My oldest son just turned 3 so I thought this Christmas would be the perfect time to break out our Elf on the Shelf, Luke, named after our cousin. Also, because of the new baby we’re (“we’re” meaning my oldest son) are having a bit (“a bit” meaning crazy temper tantrums) of a tough transition, so adding another set of eyes watching for good behavior could only be an added bonus. Plus, I thought this would be a cute idea to help create excitement during the holiday season. Well, {Read More}
You know by now I’m a blog junkie and I can barely keep up with the amazing posts all our local websites send out via email and facebook. But, since I’ve been busy cooking this baby (6 weeks left but who is counting?) I’ve had limited time to get out there and post for you all. Thankfully, my local blogging friends have been busy posting about the amazing local fall activities for you and your family. Here are some of {Read More}
I have to admit art museums intimidate me. I would never have thought about taking my child to The Museum of Modern Art until I read a blog post by Barbie from Little Skyline about the museum’s kid-friendly, hands-on Material Lab. According to the post the Material Lab is an, “interactive space where kids can learn about how materials are used in art and create art themselves.” After poking around MoMA’s website I was surprised by the variety of resources for parents who want to bring {Read More}
As I’ve mentioned before I read quite a few Mommy blogs. I just wanted to share with you one of my favorites because our family has used many of the ideas in this blog to help our household run…I’d like to say smoothly, but let’s say…a little less chaotic. It’s called iheartorganizing. It’s written by a super creative Mom from Wisconsin named Jen who has a passion for making organizing fun and colorful. One of my favorite features of her site {Read More}
