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20 Mar 2023

Home Depot’s “How to Make a Box Playhouse”!

Home Depot’s “How to Make a Box Playhouse”! Remember that time that your toddler stepped over the plethora of well thought out toys you’ve provided for his educational stimulation and played with that empty furniture box for days and days like nothing else existed? Take it to the next level...

17 Mar 2023

Did Someone Say Casserole? Try Out This Simple & Tasty Mac-n-Cheese Recipe.

Did Someone Say Casserole? Try Out This Simple & Tasty Mac-n-Cheese Recipe. Macaroni and Cheese has been a favorite of kids (and grown-ups) for generations. Try out this super simple and delicious recipe that’s sure to please the entire family. If your children are slightly more adventurous, jazz up this...

16 Mar 2023

Chicken Pot Pie Soup. Just try to stop eating it.

Chicken Pot Pie Soup. Just try to stop eating it. Ready for a soup that will stick to your bones? Here’s a delicious, hearty soup that’s insanely easy to make and everyone in the family will love it. Seriously, even my kids ate it. Chicken Pot Pie Soup Prep time:...

15 Mar 2023

5 Fun ways to get you through til Spring! (Spoiler: Just say YES!)

5 Fun ways to get you through til Spring! (Spoiler: Just say YES!) March is a tough month for me. It’s the month where we start to feel all springtime and glowy–but just as we’re about to haul out the patio furniture, the skies open up and the kids are...

13 Mar 2023

Gingerbread Houses for Year Round Crafting Fun

My daughter loves doing gingerbread houses at Christmas with her grandmother. It’s become a really nice tradition for them to do together. This year, Grammy extended the fun with a pop tart house Valentine inspired house. (A Love House? A Valentine Home? Still working on a name). This led me...

12 Mar 2023

Festive Edibles! St. Patrick’s Day Treats!

St. Patrick’s Day is coming so it’s time to get your fill of green food. Go ahead, everybody’s doing it. Leprechaun Bait This is the St. Patrick’s Day take on Chex Mix which sounds good to me! The original recipe from Wine & Glue covers the entire mixture with white...

12 Mar 2023

St. Patrick’s Day Desserts! It is easy being green.

If you’re not ready to color tonight’s dinner green, save the emerald edibles for dessert! Here are a few ideas for some lucky post-mealtime treats. St. Patrick’s Day Popcorn Whether it’s green candied popcorn or popcorn with candy in it, you can’t go wrong with these two colorful options. Recipe...

22 Feb 2023

Making Memories. 7 Great Date Night Ideas — for you and your kids!

Making Memories. 7 Great Date Night Ideas — for you and your kids! I’m a mom. I make sure homework is done, I wash their faces at bedtime and I bring them to soccer games. These are the daily chores of a parent. But like nurturing your adult relationships with...

19 Feb 2023

My Kids Go-To Snack: No Bake Protein Balls

My Kids Go-To Snack: My kids get so excited when I prepare no bake protein balls for them for snacking. I’m happy because it is a good source of protein and they are happy because they enjoy the chocolate peanut buttery goodness. I use the recipe for no bake energy...

05 Feb 2023

Making Valentine’s Day Memories. 7 Great Date Night Ideas — for you and your kids!

Valentine’s Day is coming up—what are you and your sweetheart doing? Maybe an animated move? Jewelry shopping at Claire’s? Possibly EcoTarium or Discovery Museum? I’m talking about Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart children, of course. Just like nurturing your adult relationships with one-on-one time, parents need that with their kids,...

05 Feb 2023

4 Delicious Valentine’s Day Edibles

4 Delicious Valentine’s Day Edibles: Treats for your sweethearts! Ready to say “I love you” with food? It’s the best way. Try out these sweet treats on the ones you love. 1. White Chocolate Valentine’s Popcorn Popcorn and chocolate? Yes! These two recipes for sweetheart popcorn will melt anyone’s heart....

05 Feb 2023

Heart-shaped Valentine’s Day food because it’s tasty and looks so pretty.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I’m in the mood to get totally corny on my kids with this festive food. A quick look around Pinterest brought up these culinary beauties. Who wouldn’t want an egg yolk shaped like a heart? You know you want to try it. Nothing...

04 Feb 2023

Craft & A Book: Valentine’s Day

Craft & A Book: Valentine’s Day There’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good book on a cold, wintery day – except maybe enjoying an easy craft with the kids. This craft is perfect for elementary aged kids or preschoolers with some extra help. Plus, we have the perfect...

04 Feb 2023

Indoor Waterparks in New England!

Indoor Waterparks in New England! If you’re willing to pay cold hard cash to be transported to a balmy 84 degrees (albeit indoors) during a New England winter, this article may be for you. Your desire to be warm, however, must trump any issues you may have with things like...

02 Feb 2023

New York Times list of the Best Children’s Books 2022!

New York Times list of the Best Children’s Books Children can never have enough books, right? Right! I never mind investing in quality literature for my family because I know that it will be used and loved over and over again. I also love picking up new titles at the...

29 Jan 2023

10 Free Printable Valentine’s Day cards. We’re in Love.

10 Free Printable Valentine’s Day cards. We’re in Love. Gone are the days where you go to grocery store, pick out a box of Tom & Jerry fold-over Valentine’s Day cards and call it a day (Wait, are those days gone? Because I’m still doing that.) Let’s just say…the bar...

24 Jan 2023

DIY Beautiful: Valentine Craft

DIY Beautiful: Valentine Craft! My daughter is completely nutso about decorating for the holidays. All the holidays. Visit my house around St. Patrick’s Day and you’ll be bombarded with giant shamrocks and glittery leprechaun traps (in her room anyways, I can’t be having the stuff conflict with my décor mojo.)...

25 Dec 2022

Indoor Activity: Pretend Vacation!

Indoor Activity: Pretend Vacation! Need an indoor activity? Send those kids on vacation! There’s no reason you have to actually leave the house to go on an adventure. Destination? Somewhere hot and sunny! Dress for the Weather First up, have them get into the summer spirit by changing into some...

25 Dec 2022

5 Snow Day Activities

5 Snow Day Activities to Save Your Sanity. Feeling cooped up? Here are a few activities to help keep you and the kids busy on a snowy day! Laundry Basket Skee Ball If you can get all the laundry done and out of the laundry baskets, try a little game...

teaching gratitude. holiday thank you notes

25 Dec 2022

Teaching Gratitude: 7 Tips for Writing Holiday Thank-You Notes.

Teaching gratitude: 7 tips for writing holiday thank-you notes. No more than 36 hours after giving my grandmother her Christmas gift did I receive her Thank You card in the mail. I’m pretty sure she was writing it as my car pulled out of her driveway. My grandmother taught my...

13 Dec 2022

Holiday Meals TO GO in Central MA!

Want someone else to do the cooking this holiday season? We’ve found some great choices for Central MA restaurants and caterers offering Holiday To Go Meals for 2022. Holden Val’s Restaurant Val’s is offering their catering menu throughout the Holiday season. Shrimp cocktail platters, seafood, pasta, sides. Many offerings, just...

10 Dec 2022

6 Teacher Gift Ideas for the Holidays

6 Teacher Gift Ideas for the Holidays! If anyone’s ever popped in unexpectedly at school to see one teacher handling a room of 12+ little ones, you know how hard they work! This time of year is our opportunity to tell those special people who care, teach, love and nurture...

08 Dec 2022

Holiday Tipping Guide 2022

Holiday Tipping Guide 2022: Who do you tip and how much? It’s the most confusing time of year for me — holiday tip time! How much is too little, too much, not needed or not allowed! Check out these considerations and guidelines you can use for tipping/gift giving to your...

03 Dec 2022

Creating a Family Time Capsule

What better time to create a family time capsule than the beginning of a new year? Engage the family in a fun New Years activity and put together a time capsule of your family right now in this moment. It astonishes me how much my kids grow and change in...

03 Dec 2022

Making New Year’s Resolutions as a Family

Making New Year’s Resolutions as a Family. A great tradition of the new year is reflecting on one’s year and making commitments to better ourselves and our lives in the new year. New Year’s resolutions also are a great opportunity for teaching children about self-reflection and goal setting. When making the...

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