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All-Natural Red, White & Blue Popsicles
Last week, we went strawberry picking with a group of Big M’s preschool friends. It was a productive outing, and we came home with over 8 pounds of freshly picked strawberries! Tomorrow, I’ll be...
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50+ Ways to Prep, Store, Cook & Eat Strawberries
Last week, the Ms and I upheld one of our favorite summer traditions: strawberry picking! We went with a group of Big M’s friends from preschool. If you are local to Connecticut, Jones Family Farms...
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Cooking with Kids: Peach Cobbler Cookies
I am super excited to join in Study at Home Mama’s 31 Days of Kids Kitchen Activities this month. The girls LOVE to help in the kitchen and run to pull in chairs as soon as I start putting ingredients...
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Summer Road Trip to Bar Harbor
A summer road trip to Bar Harbor used to be the hubby and my annual summer tradition. It is one of the few places I have been more times than I can count on one hand. And we keep going back because...
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Graffiti Art for Kids
If you have ever seen Lil’ M wield a paintbrush, you will understand why we take many of our crafting activities outdoors when weather permits. At almost 2, she has a fierce independent streak, wants...
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An Inside Look at the Real Daily Life of this Stay At Home Mom
Before I was a Stay at Home Mom, I never thought I would be… what could those moms possibly be so busy doing all day long? How hard could it really be? These were the thoughts that ran through my...
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Back to School with Quaker Instant Oatmeal Muffins
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #QuakerTime #CollectiveBias I can’t believe summer is nearly over, and it’s already time to...
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Tour the World: Food from Around the World
This Spring, a group of my fellow kids activity bloggers and I worked together to bring you a Tour of the World by Flower, featuring flower crafts representative of our home states, provinces and...
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Pizza – The Official Food of Connecticut
While pizza as we commonly know it may have first been invented in Naples, Italy in the late 18th century, it has become an American staple. And with a strong base of Italian immigrants here in our...
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Make the World More Beautiful Series & Giveaway
How many of you remember the award-winning, children’s classic Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney? In this now famous story of the Lupine Lady, a young Alice promises her grandfather that she will do...
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DIY Man Cave Gifts – Personalized Coasters
With the move to our new, forever house, everyone in the family got exactly what they wanted… The girls got a great new playroom and a yard to play in. I got the kitchen I’ve always wanted. And hubby...
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DIY Fall Leaf Garland
Ever fall totally in love with something only to have a heart attack when you look at the price tag? On a recent walk down our favorite craft store’s Fall decor aisle, I experienced just that. Big M...
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TB Testing Made Quick and Easy
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for the TB Blood Test. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #TBBloodTest Are you a teacher or do...
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Pottery Barn DIY Halloween Banner
Who else loves paging through the Pottery Barn catalog? I certainly do. However, the hubby definitely doesn’t care for the price tags associated with it. So I limit myself to using it as...
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Kid-Made Halloween Dessert: Candy Corn Cupcakes
Big M is on her journey to reading! It is so exciting to watch and her enthusiasm for letters, sounds and recognizing words is contagious. At preschool, they have a letter of the week each week –...
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3-Ingredient Charlie Brown Cookies
The Peanuts Holiday movies are one of my favorite holiday traditions. I remember watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas each...
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Quick & Easy Cranberry Relish
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PotPiePlease #CollectiveBias I knew my husband was the one the first time I came home with...
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Studying Spots with Seurat
Georges Seurat is famous for creating his own painting technique. Using hundreds of tiny spots of color, he created great masterpieces, with a technique now known as pointillism. While applying spots...
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Easy Christmas Cookies
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias Every year, my husband groans and makes himself scarce when I...
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The Noisy Paint Box Process Art
It was not that long ago that artistic techniques were as prescribed as scientific processes or mathematical equations. Critics and instructors frowned upon artists who looked to create outside the...
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