While Valentine's Day has traditionally be reserved for couples, we think it's an ideal day to celebrate love with your entire family.  Kids, tweens and teens all embrace celebrations, and Valentine's Day is a great day to implement small things that makes kids feel special and loved! Valentine's Day with Kids 1. Start the day with a special breakfast Valentine's Day Waffle Bar.  Before you send them off to school for the day, celebrate in the morning with this fun breakfast idea.  A heart waffle maker is available online on Amazon, and you can add healthy toppings and dippers like yogurt, be ..read more

Christmas is fast approaching, and it's one of the best times of the year to create memories with your family! It's fun to shift the focus from shopping and gifts to spending time together doing fun Christmas activities.  And honestly, years from now, kids are more likely to remember the special time you spent together during the holiday season rather than the gifts that were under the tree on Christmas morning. Below are our top 8 fun Christmas activities for kids. Fun Christmas Activities 1. Christmas Charades are a great activity for kids of all ages! Picture your family sitting around the ..read more

Christmas Present Ideas for Kids Does if feel like Christmas is suddenly around the corner and you're not quite ready for it?  I love the holiday season, but let's be honest, sometimes the shopping, preparations, and making lists and checking them twice can take a toll on us.  The joy of giving starts to dwindle when shopping becomes an endless list of things you have to find.  Let Little Skye take away the stress of shopping and help make it fun again!  We have a curated collection of unique, beautiful, and creative gifts for girls and boys of all ages.  We even have the cutest kids' stocking ..read more

Easy Halloween Recipes Halloween is such a fun holiday for the entire family! We love a good theme, and Halloween lends itself to a great thematic meal.  Spooky (but not too much so!) details add a ton of fun to these healthy and filling meals.  Whether serving these dishes at a Halloween party or to your kids before an evening of trick-or-treating, we have three recipes you're sure to love! 3 Spooky Halloween Recipes for Kids 1. Scary Good Smorgasbord from Momfessionals. We love this smorgasbord- it's such an easy way to serve a ton of healthy options and cute scary details can be added ..read more

Everyone is heading out the door, and we've found some back to school tips and tricks to make organizing easy!  Tame that mound of school paperwork, slay the lunch routine, and make mornings stress-free with our tips for back to school success.  Okay, that last one might be impossible, but we can aim for LESS stress at the very least. Morning Routine This is where things start to get real, and we realize very quickly that as happy as we are for the kids to go back to school, we are going to miss the lazy slow pace of summer.  Don't worry, there are some easy solutions that streamline morning r ..read more

I don't know about you, but we always find the adjustment to a back-to-school routine a bit jarring in our house. Not only is waking up every morning and going to school a big change after the relaxation of summer, it seems like all of the other extra-curricular activities start up at once.  Sports, choir, band, language classes, church activities and more all make the evenings chaos at times.  It's still very important in our house to have a healthy meal we can all enjoy together.  Some of my favorites are below! Quick & Easy Family Dinner Ideas  1. The crock pot is my best friend on busy ..read more

How to Photograph Children? We’ve reached the mid point of summer. BBQ’s and camp outs are in full swing and it’s THE TIME to get that all too critical photo of your kid...but they have chosen that fateful moment to bring out the big guns and throw a fit. It's okay mom’s, you can admit it, our kids aren’t perfect.  The shot you want won’t always be the shot your kids give you. There are always two photos, the one you have in your mind and the ones your kids give you” - Jon Canlas  If you are anything like our family, summers tend to be busy. Kids don’t want to stop what they are doing, and oft ..read more

Summer Bucket List Ideas  Bucket lists can fall into all types of categories; they can be once-in-a-lifetime experiences or a creative summer to-do list! If you have children at home this summer creating a Summer Bucket List with them can help you fill your sunny, summer days and even some of the overcast ones. Creating a list with your kiddos helps them take ownership of how they spend their time, helps you limit their screen time, and builds excitement and anticipation around your trips, projects, and events. You can even create multiple bucket lists; crafts, local events, local experiences ..read more

HOW TO START AN ONLINE BOUTIQUE A Complete Guide Thinking about starting your own online boutique shop from home? Here you’ll find everything you need to know to open an online clothing boutique in one place. This comprehensive guide is focused on starting an online children's clothing boutique, since that’s my market, but it’s easily transferrable to other kinds of boutiques. How do I know any of this? I started a children’s and tween boutique - Little Skye - 11 years ago and built an e-commerce business and brick and mortar kids’ boutique in New Jersey. I've been doing this for a long time ..read more

It can be hard to figure out how to have the perfect party for the birthday boy or birthday girl!  Kids vary so much in their interests, and each age comes with it's own set of challenges.  The key to a great birthday party is to plan ahead, and to keep it simple and fun.  Sometimes less is more when it comes to parties, and a great theme with a few party games and cool decorations can take the party to the next level, and take the stress out of party planning. Why Have a Birthday Party Theme? Having a party theme for the big day makes the party more exciting for guests, and helps them know wh ..read more