Growing up my family had a tradition of going to a local pizzeria for dinner almost every Friday night. It was a tiny restaurant that had a jukebox in the back and my sister and I loved waiting to hear our weekly selections…our favorites were always Pat Benatar’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot andContinue reading “Out for Dinner…With the Kids!”
Category Archives: Kid Stuff
Easy Patriotic Windsocks
Here is an easy craft to get your kids excited and involved in decorating for July 4th celebrations! My kids loved painting the designs on the cans and Nicholas did all of the hammering to make the holes for the string on top! For under $10.00 we made 6 tin can windsocks to decorate forContinue reading “Easy Patriotic Windsocks”
A Tradition of Giving
This past weekend my son went to a 5th birthday party for his friend, but instead of bringing a present for the Birthday Boy, he brought a bathing suit that will be donated along with a sackful of others to children who until now didn’t own a bathing suit of their own. My friend BridgetContinue reading “A Tradition of Giving”
Photo Perfection
Sometimes I think if I tell my kids to “SaY ChEeSe” one more time they might just throw something at me! This weekend my daughter and niece had their very first dance recital. It was a big day for all of us and I am not sure who was more excited, the girls or meContinue reading “Photo Perfection”
Teachable Moment
This past weekend I spent the unofficial beginning of summer at the Jersey Shore with my family at my parent’s beach house. Each morning my son rode his bike while my daughter pushed her baby doll in a stroller next to him as I pushed our beach cart full of “NeCeSsItiEs” up the block andContinue reading “Teachable Moment”
Mommy Guilt
Ever feel like you are FaiLiNg as a parent? Chances are your kids would disagree with you. There have been countless times when I have planned an activity that didn’t work out, attempted to bake brownies that came out burnt on the sides and gooey in the middle, or promised to devote uninterrupted time toContinue reading “Mommy Guilt”
{Kids Service Project}
Once a month I teach Sunday School at my church and here is a SeRviCe PrOjEcT we do from time to time: Make table tents for hospital patients. We start off with card stock paper or blank cards. Then DeCoRaTe with foam stickers & bandaids, sign our name, and wish them well. I deliver them to our town’sContinue reading “{Kids Service Project}”
Rated G Does Not Mean ALL AGES
As a mom I feel that almost every decision I make has some influence whether it be great or small on my children. If I send my son to school without a coat, “Will he be cold at recess?” If I let my daughter skip a nap to go to a playdate, “Will she be cranky all evening?” If IContinue reading “Rated G Does Not Mean ALL AGES”
Egg Dying Made Easy
My sister and I added a MuSt HaVe gadget to our egg dying extravaganza this year…a WiRe WhiSk for each cup of egg dye. Working with 3 kids under the age of 5 is tricky enough, but when you factor in 8 cups of water and 18 hard-boiled eggs you have a potential disaster waiting to happen. This year I purchasedContinue reading “Egg Dying Made Easy”
Kid Stuff Clean Up
Are the piles of toys in your house getting too big for the bins that you bought to store them in? If you’re thinking “YES THEY ARE!”…join the club! I was so tired of my kids taking their puzzles and games out of their boxes and leaving the pieces all over the place that IContinue reading “Kid Stuff Clean Up”
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