Hello! My name is Lori Klein. I am a wife and a mom of two as well as a dog mom to an adorable 9 year old beagle named Samus! We live in Lakeville, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis. I have been married to my husband Aaron for just under 8 years. We have a […]
Friday Favorites
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on The Blog: How We Introduced Solids and a Camera & Binocular project This Week’s Favorites: The Jimmy Fallon Books: Everything is Mama, Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA, and This is Baby! Brooks absolutely LOVES these books, all of them! It’s amazing to me when we […]
Chloe's Projects / Projects
Spinner Toy
At my previous job, we loved creating activities by putting pictures on blocks and calling it “create a _________.” We did monsters, animals, houses and much more. So, I thought I would create a toy that allowed kids to use the same kind of creativity. I laser cut the characters into the blocks and connected […]
Make Yourself a Priority / Relax / Self Care / Time for You / Working Out
Self-Care
Taking time for you as a mom is so important and even more so during our current times! This may look different for each person but it is imperative to find something you enjoy and make the time to do it! As a mom I know it can be hard to step away and not […]
Friday Favorites
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: All about Self Care and a Wooden Spinner Toy This Week’s Favorites: Dolly Parton Imagination LibraryYou can get books mailed to your child for free through this site! They aren’t available everywhere yet. But, Jennie and Brooks said their most recent book is AWESOME! All […]
Jennie's Projects / Projects / X-Carve Projects
Toolbox and Tools
The tools and toolbox were made using Inventables X-Carve with Easel Pro. I used the box maker app to make the toolbox and then added the font to it! They were painted using Old Fashioned Milk Paint because it’s non-toxic and kid friendly! As much as BJ and I are in the garage working I […]
About Us
Going Back to Work
I knew before I was even pregnant that I wanted to go back to work. I LOVED my job and I was good at it. I had always said as long as I am able to do both well, I wanted to be a mom and continue to work at the local children’s museum. I […]
Friday Favorites
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: Returning to Work and a Kid’s Toolbox This Week’s Favorites: We LOVE our Hello Bello Diaper subscription, they send awesome gifts, and FUN boxes like this month’s spaceship box too! These awesome hats were the dad gifts for the month of June in honor of […]
Chloe's Projects / Projects
Fishing Pole Toy
Since we live on a pond, Lucian clearly needed a fishing pole! So, I designed and built a fishing toy this week. This project was fun to work on and perfect for summer time. I cut the fish out on the laser cutter, but went back to the workshop to cut and drill holes in […]
Self Care / Working Out
Working Out Postpartum
I have always enjoyed working out! We ran a 1/2 Marathon in December of 2018 and I found out I was pregnant at the end of January 2019! I tried to continue being active while pregnant, I was more successful with it at the beginning but it became so uncomfortable to continue running or doing […]
Friday Favorites
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: Working Out Postpartum and a Fishing Pole toy This Week’s Favorite Finds: