Personalized Matching Game: A Treasured Gift

I have a gift recommendation for your friends, mamas! You’re going to love this! Having a group of mama-friends has been essential to motherhood for me. As much as we love our kids and husbands, we still need friends. I’ve been so lucky to have mama friends to support, encourage, and help me. Before we [...]
Ask the Mamas: Comfort while Traveling

Each week we ask our mamas a question from our readers that pertains to babies, toddlers, or parenting. Make sure to check back each Tuesday to see their responses! Do you have a question you’d like to ask the mamas? If so, send us an email with your question to askthemamas@mamasaywhat.com. Mama Say What?! reader [...]
Tips for Taking your Little Ones to the Beach

This summer as a mama of two (a 29-month-old son and an eight-week-old daughter) I have become somewhat of a pro at taking my little ones to the beach. My in-laws recently bought a house near the ocean and our family has taken complete advantage of this amazing piece of property. I have found myself [...]
Packing with Kids: Camping Adventures

Camping is one of my family’s favorite activities for the spring and summer months, around May to September. Before my husband and I had our daughter, it was easy to just pack up and go. But now it’s much more difficult to get everything ready and prepared. I’m sure you have often heard that packing [...]
Packing with Kids: Vacation Without the Kids

Going on a vacation but not taking the kiddos? Now, not only do you have to worry about packing for yourself for a vacation but you also need to pack for your child’s staycation with the babysitter. I’ve packed Alexis up to stay with grandma from just a weekend once or twice to a 14-day-stay [...]
Packing With Kids: Road Trip Survival

Every year at the beginning of August my family leaves our busy lives behind for a week and take a relaxing trip to the upper peninsula of Michigan. It is a beautiful place, and so worth all of the preparations that go into the trip the week before. The only downside is the eight hour [...]
Packing with Kids: Crossing the Border

My husband and I have traveled at least 60 plus times from Ontario, where we currently live, to New Jersey, where I am from. We know the trip like the back of our hands and don’t need a GPS or directions anymore. After we had our daughter, Anna, in June 2011, we planned our first [...]