Category: Mom Hacks & Tips

I’ve bought 20 boxes of Kwik Stix paint crayons over the years. Probably more. Yes, they’re that good. And that’s why I’m so excited to have partnered with The Pencil Grip, Inc to share my kids’ (& my!) love of Kwik Stix.

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I’ve found the Holy Grail arts & craft item for your kids (& you—but more on that below). They’re called Kwik Stix Paint Crayons.

Trust me on these.

I discovered Kwik Stix paint crayons a few years ago & it turns out they are one of my best Mom Hacks ever.

You know how sometimes you come across something that is just too good to be true? And then it usually really is too good to be true…? Well, not these.

I’m going to date myself a little bit here, but remember cray-pas? These are kind of like a new & improved cray-pa.

Kwik Stix are the perfect paint/crayon hybrid.

They’re solid tempera paint sticks in the size & shape of a glue stick. The best part? They dry in 90 seconds to a perfect paint-like finish. Oh, and they’re non-toxic, too.

I bought them on a whim when my son was about a year old because they got great reviews online. He loved them. I loved them. And since then, I’ve reordered them 20 or more times.

(Put it this way—I’ve bought them so many times that they always show up as one of my “Order it Again” items on Amazon…along with baby wipes. Do we ever stop using baby wipes? I think not.)

I keep them stocked at my house because we burn through ours and because they make the perfect gift for birthday parties. They’re a great price point & a hit with the kids.

We call them “paint crayons” because that’s essentially what they are. I’m going to tell you why my kids love them & then I’m going to tell you why I as a Mother love them (which is arguably more important, right?).

Why my kids love Kwik Stix Paint Crayons:

• The colors are extremely VIBRANT.

This is important. Kids love the bright & the fun. They’re not looking for muted colors or a barely yellow sunshine. They want the colors to show up the way they imagine them.

• They are super smooth and glide across the page
  

My kids love to free-form paint & color & draw whatever they want. Sometimes we use the easel. Sometimes we use construction paper (or if we’re being honest, computer paper). And sometimes I lay out a huge roll of paper & we make giant banners that blanket our entire wall.

When they were younger, we used them with coloring books. We also loved the Thin Stix for that because they’re basically a thinner version of Kwik Stix with a finer point so they work great for staying in the lines. (Side note: We loved these big image coloring books when my kids were 2-4. They come in a bunch of themes.)

• Kwik Stix aren’t just for paper.

My kids paint rocks like it’s their job. And our beloved paint crayons allow us to paint the same rocks day after day after day. The paint dries quickly & easily & doesn’t smear all over the place.

I have countless pictures hanging on my fridge & cabinets (because we ran out of fridge space) & I love it. And I have a bowl of painted rocks sitting on our counter at all times. (I’m totally one of those Mamas, can’t you tell?)

Oh, and at Halloween—we paint pumpkins with them! We have yet to carve pumpkins yet (I’m not afraid to admit that is a little too ambitious for us at this point…aka, I don’t want to deal with that level of mess/clean up quite yet if I’m being honest.)

• Body Paint, anyone?

Let’s not forget their favorite thing to paint—their bodies. YES, I let them color & paint all over their bodies often. Whenever they’re due for a bath, I let them go for it. Have I lost my mind? No. That’s how washable these are. (and also, non-toxic = YAY)

My kids paint tiger stripes & dinosaur spikes all over their arms, legs, and torsos. Then they paint each other’s backs. Next come cheetah spots. Then stars and moons. You name it, they paint it.

Which leads me to why these deserve Mom Hack-status…

Why I love Kwik Stix Paint Crayons (as a Mom):

• They’re. Just. So. Easy.

You don’t need brushes. You don’t need water. And there are no spills.

(A friend of mine told me her kid dips his (that we gave him for his birthday, obvi) in water to do watercolor painting. I thought that was brilliant but to be honest, I’ve never pulled out water to use with these because it’s just too easy without it & I’m not about to mess with something that works so perfectly. Same reason I don’t cut the crust off my kids’ sandwiches. They don’t know “crustless” is a thing & I want to keep it that way, ha.)

• They’re non-toxic.

They’re also nut, egg and gluten free. I do the best I can as a Mom. We all do. And this makes me feel better.

• Kwik Stix wash off with zero effort. ZERO.
  

This is my favorite part. Water takes Kwik Stix paint right off—you don’t even really have to scrub, just a little rub & poof—gone.

So once my kids look like they belong at Lollapalooza or Burning Man I throw them in the bath or shower & they immediately look like they belong at high tea. It’s the biggest win ever for Moms because we get to let our kids paint all over themselves with no worries about the clean up.

And the ease of cleaning isn’t limited to little walking tattoos. I love these modern day cray-pas because when I find a mark on the dining table or the hardwood floor or the kitchen counter, a baby wipe takes it right off. And it was even easy to get some marks off our couch (microsuede FTW). Hallelujah for that.

• Kids need to be kids

Kids need to play & get messy & express themselves. This is a way to let their creativity flow while helping your your sanity stay put.

• Your kids will think you’re the Best Mom Ever

Soak up the “Best Mom Ever” vibes because your kids can’t believe you’re actually letting them paint all over themselves.

And happily so.

And for all you teachers out there, these are a no-brainer for the classroom. The kids will adore them & you won’t have to think twice about the clean-up or scrubbing tables or floors or walls.

So, buy your kids a box of Kwik Stix. Watch them have a ball with them. Rinse and repeat…aka rinse & reorder them because trust me, you’ll need more.

You can find Kwik Stix & all my fave things on my C’MON MAMA Amazon page.

Check out all The Pencil Grip, Inc.‘s products on Amazon. *Next on my list to try are Wonder Stix (which write on everything from dry erase boards to windows & are perfect for teachers, too) & their famous Pencil Grips to help my son learn to hold a pencil/marker/etc. correctly!

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Oh, potty-training.

Well, if there’s one thing that unifies us as parents, it’s that we all have to deal with potty-training at some point or another.

And if there’s one thing that divides us, it’s how we go about it. And when.

There’s a lot of hoopla around potty-training.

Like a lot.

Everyone thinks they know the “right way” to potty-train. I’m here to tell you that there isn’t a right way. There’s a way that works for you & your kid. And that makes it right, no matter when or how you choose to do it.

I’ll share our potty-training experiences & my potty-training tips, but different strokes for different folks, y’know?

Especially when it comes to something like potty-training.

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(If you just want to skip straight to the list of things you need to make potty-training smoother, click here. If you want to know about our very different potty-training experiences with our son & daughter + my potty-training tips, keep reading.)

We have never “tried” to potty-train our kids (well, I tried for about 20 minutes, but more on that below). I have a 6 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. Our potty-training experiences with them were very different.

Maybe I’m the only Mom in the world who feels this way, but I was never in a rush to potty-train. I think diapers are easy & I was never in a hurry to get out of them. Sure, diapers are expensive. But they make up for it in convenience.

My son potty-trained around 3.5+ years old. There were many people who couldn’t believe we hadn’t potty-trained him before then. Add to that the fact that my son is absolutely huge for his age—and always has been. He’s an extremely tall & big little boy. So that just compounded everyone’s surprise that he was still in diapers at 3 years old.

Fortunately, I had a husband who not only supported my desire to not rush potty-training, but who wholeheartedly agreed. He’s a urologist and though he doesn’t do pediatrics, one of his former colleagues is a renowned pediatric urologist—Dr. Steve Hodges. He writes books on potty-training. Literally.

When many of my Mom friends were potty-training their kids around 2 years old using the “3 day method,” I watched and listened. Most of them were successful. I was pregnant with my daughter & not eager to get my son out of diapers, but I decided to give it a try since 1) they made it look so easy and 2) I thought, “Okay, well I only have 1 child now so maybe it’s a good idea to knock this out before I have my baby.”

I tried potty-training for one morning. Actually, if we’re being honest, it was about 20 minutes.

In that 20 minutes, my 2.5 year old little boy listened to me, took off his diaper, peed on the floor and then showed me proudly. He did exactly what I’d asked him to try to do, albeit in the wrong spot. But my reaction broke him. I saw it and said “Oh no, not on the floor honey! We don’t want it on the floor, we want it in the potty!”

Rookie mistake.

Looking back, I still bothers me that I got upset with him on his first try of a brand new thing. A thing he actually had listened to me about and just hadn’t done it exactly like I wanted.

My response crushed him. I saw the disappointment in him—disappointment in himself and in my response—and realized I was stressing my baby out. Yes, baby. 2.5 years old is a baby in my book.

I decided right then we weren’t ready—not him and not me. I held him, he cried, I cried, & then I called my husband and said “I’m not doing this, we’re not ready.” And he said, “Great. I don’t think we should be in any rush.”

God I love that man.

Later he called his friend Dr. Hodges to discuss it & Dr. Hodge’s biggest potty-training tip was not to rush. He pointed out that (save for children with special needs) every child potty-trains eventually. It’s not a race. Dr. Hodges sees all kinds of complications in children that can stem from potty-training too soon & kids not emptying all the way (see: prolonged bed-wetting & constipation, etc.). I’m not a doctor so I’m not going into any of that. I agree with some of it & I disagree with some of it.

Again, I’m not a doctor.

But I am a Mom.

And what I say is this:

What works for your kid, works. If they potty-train younger than most = GREAT! If they potty-train later than most = GREAT!

You do you. Or actually just let them do them.

I have many, many friends whose kids were fully potty-trained by 2 years old. Successfully and perfectly.

I have many, many friends whose kids were fully potty-trained by 4-5 years old. Successfully and perfectly.

When we did potty-train my son, it’s because he was talking about going potty. He was ready. I had a brand-new baby at home in diapers so I wasn’t thrilled that he was ready, but we rolled with it. He did beautifully. He started out sitting down to pee, then started standing up. To this day he usually stands but will occasionally sit to pee (kind of like my husband now that I think about it, ha).

He struggled with pooping in the potty at first. This is totally normal. It can be a really scary thing for kids. They worry about it splashing, about the sound it will make, about how it will fall out—you name it. He wanted to wear a diaper to poop, so we put one on him when he asked for it. Then when he inevitably pooped in the diaper, we’d empty it in the potty together & flush it.

One of the best things I bought was the Squatty Potty (linked below—I gotcha). We now own 3 if that tells you anything. Ever notice how little kids will do a little bend or an almost-squat when they are pooping in their diaper? It’s because that angle un-kinks the colon & allows the poop to come out in more of a straight shot.

Yes, we’re talking a lot about poop. But just keeping it real. There’s a lot of poop in Motherhood.

It took one time of him successfully pooping on the potty (while crying the whole time) to get rid of diapers for good. The second it came out he was so relieved & so thrilled that he’d done it. He never put on a diaper again. (We never messed with pull-ups. Or stickers/treats, etc., because we ended up just letting potty-training happen more organically….but I know that works for lots!)

Which meant we had to convert his crib to a toddler bed. Yes, he was 3.5 and yes, he was still in his crib. He loved his crib & so did we. He never once tried to climb out of it & he never once complained about it. It kept him contained & in his room…& happy. He actually cried when we changed it to the toddler bed, though of course he LOVED it immediately.

I already told you I’m not a Mother who feels the need to rush through any of these parenting/child milestones. And I wasn’t lying (obvi).  I’m a big believer in the whole “the days are long but the years are short” thing.

So that was him. And this is her:

My daughter was ready to start potty-training when she was 2.5.

Potty-training wasn’t on our radar at all with her because our son was ready later. But, SHE started talking about the potty. Wanting to sit on the potty. She has a big brother & she wants to be just like him. So it only makes sense that she wanted to go potty like him, too. (And quite literally, might I add. That little girl wanted to stand up & pee just like her bro.)

She was ready to potty-train.

So we pulled our tiny toilet back out & just set it in the bathroom for her to try. She started using it. She surprised us how quickly she got it. So much so that she had to wear her brother’s little boxer undies for a few days while I Amazon primed her some.

She still wore diapers during naps & bedtime for about 6 months after she started potty-training. 

My son never did that. He went straight from diapers to no diapers, period. But she was happy wearing diapers at naps & bedtime, and so was I. And I was in no rush to convert her bed so that she can get out & go potty on her own. I hold onto the crib years as long as I can because sometimes confinement = sanity (for Mama). Just like her brother, for a little while my daughter still requested a diaper to poop (constipation/hard poops make learning to go in the potty tougher).

My best potty-training tip is not to stress about it. And not to stress your child.

They will potty-train. It might be easy for her. It might be hard for him. She might do it later than you expect. He might do it earlier than you expect.

This is one of those things I think you just have to live your way into.

Another potty-training tip I want to give is this: If what you’re doing isn’t working, stop.

If what you try causes stress, stop. If you need to quit & try again a full year later like I did, do it. Don’t be swayed by what everyone else around you is doing. Do what works for you. And yours.

And my last potty-training tip: Be prepared for comments from others.

Whether your child potty-trains earlier or later, someone is always going to have something to say. I can promise you that. There’s definitely some judgment when it comes to potty-training. Prep yourself for being able to brush it off because you’re the Mom and you know what you’re doing (because even when we don’t, we do).

Oh, and if your preschool/daycare pressures you, don’t bend to it. Schools are in the habit of pushing & stressing about potty-training. Your kid is your kid. Not theirs. Stand up for what you want.

I have a friend whose daughter potty-trained really young & the school wasn’t “prepared” to have a child that young going to the potty. So they had to switch schools. I think the original school should’ve been more flexible & accommodated this little girl who was ready to use the potty. They have since made the necessary changes.

And then I have another friend who got berated by her daughter’s school for not being fully potty-trained by the time they thought she should be (2 years old!). One day, when her child realized she needed to go potty but was outside on the playground, she went off to a corner by herself, pulled down her panties like she’d been taught, and went. I applaud her for that. So did her parents. Her teachers did not.

You can’t win. At least that’s what it feels like sometimes. And it’s definitely what our kids feel like sometimes.

So there you go. I have 2 kids and had 2 very different potty-training experiences.

There was no “one right way.”

Both of my kids are potty-trained. Both are happy. And besides those stressful 20 minutes that one time, both potty-trained with no pressure.

Now, here’s all the shit you need for all the shits. Just kidding, my mom would kill me for saying that. But it was too perfect & I couldn’t resist. Here’s what you need:

Potty-training List

(items that made potty-training as smooth as possible for us):

Small Starter Potty: This one looks like a real potty & I really think there is value in that. It looks just like a smaller version of yours. It also makes a flushing sound, which kids LOVE to do. (Seriously, you’ll have to put a cap on the flushing in general cuz they’re obsessed). We only got one of these because we transitioned to the regular toilet as soon as they showed interest (see below).

Toilet Training Top: This is a total must-have. We have 3—one for each kid’s bathroom & one for the bathroom by the kitchen. It makes your toilet “their size.” They love it because it keeps them from falling in & makes them feel very secure. It’s super easy to clean & super easy to take with you on a trip or to Grandma’s or wherever.

With both kids we let them start in the small potty linked above, and the second they started wanting to go on the real potty we were all for it. So much easier (zero clean up) & makes it much easier for them to go on public toilets, too, because they’re used to it.

Squatty Potty: I’d say this is our other true must-have. Like the toilet top above, this is something my kids used every single day (& still often do!). It helps them poop so much more easily because it gives them a way to “bear down.” It doubles as a stool for them to climb onto our full size toilets, too. It was a game-changer for us.

Books: We didn’t go heavy on reading potty-training books. But both our kids love Daniel Tiger & this Daniel Tiger potty book is one that they both freaking loved. They can push a button to make a real flushing sound. I do think this book helped them be excited about the potty. The only other one we got was this Potty book because the “Yummy Yucky” book from the same author was one of their all-time faves.

Travel Potty: With my son, we honestly just let him pee on the pavement between the car doors if he needed to suddenly go potty. So I never needed a travel potty. With my daughter, we did that a couple times with me holding her while she squatted but it’s too hard to avoid getting it on her panties or shoes, so I wised up & bought a little travel potty & it has been AWESOME. I keep it in the back of my car & she goes right in the trunk. (And if I’m being totally honest, so do I. I use it all the time. Maybe it’s all the coffee I drink. Maybe it’s a leftover side effect from labor.) Then we pour it out, wipe it out, and voila! Done. We use it every single time we’re out & about.

If you have a little girl I highly recommend getting one to keep in the back of your car. If you have a little boy you can either be one with nature like us (ha) or perhaps be a more respectable human being and get one. Runner ups: this super simple Ikea one or this one.

Fave boy undies: these little boxer briefs (ahhhh why are these SO CUTE on them?!!) and these classic undies. Both super soft. Size up.

Fave girl undies: THESE. I tried a few types and these are the clear winners. Adorable designs, super soft & thick without being too thick, no elastic to cut into them. Size up.

Thing I didn’t know I needed but actually really like: these toilet seat covers for when you’re out & about. I grew up putting TP on the seat in public places & did the same thing for my kids. BUT, kids love to hold onto the sides of the potty or prop their hands on the back (especially in public places because they feel like they might fall in), and the TP doesn’t cut it. These cover the whole thing & then you just toss them. I keep them in the diaper bag. Will I ever stop carrying a diaper bag even though there are no longer diapers in it? I think not. (I actually carry a diaper backpack that I freaking love & will never give up.)

Mom Potty-Training Pro Tip: These prune pouches. Seriously, these things are MAGIC. I used religiously FOR YEARS when my kids were struggling to go. They are a total mom-hack & I’ve been tempted to try one on more than one occasion. They’re just prunes + water. We kept these on hand 24/7. My kids would actually ask for “a purple pouch” when their tummy didn’t feel right. Kids get constipated. It’s a thing. These work. (And trust me, there’s so much to be said for making it easier for kids to poop, especially when they’re potty-training.)

Probiotics: It seems like it makes sense to share these here. Love these—gut health is important (especially when/if your kid is taking antibiotics. Or if they just came back from their grandparents’ house, ha.).

*If your child is on the bigger side or later to potty train (my son was both), these booster pads are a MIRACLE. At 3+ years old, his diapers would be soaked & overflowing. They couldn’t contain the amount of pee he had overnight. I found these booster pads & at night you just stick them in the diaper where they pee (make sure they don’t stick out the top of the diaper). They worked wonders & bought us probably 6 more months in diapers than we could’ve gotten with just diapers alone (his diapers were so full they were soaking through his PJs).

Questions about potty-training? Leave them in the comments. Already tackled potty-training? Tell me what worked for you & what potty-training items you loved.

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I have a new Mom Hack & my kids are as obsessed as I am: a Kid’s Charcuterie Board.

You’re probably thinking it sounds “too fancy” for your kids to like or for you to worry about. Double wrong.

Read on for how I stumbled upon the brilliance that is a Kid’s Charcuterie Board, why we’re all in love with it, & how to throw together your own with zero effort.

We recently started doing Family Movie Nights every Sunday & it has been so special & fun. We all pick a movie together & snuggle up on the couch….Well, most of us. Our 3 year old daughter basically plays the whole time, but still—it’s some awesome family QT.

But, I didn’t want to stop & cook during movie night. I wanted to be present with my family and not just in the background like Mamas so often are (because who else is going to do allll the things?) So as I looked in the pantry & fridge for something quick & easy, I pulled a few options out that I was going to decide between. Then I realized I had pulled out fruit, crackers, & nuts…basically the beginning of a charcuterie board.

So I grabbed one of my fave wooden trays & just started putting a few of all those things on there. A couple different types of crackers, whatever fruit we had on hand, some nuts, then I grabbed black olives, some ham, & since we were out of cheese sticks I just put a little pile of shredded mozzarella on there. We had half a bell pepper & like 3 slices of cucumber leftover in the fridge so I threw those on there, too.

I couldn’t get over how awesome this little improvised Kid’s Charcuterie Board looked.

I took it back over to the coffee table & set it down & said “This is a Charcuterie Board, you can eat whatever you want straight off of it.” My kids looked at me like they couldn’t believe what I’d just said & done. No plates? Whatever we want? As much as we want? In whatever order we want? Needless to say, THEY LOVED IT.

And so did I.

Because I’d inadvertently discovered the easiest dinner ever: a Kid’s Charcuterie Board.

You can throw on anything you want. No matter how you do it, it looks special & different & fun. You can’t mess it up.

And my favorite part is this: It takes zero planning to put together and it’s the most perfect way to use up little bits of leftovers you didn’t want to throw out but that aren’t enough for a full meal! Total Mom Hack.

To make your own Kid’s Charcuterie Board, just raid your pantry & fridge…and voilà! Done. But for a little extra inspo, below are some ideas for things to round it out.

And remember—you just need a little bit of each thing. Don’t overdo the portions. It’s more about variety than quantity.

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*Kid’s Charcuterie Board:

-Crackers

I’ve used basic crackers like saltines & cheez-its and “fancy” ones like our fave raisin rosemary crackers from Trader Joe’s. Pretzels, goldfish, & veggie sticks also work great!

-Fresh Fruit

Whatever you have on hand. Slice them up. Strawberries, grapes, apples, blueberries, bananas, oranges (& yes the mandarin packs totallyyy count)

-Dried Fruit

Raisins, craisins, apricots, etc.

-Nuts

Honey peanuts & pistachios are the faves in our house. And the praline pecans from Costco.

-Veggies

Pepper slices, cucumber sticks or rounds, carrots, tomatoes, pickles

-Olives

I couldn’t bring myself to put olives under fruit even though technically that’s what they are

-Meat

I usually throw in some ham or turkey strips or chunks, but recently I put pepperonis on there just to see what my kids thought. Neither liked them but it’s all about no-pressure exposure so I’ll keep throwing a couple on.

-Cheese

Pile of shredded cheese, cheese slices or cubes, cheese sticks (My kids love brie & honey goat cheese when I put it on the crackers for them. When it’s just sitting there by itself, not so much…)

-Sweets

Pile of chocolate chips, graham crackers, cookies, yogurt raisins, yogurt pretzels, or a couple pieces of chocolate

-Miscellaneous

Anything else you’ve got. Seriously, I’ve thrown a handful of cereal on there several times & it’s always the first thing they go for. And boiled egg halves. They always love those. If I was feeling like I wanted to clean up a mess, I’d throw a tiny bowl of honey or jam on there. But let’s be honest, I’m never feeling like that so I never put any condiments on there. But you might be braver than me, in which case—go for it.

The beauty of a Kid’s Charcuterie Board is…you can’t do it wrong.

-Tray

And, of course you need a great cheese tray/board, which you probably already have. But, if you don’t, I have 2 top picks from Amazon: a “blank slate” board & a board with small bowls/spoons. Both are the perfect size, the perfect shape, & the perfect price. I use a blank slate board for ours because it makes cleaning so easy & there is nothing to break, but I can see how the bowls would be useful & fun!

*I want to make sure I mention that I always cut up every single thing to lessen the chance of choking. My child choked a year ago & it was the scariest moment of my life. I’ll never forget it. Take the 2 extra minutes to cut the grapes & olives vertically (& again after that if they’re still too big), and the cherry tomatoes, heck I even cut blueberries in half if they’re too big. Nuts are a big choking hazard so be wary of those (I pick out the whole peanuts & only serve my kids the halves). Did you know that bananas & peanut butter are also big choking hazards for kids? I used to not. I do now. There’s no harm in being cautious about choking hazards but there is most certainly the possibility of harm if you’re not.

Besides being so easy to put together & using up lots of my leftovers, the thing I love about doing a Kid’s Charcuterie Board for my two is how much they love it.

From the very first time I set one in front of them, it was clear that it made them feel like something was extra special about the whole night. It just looks special. And having the freedom to eat as much as they want and in whichever order they want just feels special.

And I mean, I get it. I love charcuterie boards, too. If we’re being honest a charcuterie board is really just a delicious tray of snacks. And who doesn’t love snacks?

(And here’s an added bonus: study after study shows that allowing kids to eat the things they love with no pressure to eat the things they don’t like or are unsure of is the key to helping them learn to like & try new, different foods. So, a Kid’s Charcuterie Board is a perfect vehicle for that kind of no-pressure dinner.)

Throwing together a Kid’s Charcuterie Board is an easy way to be a “fun” Mom. And that’s the type of mom hack we can all get on board (get it?) with.

Want more Mom Hacks? —> How about my kid’s hourglass timer hack for getting your kids to clean up after themselves?

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