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Favorite household, fun, useful products from a family of 6.
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items From board games, baby gear, homeschool items and more! These are some of my family of 6's favorite things that keep our home running smoothly, or bring us a lot of joy - or ridiculously practical items.
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Board Games and kids items
Babies and Toddlers
At Home Favorites
Items I'm eyeing
Board Games and kids items
My kids LOVE to play boardgames. Since we homeschool, we are at home or on the go all the time so we make sure we have things handy for entertainment!
One of our favorite new board games! It's fun, cozy and it involves books, what could be better?
A Place For All My Books by Alex Cutler and Michael Mihealsick (B&N Exclusive) (Our 2025 Game of the Year)
This game is adorable. My kids love it, multitasking, monitoring different factors to win the game, logic. A win-win!
Cafe Baras by Roberta Taylor (B&N Game of the Month)
My kids learned early how to play Chess, and we use this set. Perfect nerdiness for Harry Potter fans!
Harry Potter Wizard Chess Set
Teaching economics in a super fun, family friend board game! The kids are learning so many things while having fun with bonding time.
Raccoon Tycoon
Audiobooks, with no ads. Closed system. So many educational items, sleepy time music, for at home or on the go.
Yoto Player - The Screen-Free Audio Platform for Children
Babies and Toddlers
Even if they are only used for a few years, baby and toddler gear can be KEY to surviving that first little bit. Here are some of the things I've found to be the most useful as a mom of 4.
Stroller hooks are a must.
Whether it's holding your diaper bag, shopping baby, a water bottle and more, these can be so useful!
Whether it's holding your diaper bag, shopping baby, a water bottle and more, these can be so useful!
Dreambaby Stroller Hook Set
The best infant seat we've had! This was so much easier to install than infant seats we have for our now older children.
Make sure it works with YOUR particular car, but we loved this infant seat.
Make sure it works with YOUR particular car, but we loved this infant seat.
Chicco KeyFit ClearTex Infant Car Seat
This was great for the early infant stage! It works with the Chicco Key Fit infant car seat. You can take the car seat out of the car and pop it right into the stroller. No need to try and transfer baby!
It made hauling around a newborn so easy when I was also wrangling 3 bigger kiddos.
It made hauling around a newborn so easy when I was also wrangling 3 bigger kiddos.
Chicco KeyFit Caddy Frame Stroller - Black
This wrap SAVED me in during the newborn stage. Chasing a toddler while you have a stage 5 clinger newborn should be an Olympic sport. This helps you be able to be hands free, move around more easily and still get all that bonding contact with your n...
Boba Wrap Baby Carrier - Black
The Tula baby carrier is legit for front carry, back carry and being able to do ALL the things hands free. I had an almost 2 year old and a newborn. I could push my newborn in the stroller and back carry my toddler and walk around Disney together, it...
TulaBaby Carrier
At Home Favorites
Some of my favorite things that help with running the household or in the kitchen!
Routines, chores, appointments, sports schedules and grocery lists - this does it all!
We can use the touchscreen device at home, but we also have the app on our phone so both my husband and I are always in the loop on what's happening when and where.
I can add things to the grocery list at home, and he'll be able to view it and grab those things before he comes home for the day.
Also sets up daily routines so everyone knows who is responsible for which chore, and it makes it fun for the kids to check it off so everyone is involved!
We can use the touchscreen device at home, but we also have the app on our phone so both my husband and I are always in the loop on what's happening when and where.
I can add things to the grocery list at home, and he'll be able to view it and grab those things before he comes home for the day.
Also sets up daily routines so everyone knows who is responsible for which chore, and it makes it fun for the kids to check it off so everyone is involved!
Skylight 15" Smart Touchscreen Calendar and Organizer
Okay these were a GAME changer. I literally hate touching raw meat - these have made meal prep so much easier on me!
Kids have some sort of disgusting biological mess - keep that forever unclean feeling away and keep your hands protected.
I will never go back to bare handed meal prep again.
Kids have some sort of disgusting biological mess - keep that forever unclean feeling away and keep your hands protected.
I will never go back to bare handed meal prep again.
Pink Gloves, cooking, cleaning, gross kid messes
Items I'm eyeing
Items that I have my eye on that I think will be a huge hit, or super helpful in our house.
This item is currently $100 off from it's regular price! Have you tried it?
Ninja SLUSHi 72-Oz Frozen Drink Machine with RapidChill Technology Blue
I have been watching reels of people using this machine for DAYS. I am a huge ice cream person but I feel like this could be dangerous to be able to make my own!
Ninja® CREAMi® 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker