Hamburger Pizza Cups
Who doesn’t love pizza?!? It’s a sure bet that most kids will eat pizza, so that’s why we have devoted the month of June to PIZZA. 🙂 We will be sharing some of our favorite (and creative) takes on pizza. Hamburger Pizza Cups These are great to make and take with you for an …
6 Summer Jobs for Pre-teens
Do you want your kids to start at a young age to learn a good work ethic? Do you want them to stop asking for money to buy this or that? Do you want them to learn how to manage money? Each and everyone of the previously mentioned can teach your kids valuable lessons. The younger …
Make Ahead Chicken and Bean Burrito
There aren’t too many days that I have a ton of time to cook dinner. I’m sure a lot of you feel my pain!? So I love quick meals or something that I can pull out of the freezer and heat quickly. What if I told you there was a recipe that you can make …
Guilt Free Treats for Summer!!
This post brought to you by TruMoo Milk. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Sports Mom Survival Guide. Summer is almost here!!! Before we know it the kids will be home and our days will look a little (or a lot) different from those spent with them in school. I don’t …
Baseball Survival Bag Essentials
Preparation seems to be the key to surviving sports mom life! Wouldn’t you say?!? If you’ve ever been at a game or practice and forgot something important, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. We all leave the house in a hurry and 9 times out of 10 times forget something. Most of the …
Walking Tacos
Walking Tacos is a fabulous on-the-go meal for those nights when everyone is running out the door and spending the night out at ball fields! It’s easy to prep this meal quickly…simply cook up some taco meat, chop up your favorite taco toppings. We like to use lettuce, tomatoes and onions. By then you have …
Crunch Taco Wrap To-Go
We all need those quick meals that we can grab and go on the way out the door to practice, or other activities, in the evening! Something that is easy to make and HOLD is always a good option, so we thought we would share one of favorites. Here’s how you assemble a Crunch Taco Wrap …
Next Stop on our Journey to Natural with Tom’s of Maine
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. We all have sports kids and we know what the van smells like after they hop in after a practice or game. They need deodorant! Over the past couple of months we have shared about how …
Quick and EASY Teacher Appreciation Week Gifts | Free Printables
Teacher appreciation week is coming up May 4th-8th. Our teachers work so hard and I truly appreciate all they do, but somehow I always seem to wait until the last minute and have to scramble for gifts. This year we have made it super easy by providing with you a weeks worth of FREE …
Creative Indy 500 Food Ideas
Because we live in Indianapolis, we couldn’t let the month of May go by without including a post about the Indy 500! It’s a big month-long celebration here, we’re talking black and white checkered flags every.where! The kids love celebrating too. There are classrooms in every school doing some related activity to the Indy 500! …
Essential Oil Guide for Minor Sports Discomfort
As we’ve mentioned in the past, our families have tried to start living a more healthy lifestyle and use more products that are natural. We have shifted our thinking a little and have starting using essential oils FIRST instead of reaching for over-the-counter meds. What we have found, is that most of the time the oils …
Chicken BLT Panini
Spring has arrived and with that means we are entering into new sports seasons. We are about to encounter an amazing number of soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse games and more! It’s another season of running from field to field meanwhile trying to figure out how we can feed the kids a decent dinner! As much as …
Breakfast Parfait Pops
Mornings at our house can be so hectic. My kids generally get something simple like cereal on school mornings, but every now and then I will make a batch of breakfast parfait pops. They are delicious and all we have to do is pull them out of the freezer! These are so simple, the kids can …
Citrus Morning Muffins
Oh how I love breakfast!! After all, isn’t it the most important meal of the day?!? School mornings are a little crazy at our house and breakfast is, most mornings, just a bowl of cereal. Every now and then I will make something special and these muffins are always a hit! (Actually my husband raves about them …
Top 3 Family Health Tips
The winter can be hard on our bodies. There are germs floating around everywhere, the air is drier and the daylight is shorter. All of the these factors can make us get sick easier, so it’s important to take extra precautions and insure our families stay healthy (all year round)! Fortunately, my family is pretty healthy …
the best way to clean TENNIS SHOES
Kids and shoes… It seems they are either outgrowing them at a rapid pace or playing so hard they are always filthy! If dirt is the problem, we have you covered. With a few simples steps you can clean up their tennis shoes and have them looking new again. Here’s the best way to clean tennis …
Hazelnut and Strawberry Rolls
Sometimes you just need a quick dessert. For all THOSE times, here’s a fast and EASY “recipe” that you can whip up! These Hazelnut and Strawberry Rolls only take a few minutes to make and are always a crowd pleaser. (The best part is that you can make as many or as little as you need! …
Saying NO | Be a Better Parent
The other day I saw a photo on Facebook that said, “NO is a complete sentence. It does not require justification or explanation.” The quote was meant to point out that you can say no to people or situations without having to explain yourself…but it got me thinking about my kids. How often do we tell our …
How to Clean Your Baseball Hat
Is your child’s baseball or softball hat (or even your husband’s!) absolutely disgusting?! I happen to have 3 baseball players in our house and their hats are, honestly, so gross! They are full of dirt, smells, sweat and oils. I have to admit. In the past, I have had some unhappy boys in my …
30+ Meatball Recipes for Quick Meals
Who doesn’t love a meatball?? They are so versatile and there are so many recipes that you can make that involve them…from main course dishes to appetizers. I make an easy meatball that I freeze and use when we need them for Traditional Spaghetti and Meatballs or for sub sandwiches. (If you want just a plain meatball …
Basketball Survival Bag Essentials
The last thing I wasn’t to do during this freezing cold and snowy basketball season is turn the car around because one of my kids has forgotten something for basketball! It never fails…you ask if they have x and y. They say yes. But you didn’t ask about “z.” Of course you didn’t, because that’s …
How to Help Kids Balance School and Extracurricular Activities
My kids are busier than ever! It mostly has to do with the fact they are getting older and have more of a say in what they do and don’t do. On the flip side, there are so many things demanding their attention and time. Just with school and homework alone, a kid’s day can be full. NOW, …
40+ Easy Recipes that Kids Can Cook
Do your kids help you cook? You might be surprised at what your kids can make themselves (or with a little help)! Teaching them early is a great life skill that will benefit them down the road, think college freshman (or don’t…that just makes me sad!). We have put together a list of “recipes” that …
5 Ways to Alleviate Stress for Parents
We all experience stress, if not today then tomorrow or the next. If we are honest with ourselves…most of our stress comes from situations we create. We are all extremely busy these days!! If you have school aged kids you are probably at that stage in your life where the minute the kids get home from …
Make Ahead | Homemade Meatballs
When my husband and I were first dating, we visited my family and my Memaw made him spaghetti and meatballs. He was instantly in love! 😉 Ever since, when we visit she makes this dish for him. The meatballs are super simple to make and so delicious. I like to make a large batch so I have …