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Ready for a super cute DIY Bird House & Feeder using some simple items you already have around the house? Check out the video below and visit the Home Depot DIY page for step-by-step directions and awesome photos! For more DIY ideas, visit the WCKC crafts pages!

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21 May 2021

Dinner Under the Table? Try this kooky themes to get everyone loving dinnertime!

Written by Heather Goddu Who is kinda “over it” in the dinner department? However, maybe you feel a little guilty about it. Spoiler alert– Me too. Three meals a day for five people accounting for food allergies and dietary restrictions (I mean the quarantine 15 is real, yo) and suddenly...

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19 May 2021

Summertime Vegetable Recipes: Corn on the Cob with a twist!

I LOVE corn on the cob, and I especially love grilling it. But I never ventured beyond the butter, salt and pepper– oh the places we’ll go! Check out these inventive corn on the cob recipes that look easy and delicious! Cuban-Spiced Corn on the Cob Put the husks on...

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16 May 2021

Home Depot Kids’ Workshop Kits available to order, complete at home!

While in-person kids’ workshops are on hold for now, you can still get building with your little ones at home! Home Depot offers their monthly Kids’ Workshop kits online! Each kit pack includes a certificate of completion, an apron pin and a Kids Workshop apron. Easy enough for a 5-year...

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15 May 2021

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

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 and make this cool playhouse with instructions from...

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12 May 2021

Toddler Activity: You’ve got mail!

Ages 2-5 What kid doesn’t love pretending he’s delivering or receiving mail, putting letters into a “mailbox” and then finding interesting colored pieces for consumption? This is a super easy-at home activity which is really a two-for-one. What You’ll Need: Shoebox with lid Pencil Scotch tape Decorations (i.e. stickers, crayons,...

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08 May 2021

Happy 6th Birthday to WCKC! Please help us continue to grow!

This month marks the 6th Birthday of worcestercentralkidscalendar.com! We’ve had so much fun and are looking for the upcoming year to be another big year for growth, but we can’t do it without the help of you—our best fans! If you think our calendar is great, if you think our...

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08 May 2021

Awesome Tip: Goodbye Gifts make goodbyes good!

Here’s a tip that I stole from my good friend Kelly (she’s full of them and I’m always taking them). Thanks Kelly! Ever experienced the nightmare of dragging your kids out of someone’s house after an intensely fun visit? Of course you have. The trick for turning a tearful goodbye...

Suzanna Vicinus

05 May 2021

DIY Teacher Gift, so cute!

Whether it be Teacher Appreciation Week or end-of-school gifts, teachers deserve to know we care! Here’s a great, useful and delicious gift any teacher would love! My sister is a craft phenom. She makes amazing gifts, holiday decor and her kids birthday parties are off the chain. I wrote the...

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05 May 2021

Random vacuum cleaner attachments? 50 things to chuck when Spring Cleaning.

It’s still Spring Cleaning time and you’ve definitely got some stuff that should get sprung! When you’re finished, you won’t believe how much lighter you (and your home) will seem. See our list below and consider donating those items that may be useful to others. Spare contact lens cases Broken...

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04 May 2021

Kids bored? Egg hunts are not just for Easter!

Holidays are ripe with exciting and fun traditions, but we don’t need to wait for an entire year to enjoy them! Remember that bag of plastic Easter eggs you stuffed away in the back of your closet? Drag ‘em out and get those kids on an egg hunt! What should...

Suzanna Vicinus

01 May 2021

Hey Family: Win Mother’s Day this year with these no-fail gift ideas!

I love Mother’s Day. I also love Father’s Day. And birthdays, and anniversaries and Valentine’s Day. I love these events because they are celebrating someone you care about and it gives us an opportunity to show that person how much they mean to us. Who wouldn’t want to make that...

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28 Apr 2021

Our Favorite Mommy IG Accounts will Make You Smile

In honor of Mother’s Day, we thought we’d share some of our favorite Mommy Instagram accounts with you. We’ve included the IG name/link along with a recent favorite post: Scary Mommy Neighbor, getting their mail: Hello! My Kid: Sometimes we turn off all the lights so you don’t know we...

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20 Apr 2021

10th Annual “Walk for Birthdays” to Benefit Kids in Homeless Shelters

10TH ANNUAL “WALK FOR BIRTHDAYS” TO RAISE FUNDS TO BRING BIRTHDAY PARTIES/GIFTS TO HOMELESS CHILDREN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THIS YEAR’S WALK WILL BE VIRTUAL WHO: Birthday Wishes, a Massachusetts and New York based non-profit organization, that brings the magic of birthday parties to thousands of homeless children and their...

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16 Apr 2021

Earth Day Handprint Craft for Kids

Here’s a cute Earth Day craft for your kids to make! It’s their hand prints holding the Earth in a heart shape. Teach them that they hold the power to keep Earth clean and healthy! Materials Needed: White, tan, or brown paper Scissors Blue and green paint Glue Pencil How...

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15 Apr 2021

Go Green! Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Central MA!

Earth Day is Thursday April 22! There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate Mother Earth right here in Central MA! Celebrate Mother Earth Hello Spring! at Tower Hill Botanic Garden Free Admission to National Parks (week of 4/17) Village Earth Week at Old Sturbridge Village Fruitlands Fairy Forest at...

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10 Apr 2021

Bemis Farms Grab & Go Kits for Kids

The Grab & Go kits for kids are back! Kits are $15 and include everything you need to make your project at home. All orders to be picked up at Bemis Farms Nursery after 10am on date below. Here’s what you can order/reserve: Saturday Pick Up Dates: April 24: Cat...

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09 Apr 2021

Lowe’s DIY Kids’ Mother’s Day Workshop

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Sign up your child today and they can make this cool Basket Planter! Add a flower and soil and they’ll have the perfect Mother’s Day gift! DIY Kids’ Workshops at Lowe’s are free, monthly, in-store (now take home) events designed to inspire the...

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09 Apr 2021

Planning a road trip? Keep the peace with these travel tips.

Traveling for the school break? Time to pack up the family for one helluva ride! Because boredom sets in half as quickly in a car as it would at home, you need to be organized and ready to keep those kids busy. Check out these sanity-saving tips for keeping peace...

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08 Apr 2021

Create a Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin

We’ve all seen the sensory bin ideas on Pinterest. But are they are easy to make? And the good news is, Yes, they are a snap. Sensory bins are great for fine motor skills but also for focus, and engaging and calming a child. Let’s do this! SUPPLIES FOR DYEING...

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04 Apr 2021

“Homemade” Chicken Soup: From the pot to your mouth in 15 minutes.

I love homemade chicken soup, but the thought of making “homemade” chicken broth sends me running for the hills. This soup is an adaptation of a Martha Stewart recipe I found a while ago (more complicated, but super delish) that, over the years, I’ve continued to simplify to such an...

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04 Apr 2021

Easter Candy Rationing 101. How to successfully limit without (much) grief.

Worried about how to keep your kids from eating their body weight in candy on Easter? See our tips for stretching out the holiday treats and keeping that sugar rush (and crash) at bay. The Big Guy How to deal with the giant chocolate bunny? Avoid your child devouring all...

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01 Apr 2021

Earth Day every day! Simple eco-friendly changes you can make at home.

Kermit was all wrong when he crooned that it wasn’t easy being green. It’s wicked easy being green. Earth Day is April 22 and I’ve got some simple ways for you to get green (and save some green) at home. Ready? Let’s do this. Go Paperless Do you know what...

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01 Apr 2021

Spring cleaning time! 10 Items you can toss now for a clutter-free existence.

Have you seen me lately? No? Oh, that’s because I’m at home buried under a mountain of mismatched Tupperware and ugly coffee mugs that my bloated kitchen cabinets just heaved onto the floor. What the…where did all of this come from? It’s time. Time to purge. Spring cleaning is here!...

Suzanna Vicinus

30 Mar 2021

Listen up, Peter! Open Letter to the Easter Bunny.

Written by Suzanna Vicinus for NickMom

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Kids’ DIY Milk Carton Bird House & Feeder tutorial from Home Depot!

Dinner Under the Table? Try this kooky themes to get everyone loving dinnertime!

Summertime Vegetable Recipes: Corn on the Cob with a twist!

Home Depot Kids’ Workshop Kits available to order, complete at home!

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

Toddler Activity: You’ve got mail!

Happy 6th Birthday to WCKC! Please help us continue to grow!

Awesome Tip: Goodbye Gifts make goodbyes good!

DIY Teacher Gift, so cute!

Random vacuum cleaner attachments? 50 things to chuck when Spring Cleaning.

Kids bored? Egg hunts are not just for Easter!

Hey Family: Win Mother’s Day this year with these no-fail gift ideas!

Our Favorite Mommy IG Accounts will Make You Smile

10th Annual “Walk for Birthdays” to Benefit Kids in Homeless Shelters

Earth Day Handprint Craft for Kids

Go Green! Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Central MA!

Bemis Farms Grab & Go Kits for Kids

Lowe’s DIY Kids’ Mother’s Day Workshop

Planning a road trip? Keep the peace with these travel tips.

Create a Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin

“Homemade” Chicken Soup: From the pot to your mouth in 15 minutes.

Easter Candy Rationing 101. How to successfully limit without (much) grief.

Earth Day every day! Simple eco-friendly changes you can make at home.

Spring cleaning time! 10 Items you can toss now for a clutter-free existence.

Listen up, Peter! Open Letter to the Easter Bunny.

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