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How to store your Child´s Birthday Memorabilia…

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I am very sentimental. This is not a secret, I shed the ocassional tear after watching the end of Disney movies and I get very emotional putting away the girl´s clothes cause I can mostly remember when and where each special piece has been worn. I also love looking back at pictures, especially birthday pics cause it is just such a special day for a little one being celebrated all alone and also having one surprise after another. 

We have had quite the birthday parties over the last few years. Each and everyone special on its own and I have loved decorating and planning them so much. Since our children are still young they probably won´t remember all of their birthdays and that is where my keep sake pouches come in handy.

I have thought up and down how and what to keep from their birthday parties and came up with some things I definitely want to keep every time.

What to put into your child´s birthday keep sake pouches

– the outfit they have worn

– cake topper with number or font

– little fondant figurines if possible to let them dry out before storing or any other cake 

– garlands or confetti

– cute themed accessories

– printed photos I took on their special day

– birthday garlands or a printed poster

– handmade birthday invitations

– a little something from their gift bags if there was a kid´s birthday party

Of course you can keep anything you like in your keep sake pouches. This is just to give you some ideas.

 

The pouches are simple document pouches but I find them to very practical for several areas in our home. I also have them in our playroom holding wooden puzzles, beads or small figurines. 

Mine are from SheIn and the size of a DINA4 sheet of paper. I get the pack of 3 for 5 Euro. They are made out of a soft fabric and breathable but you can get the standard colored plastic ones as well. Work great too. 

The golden sticker numbers will probably hold a bit better on the plastic document pouches but I haven´t had a problem yet so I am going to stick to the white fabric ones. 

 

 

 

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First Day of Kindergarten Celebration and Back To School Must-Haves….

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Oh I can remember the day like it was yesterday yet one year has come and gone and soon our big girl is attending her second year of Kindergarten. I still can not believe how smooth everything went. She loved it from day one and missed everyone and everything dearly when there are holidays.

We have celebrated the day cause I believe in making milestones memorable and this was definitely a big one (maybe more for me and my husband than for her).

First Day of Kindergarten Celebration

I decorated our living room with a big balloon garland (how else would it be) and a cute colorful garland. Also I have made a sign and a chart I got printed for her table setup. Both templates have been from etsy (dancer chart here and first day of Kindergarten sign here). The sign also doubled as a photo prop. 

Our main color theme was pink here so I opted for a pink gingham table cloth. Worked very well and gave it a picnic and coffee like setting. As far as treats go – her grandma made a gorgeous unicorn cake and I have added blondies with pink frosting and letter sugar cookies in the shape of an E with colorful sprinkles. The cookie cutter is from amazon and you can find it here. 

Kindergarten Must-Haves Tried and True

Since one year has gone by we definitely had more than enough time to try-out all of the things we got for Kindergarten. So I am sharing everything I bought for her and my honst opinion about it.

Snacking

There are a million different boxes out there but ultimately I went with these. They are available in 9 different colors and have 5 compartments and a place for a fork or spoon. It also comes with a little tin where you can put in yoghurt for example. I love this snack box very much. I cleans well in the dishwasher and it has never spilled. 

Additionally I have gotten these little silcone muffin tins for fruit, cheese cubes or any other little thing plus these little animal forks. Emilia doesn´t like dirty/sticky hands so these came in very handy. I still have the majority of them cause I just throw them in the dishwasher. 

They do not need a bottle to drink from cause the Kindergarten offers mugs and beverages so there is no need to get extra of those.

Backpack and more

If you have been following for some time you know my love for all things Reisenthel. We have shopper bags, weekender, diaper bags, cooler bags and shopping baskets and now Emilia has a Kindergarten backpack with a matching gym bag. 

Now our girl loves sparkling things so I have gotten her pink glitter flats for her gym bag. 

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Swim Suit Cover-Ups and Cute Bathing Suits plus Sun Protection we use….

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Our Summer vacation is finally in sight – even so close I have started packing (I usually pack a lot earlier but I need to try on my clothes about a week before if they still fit the bump). September is the perfect month to visit Lake Garda. No thunderstorms or humidity, no unbearable heat and less people. 

Since I am very pregnant our program will mostly contain pool time which I am not mad about to be honest. We will probably visit another city every morning for some pastries, people watching and cappuccinos but other than that you can find me at the pool ´til it is time for dinner.

Being 8 months pregnant might not be the best requirement for cute pieces but I have found the best of the best and the cutest cover-ups I have seen in a while. There are also lots of maternity swimsuits out there I can definitely recommend and at a great price point. 

I am also going to share some things we are using for sun protection since the sun will still be strong in September and we do not want to get grilled out there.

Swim Suit Cover-Ups

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

5 / 6 / 7

8 / 9 / 10

Maternity Swimsuits

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

5 / 6 / 7 / 8

Sun Protection

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

5 / 6 

7 / 8 / 9

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How to plan a city trip….

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Booking a city trip is connected to a lot more work and arrangements than an all-inclusive stay at a gorgeous hotel. First of all you need to pick a place you want to visit and a time frame. Then you have to find a way to get there and also transport from the airport / train station to your destination.

For our trip to Vienna we went by car cause it is only about 4 hours away from our home and way easier. Before passing the border you need to get a vignette to be allowed to use the foreign streets but that´s about it. Always check the local customs first like how fast you are allowed to go and so on. 

Accomodations

Booking an accomodation isn´t also always that easy. Do you want to stay at a hotel with breakfast or do you take an AirBnB and do the grocery shopping all by yourself. 

We went with a hotel for ourselves cause with the girls staying and their grandma´s I didn´t want to have anything to do with any kind of meal prep so hotel with breakfast it was. It was a little outside of the main sights and I probably would not pick it again. The hotel itself was fine but in a very questionable neighborhood. Do your background check on city parts before you book anything. 

Transport

If you visit by car you have to find a hotel with a garage or a parking spot and if you are there by train or plane you need to find some kind of transportation to your hotel. Vienna has a metro and a tram so it is fairly easy to get around. You just need to study the plans a little and make yourself familiar with the routes you need. There are sights everywhere and mostly each sight has its own exit. You can also rent bikes or socooter via app to get around. I definitely would have rented a scooter if I wasn´t this pregnant. It is the fastest way to get around. 

We had a parking garage near our hotel and we took the tram on our second day to get out exploring. Navigating the tram was pretty easy and we mostly only sat about 5 to 10 minutes. A daily ticket costs 8 Euro and you can use it for 24 hours. We booked it online and payed via PayPal.

Sights / Guided Tours

You can pick some sights upfront you definitely want to visit and get lower ticket prices if you book online in advance. Of course there will always be some things on the way you want to squeeze in cause you find it interesting when you are there. We visited the museums quarter and there are plenty of things to see without paying any entrance. There is a wonderful garden between the national history and art museum where you can rest. On the backside is the justice building you can visit for free as well. Definitely worth a visit. Never have I seen such an abundance on beautiful and decadent huge buildings like in Vienna.

We visited the building of justice on our first day and had lunch on their panorama terrace. I would definitely recommend to get up high somewhere so you can have an idea on where you are and how far away everything is. You will also find interesting buildings you haven´t seen before and maybe a few more sights you definitely want to visit.

Afer that we went on a guided tour and then had some time left and explored the beautiful gardens and buildings in the museums quarter and also got a New York Roll filled with pistacchio. Then we headed a little outside and went to the very hyped Rollercoaster restaurant for dinner on the Prater area. 

On our second day we took the tram and headed out to city hall. From there we went to the Hofburg and then strolled around Volksgarten. All three of those are for free to visit. Then we went to the National History Museum and had a famous Bosna sausage in a bread as a late lunch. Then we headed back to our hotel and took a long nap cause it was so so hot on that that and just enough walking for me. Afer that we headed to a nearby Indian restaurant. Food was very good. The streets a little sketchy and the restaurant definitely needed an update. 

The third day was mostly dedicated to gettting back home to our girls but we visited the Prater in the morning and took a ride on their famous ferry wheel. It was very nice in terms of views but super hot and I sweat so much it was really embarassing. 

As far as it goes for guided tours I would definitely book these upfront and build your day around them. 

We booked a guided tour into the underground of Vienna and while I was thinking about if we should really go tickets went fast so I got them and it was so so cool. The entrance was through a trap door in the backroom of a very old pharmacy. 

Restaurants 

There are many visitior in Vienna and lots of great food recomendations so if you count two and two together I would suggest to decide your restaurant upfront and definitely reserve a place for you or your group.

I always like to look on Instagram for food recommendations. You can definitely find a ton of different types and price ranges for every city plus you´ll mostly have pictures of the food and drinks and a little review within. It is fairly easy to find what you are looking for just type in the name of the city and food into the search bar. After choosing some I would like, I visit the website to have a closer look at the menu and reservation options. 

 

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