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Heather Fereday

I'm a SAHM of TWO and these are things I have or would give or use with my littles! These are MUST, WOULD, or WILL haves that I want to share with you to keep everything in one place! Hope it's helpful!

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Childrens Clothes

Practical and Adorable Shoes

Life Saving Essentials With Kids

Engaging and Fun Books for Kids

Both Educational and Fun Toys for kids

Keepsakes

Childrens Clothes

Mostly Girl stuff, but these are things I've bought in the past or on my wish list!

My kids love tutu dresses and honestly so do I! Especially with some cute little sneakers 😍
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Disney Princesses Baby & Toddler Girl Short Sleeve Tutu ...

This is such a fun Frozen dress! My kiddos love frozen and I know my youngest would constantly be asking me to put this on her
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Disney Frozen Elsa Princess Anna Olaf Christmas Girls Skater Dress Toddler

I love the little pockets in the front, and these would go so good with some leggings or tights.
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Toddler Girls' 2pk Adaptive Long Sleeve Holiday Dress - Cat & Jack™ Off-White

These are really nice, they're super soft and when you don't have to worry to much about the hip size because of the elastic.
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Toddler Pull-On Jeggings - Cat & Jack™

Practical and Adorable Shoes

My Oldest absolutely loves these boots and still mourns she grew out of them! Her little sister wears the first pair we bought now!
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Toddler Memphis Zipper Western Boots - Cat & Jack™

I love Cat & Jack, and honestly I love these boots! Look how cute they are! Also my kids love boots and wear them around the house, so what is this mama supposed to do!
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Kids' Montana Zipper Western Boots - Cat & Jack™

With the warmer months starting to approach it is about time to start looking for sandals. I personally prefer closed toed sandals for my kiddos, but thats because they play hard and when they trip sometimes those toes get injured if they aren't wear...

Disney Frozen Girls Closed Toe Sport Sandals. (Toddler/Little Kids)

My girls love these shoes and yes I have had to buy them in multiple sizes now. They are so cute! And they stay on really well.
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Carter's Aggie Toddler Girls' Mary Jane Shoes

Got these adorable ankle boots for my girls and now they have matching shoes! They don't have matching clothes but these were so cute I couldn't pass them up! And my oldest loves them!
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Jumping Beans® Olimpiaa Toddler Girls' Boots

Life Saving Essentials With Kids

I absolutely love this stroller! I have taken it to Disney MULTIPLE times! Unlike the other strollers we tried, this one has spacious under storage and turns on a dime. You can even eat an ice cream cone with one hand and push it at the same time. To...
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Joovy Kooper X2 Double Stroller, Sand

Anyone else have a child who likes to jump on the bed or couch? Mine does, this helps to keep them off of those furniture pieces and still allows them to get the wiggles out. It's a huge life saver in my house!
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Little Tikes Easy Store 3' Trampoline

Engaging and Fun Books for Kids

So my youngest is obsessed with Bluey, and she can't read yet, but she loves to look through this book and will tell me all the characters names. It's really cute.
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All About Bluey - By Various ( Board Book )

I honestly think my youngest thinks she is Bingo. She loves to look at this one and when we first got it she hauled it around everywhere. If your kids love the show it is a pretty cool book to have.
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Bluey: All about Bingo - by Penguin Young Readers Licenses (Board Book)

I love the 5-Minute stories! They're always so fun to read and the pictures are fun too! My kids love flipping through these
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Disney Princess 5 Minute Princess Stories - (5 Minute Stories) (Hardcover)

Bluey is taking over my home by storm and I have no problem with it. I love the stories and the lessons that we can learn from these cartoon dogs.
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Bluey 5-Minute Stories - by Penguin Young Readers Licenses (Hardcover)

My kids love this book and. honestly so do I. They love it for the pictures, and when I actually do get to read it I enjoy the little stories inside too!
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Bedtime Favorites (Storybook Collection) (Hardcover)

This is a super fun read! I love reading this to my kids because the words have you do funny things with your voice that make the environment so much fun. Also this is an affiliate link so if you decided to get this amazing book i could be compensate...

The Book with No Pictures by Novak, B. J.

Both Educational and Fun Toys for kids

We love this one, honestly rusty is one of my favorite characters on the show. My youngest loves the swing, it does a great job of swinging the characters around.
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Bluey Deluxe Park Themed Playset

Got this for my daughters birthday and it was a HUGE hit! She still plays with it almost daily and loves the fact that it lights up and plays some Bluey toons!
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Bluey Ultimate Lights & Sounds Playhouse

Its a squishmallow Bluey.... Do I need to say more
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Squishmallows Bluey Hugmees 10'' Medium Plush

Love these so much! It is so fun seeing your littles exploring and inspecting these toys and developing their brain while having a wonderful time!
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The Inspector Play Kit

One of the things I love about these play kits is that they're practical, its not just plastic pieces that your kids just don't really get but they are engaging and interesting for the littles! Seriously just love them.
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The Explorer Play Kit

I love how these toys not only engage the little one but help you know how to engage with your little one.
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The Thinker Play Kit

This is one of my favorite kits! The bunnies in the burrow are so cute! and the door to get the ball out of the box can be a little confusing at first but it is so cool when they figure it out! Love this playkit!
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The Babbler Play Kit

My littles love this play set, can't tell you how many times I've had my heart and lungs checked since we got it, but totally worth it. About the same time we got it my oldest stopped being afraid to go to the doctor... I think it correlates
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Melissa & Doug Get Well Doctor's Kit Play Set

I love these little socks for baby, it is so fun watching their little face light up with curiosity while they try to figure out why their hand makes noise when they move it. It's so fun.
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Infinno Baby Wrist Rattle Socks & Foot Finder Set

My kiddos love this set! It's pretty fun, it's got magnets on the ice cream so they stack up! In true Melissa and Doug fashion the cones and ice cream are not made of plastic, which is honestly one of the reasons I like their products. It's a pretty ...

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Melissa & Doug Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Set

My girls love this makeup kit by Melissa and Doug! Its awesome because now they stay out of my makeup! So win there. Also its not real makeup, so they just get to enjoy playing pretend which I can totally get behind.
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Melissa & Doug LOVE YOUR LOOK - Makeup Kit Play Set

I love toys by Melissa and Doug! This is a fun dentistry play set that allows them to explore dentistry and play with some teeth haha. My mom is a hygienist and loves this!
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Melissa & Doug Dentist Play Set

Keepsakes

I love Chatbooks! I came across them when I had my eldest, and decided to make photo books for every month with a little note at the end about some of her favorite things that month. They are great quality and not as expensive as other options. There...
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Chatbooks - High Quality Custom Photo Books - Easy Photo ...

I did this for my youngest (because I didn't know about it when I had my oldest!) and LOVED it. Its so much fun to add to the announcement pictures and Caden Lane does such a good job too! They're beautiful.
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Personalized Baby Name Wood Announcement | Simple

I love this blanket, it is great for swaddling. There is enough fabric and stretch to get a good swaddle and honestly it is so soft it is amazing. This is my favorite print and I have not for a moment regretted buying this blanket when my daughter wa...
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Millie's Dusty Rose Garden Oversized Swaddle Blanket

So I got one of these for the hospital and honestly it was a great investment. I loved how soft it was and for the hospital photos it looked way better than a hospital gown and wasn't super difficult to get changed into like an outfit would have been...
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Bamboo Knit Maternity Robe | Solids

I love that you can also get toddler blankets that are personalizable for your older kids or for when the baby grows up, because sadly they do… But anyway I love the quality of their products!
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Pretty Princess Personalized Toddler Blanket