food during…

Fun, Funny

100 Ways to Get Your Baby to Sleep

Some babies are advanced sleepers. These advanced sleepers fall asleep during tummy time. They fall asleep while eating. They drift off sleep without a peep when…