Last Christmas, we kept our holiday season pretty low key. My twins were just 4 months old, and between the general craziness of having two infants and a plague-like cold turned bronchiolitis, we didn't exactly celebrate big. We did manage...
Jazz up your standard ice cream sandwich with fun red, white & blue sprinkles! With very little effort and just a little bit of planning, your kids will think you're a hero and you'll have a fun patriotic treat...
Firework fruit kabobs are a fun spin on the fruit salad you're making this summer anyway!
Materials: Kabob sticks and fruit of all types!
Cut a piece of melon in a triangle shape. This will act as the "tip" of your...
Before we cuddle up and watch “The Polar Express,” the kids search through the house to find the hidden elves. Our elves aren’t your standard “Elf on the Shelf” — no, ours are hand-painted glass figurines passed down from my husband’s Nana and Grandpa, to his mother, to him. They're in sleeping position because they travel every night to report back to Santa. If you touch them, they “turn to glass.”
Too hot to cook? Snack plate. Forgot to plan something for dinner? Snack plate. Time to clean out the fridge? Snack plate.
And while you're at it — make it patriotic!
A red, white, and blue snack plate is easy to...
As a lifelong Bostonian, I am the first to admit that winter is not my favorite season. In fact, winter and I do not get along very well. What makes the cold months more bearable for me (besides the...
The holiday season is a magical time, and what better way to celebrate than to take in a festive performance? Get into the spirit of the season with an afternoon or evening out at one of these family-friendly holiday...
What is it?
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that usually falls in December. (The dates move around because it's based on the Jewish calendar, which is lunar, so though it's always on the 25th of Kislev, that's a different...
Are you running out of ideas to keep your kids occupied this week? We have a free printable for you — for a Fourth of July scavenger hunt!
This is a fun activity that can be done with neighbors or...
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Last year my sugar-deprived 2-year-old went trick-or-treating THREE times. With a preschool party,...
This month, we celebrate the accomplishments of revered civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You’d have a hard time finding a child in America who isn’t familiar with Dr. King and his role as a preacher and...
Thanksgiving can be a wonderful time to get together with family and loved ones. So many wonderful traditions abound, but keeping kids entertained and occupied in the days after the turkey’s been eaten can be a tall task. Luckily,...
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