towering trees shifting in color from the autumn chill with light peeking through the leaves and a child walking the path between the trees.

Create a Magical Autumn I-Spy Walk with Your Child (Free Scavenger Hunt Downloadable)

by Evin // September 27, 2024 // No Comments

As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, autumn becomes the perfect time to get outside with your child for a special kind of adventure: an I-Spy walk. This is something my mom would do with me when... Continue reading →

Paper goody bag for kid birthday party with rainbow stripes

Goody Bag Fillers That Aren’t Candy

by Evin // August 21, 2024 // No Comments

Following up on last year’s post, Everything I Love for My Kids’ Birthdays, I wanted to share a list of goody bag fillers that aren’t candy as well as links to paper goody bags. I love not including a ton... Continue reading →

How to Clean LEGO Bricks and Why LEGO is Useful for Stress Management, Play Therapy, and Language Learning

by Evin // October 10, 2023 // No Comments

When most people think of LEGO, they envision colorful plastic bricks used for building toys and creative play. From ages three to 99, LEGO bricks and pieces are a favorite for creative play. However, LEGO has proven to be far... Continue reading →

Everything I Love for My Kids’ Birthdays

by Evin // September 7, 2023 // No Comments

I’ve celebrated my two kids’ birthdays in small and big ways, so I’ve compiled a list of all the things I’ve found useful or fab. Essentially this is a big list of everything I love for my kids’ birthdays. I’ll... Continue reading →

Cover of The Otter Who Tried against a hand-crocheted baby blanket

The Little Otter Who Tried by Katie O’Donoghue

by Evin // March 16, 2023 // No Comments

Katie O’Donoghue has a new book, The Little Otter Who Tried (Gill Books, 2023) and it’s just as wonderful as her first book The Little Squirrel Who Worried (Gill Books, 2021). As with her first book, she weaves together her... Continue reading →

A Few Tips for Relocating to a New Country with a Toddler

by Evin // January 31, 2023 // No Comments

I’m honoured to share this guest post by Ashley Verma, Bizzimumzi. Through the early 2000s, I lived and breathed New York City. I was a master at moving. I have moved through a hurricane, moved through the most outrageous break-ups,... Continue reading →

Activities to Boost Your Child’s Learning Skills

by Evin // July 19, 2022 // No Comments

This week, I’m sharing a brilliant guest post by Alex Hasell, co-founder of Little Hands Learning, with activities to boost your child’s learning skills. How a child learns is more important that what they already know when they start school.... Continue reading →

Introducing books and a love reading to your children

by Evin // June 2, 2022 // No Comments

Today, I’m honoured to be sharing a guest post by Isabell Fisher, co-founder of Little Hands Learning. She writes about the joy and practicalities of introducing books and a love reading to your children. I’ve admired their Instagram account for ages for the approachable and... Continue reading →

Sid Madge, author of the ‘Meee in a minute’ series of books

How to help our younger generations adapt to our ever-changing world

by Evin // December 22, 2021 // No Comments

My five-year-old doesn’t remember life before the first lockdown (March 2020) and my 10-year-old is learning and adapting daily. Which is why I’m so grateful to be sharing this guest post today. How to help our younger generations adapt to... Continue reading →

Being an Entrepreneur While Balancing Parenting

by Evin // August 5, 2021 // No Comments

Today, I’m sharing a special guest post by Judy Piatkus, author of ‘Ahead of Her Time; How a One-Woman Startup Became a Global Publishing Brand’. There are people who are just meant to be entrepreneurs. For women hoping to become... Continue reading →

How can you make sure you get wonderful pictures from professional photoshoot?

by Evin // February 4, 2021 // No Comments

I’m thrilled to share a guest post today from Emeka Ikechi who will detail how you can make sure you get wonderful pictures from professional photoshoot. How can you make sure you get wonderful pictures from professional photoshoot? By Emeka Ikechi,... Continue reading →

Top tips for new cyclists – Guest post by Catherine Bedford, Dashel

by Evin // October 20, 2020 // No Comments

I’m thrilled to be able to share this guest post today by Catherine Bedford of Dashel. She has some valuable expertise and insight into getting a bicycle, cycling safety, and all the relevant matters to consider. As a family who... Continue reading →

Feeding problems: Breastfeeding in Ireland with Orla Dorgan via Irish Examiner

Breastfeeding: Latching On and Letting Go

by Evin // October 1, 2020 // No Comments

This is a different post than my usual because it is very personal. Heck, it includes a photo of me breastfeeding so this is clearly not a post about how I made blackberry waffles with Siracha-maple syrup. Here, today, I... Continue reading →

Kindness, Sharing, and Emma Rattray’s The Rug Bear

by Evin // September 22, 2020 // No Comments

It was a fun surprise when I was gifted a copy of Emma Rattray’s book The Rug Bear. We are really into bedtime reading (and afternoon reading) in our home, so new books quickly become favourites being toted from room-to-room... Continue reading →

Marking Down Memories in My Creativity Book

by Evin // September 17, 2020 // No Comments

When My Creativity Book came out, I saw it posted on @FitziesFood Instagram and fell in love with the bright illustrations and brilliant concept. Naturally, being a bibliophile, I had to have a copy for Optimus (8), but then he... Continue reading →

Narrow Dingle Peninsula Road with sea in the distance and rolling green fields to the side. Photo by Evin Bail OKeeffe

Surviving and Thriving on Staycation Drives or Long Road Trips with Kids

by Evin // July 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

I previously wrote a post about how to pack for kids for a long-haul flight and also how to entertain kids on a long-haul flight. I also did some Instagram videos about the topic. But this post is focusing those... Continue reading →

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Kid Crafts, Home Learning, Cleaning Hacks, and Knitting While Cocooning

by Evin // March 30, 2020 // No Comments

We are on day 19 of being at home with our two sons, Optimus (8) and Bumblebee (3). As a refresher, these are their self-chosen online names for anonymity and privacy. After nearly three weeks at home with the lads,... Continue reading →

Two children in matching blue rain boots and yellow coats playing pretend with an antique canon.

How to handle raising boys

by Evin // February 21, 2020 // No Comments

Raising children is a blessing, but it’s also a huge responsibility. And whilst there is plenty of crossover in terms of handling the development of genders, there are differences too, and we’re going to look at how to handle boys.... Continue reading →

A child picking up lego from a pile and putting them away in a box

How to keep the house clean with kids

by Evin // February 7, 2020 // No Comments

It’s all well and good knowing how to clean a mirror, or which products work best for bringing the sparkle back to your chrome sink. However, trying to balance the cleaning that needs doing with everything else life as a... Continue reading →

A Few of My Kids’ Favorite Robot, STEM, Dinosaurs, Bedtime, and On-the-go Books

by Evin // December 17, 2019 // No Comments

Every so often, I’m struck by the continued love and loyalty my sons feel toward a certain book or toy (or theme) and I thought I’d share some of their favourite books (with a couple toys) within certain themes because... Continue reading →