There are many personality tests out there, and the latest one everyone is crazy about is the Enneagram test. There’s an “official” test you can pay for and take here or you can find some free ones the next time you search Google. We’ve put together a gift guide for your family, friends (or yourself)…
Category: Holidays
When Brownies are Life!
If there was ever a food holiday to celebrate, would National Brownie Day not be it? That’s why this year, on December 8th, the sweet smells of chocolate will be coming from my kitchen. I’m not going to lie. I am a diehard brownie fanatic. I’m not quite sure there is a brownie that I’ve…
Outdoor Gift Guide 2020
Claire is back with her next gift guide and this one is an outdoor gift guide! We’re all about the outdoor lifestyle! If you haven’t considered it yet, we encourage you to check out these fabulous outdoor gifts for your kids this holiday season. Check out our top picks in this Outdoor gift guide! Birth…
STEM Gift Guide 2020
Not only is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) important for educational development, it’s also pretty fun stuff for kids! If you haven’t considered it yet, we encourage you to check out this STEM gift guide for your kids this holiday season. Lucky for you, Claire has put together a fabulous gift guide full of…
What We’re Into This Week {Vol. 42} Thanksgiving Edition
What we’re obsessed with… This FREE Holiday Support Group I don’t know about you, but for me – the holidays can be a real struggle. I seriously struggle with self control around all the yummy foods. Luckily, this year I’m going into the holiday season with no worries because I’ve found Heather at Conscious Nutrition and she’s…
Arts, Crafts & Music Gift Guide
This holiday season, Claire has put together a series of fabulous gift guides. Each guide is themed and grouped by age. Give these gift guides a look if you are struggling with holiday gift ideas or looking for a bit of inspiration. First up, Arts, Crafts, and Music gifts! Birth – 2 years old Introduce…
What We’re Into This Week {Vol. 41}
What we’re making… These adorable fabric pumpkins. Sara shared theses adorable fabric pumpkins with us last fall and she’s re-purposing them into a Thanksgiving centerpiece this year. The step-by-step directions for the centerpiece will be up on the blog this week, so keep your eyes peeled. And in the meantime, make these fabric pumpkins so…
Our Favorite Online Holiday Shops
Now that Halloween has passed, everyone seems ready to start buzzing about all things Christmas – gifts, decorations – you get the idea. Here at Ur Basic Mom, we love to support our fellow mamas who are killing the home business game. It is always a priority of ours to shop from small, family-owned online…
What We’re Into This Week {Vol. 40}
What we’re watching… The Politician on Netflix Late to the party on this one, again. But, it’s sooooo good! It’s about a super rich high schooler with big ambitions. He wants to get into Harvard and become President. He’s got it all figured out, but he’s really struggling to hold it together. It’s funny and…
Top Ten Halloween Candies to Steal from Our Kids
Happy Halloween, Mamas! Yes, the number one sugary holiday is here again. At this point all costumes have been assembled, Trick-or-Treating arrangements have been made, and candy to distribute has been purchased. Now, as moms, we wait. We wait until our children’s overtired, over sugared heads hit the pillow. And, then we get to work……