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WHY PARENT SCRAPS?

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Parenting can feel a lot like gathering little scraps, and hoping you an make something that makes sense.

We’re totally figuring things out as we go, and we’re good with that.

We know the things that matter most to us —education, hard work, respect, love, faith, family, and fun — and we want to share that with you. We hope you’ll join us in this community so we can all help each other!

We hope you feel at home here, pull your feet up on the couch, and feel free to stay a while.


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THE LATEST ARTICLES

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A kid’s tea party brings a special kind of giggly, sparkly imagination into your house.

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ARTICLE CATEGORIES

We’ve got a little bit of everything here when it comes to toys, parenting, activities, books and faith. Feel free to browse our categories to find something you are looking for!

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Toys

We want our kids to have fun playing with toys, but we want them to learn something while they’re at it. That’s why we spend hours reading reviews and literature, as well as trying toys out for ourselves.

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Parenting

At Parent Scraps, we follow a few simple rules when it comes to finding answers to your questions, seeking advice, and parenting.
Rule number 1 of parenting: you don't always know the answer right away.
Rule number 2: Never trust a parenting “expert” who doesn’t have kids.
Rule number 3: never give up.

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Activities

When we find fun activities for our own, we’ll share the results so you’re kids can remain engaged doing fun and productive things.

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Books

We want our kids to grow up doing what we did as kids: read lots of books. Because books are always better than movies.

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Faith

Because our faith in Jesus means everything to us, we want to share the goodness with our kids.

ABOUT PARENT SCRAPS

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Welcome to Parent Scraps where we write for parents who love quality toys and quality time with their kids.

We’re just here living our lives, but we want to share a few helpful things with you as we come across them.

Our names are Brooke and Adam, and since we were kids we dreamed about becoming a mom and a dad (it’s true!). Well, here we are living our dream!

We want to write this blog to share our personal experiences as parents.

We love being parents! And sometimes we hate being parents. But mostly… we love being parents.

We’ve recently rediscovered our love for toys. Because, well, we seem to have a lot of them at our house these days. We love seeing our little girl’s eyes sparkle when she connects with a toy. We love it even more when that toy is educational, whether it’s teaching her numbers and colors or self-confidence and compassion!

As parents, we spend hours researching the best toys by sifting through reviews, reading through features, and comparing different products.

You can read our most recent posts by checking out our blog or subscribing to our email list to receive regular updates.