How to Grow Out Your Little Girl’s Bangs

This guest blog on how to grow out your little girl’s bangs is by OC hair stylist and mama of three, Tera Rae Stephens. Tera is currently in the process of growing out her four-year-old daughter, Harper’s bangs.

At each phase of the growing out process, Tera will be sharing with us realtime mom-to-mom styling tips to keep the shaggy dog look at bay.  Here is what she writes about the first phase of the “grow out!”

“It’s no secret that my family gets the least amount of attention when it comes to hair cuts and styling so when my daughter begged for a hair cut  “at your work” I finally gave in. AND I IMPULSIVELY CUT HER BANGS!!!!!

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National Sleep Awareness Week 2013

Did you know that this is National Sleep Awareness week? This campaign began on March 3 and ends on March 10th with the return to Daylight Savings Time where many Americans lose an hour of sleep! Yawn. This year’s Sleep in America poll held by the National Sleep Foundation focused on the relationship between sleep… Continue reading National Sleep Awareness Week 2013

Fairy Tales Lice Prevention Hair Products [Giveaway]

A few weeks ago a brave mom who recently survived a family head lice infestation shared her tips on what she learned through the ordeal. One resource she found through her research was a natural, organic hair care line for children called Fairy Tales, which makes lice prevention and lice elimination hair care products.

The company contacted me as a result of that post and sent me a few Fairy Tales hair products for review AND for a giveaway. Make sure to enter below!

First off, you gotta love a product that comes with a pamphlet entitled, “The Facts of Lice.” Made me giggle…

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Ideas for Gardening with Kids

Happy first week of March! Spring is defintely in the air (can you believe it was almost 90 degrees here last week?!), which has got me thinking about dusting off my gardening gloves and sharing a few ideas on gardening with kids. Now, I would love to say that I’ve mastered the art of gardneing and I have a bounty of fruits and vegtables in my backyard every summer, but that would be a complete lie.

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