Category Archives: Events
December 11, 2024 Ice Castles and Omni Mount Washington Hotel
With the holiday season fast approaching, I thought I would recap some fun winter activities, including a trip to the Ice Castles in New Hampshire. While the trip could definitely be done in a day, we decided to go overnight and stay at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel to make a fun girls weekend of […]
Tags: family friendly, hotel, new hampshire, restaurant, ski, trips, vacation, winter
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December 2, 2024 Holidays
Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am in FULL holiday mode. Tree is up, shopping has already begun, and, let’s be honest, is almost done, and we are in baking M.O.D.E! Chex mix is a go to in this house, you can make it big batch and is super fun to package up and give […]
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November 27, 2024 Gingerbread Houses at The Langham Hotel
Last year, we had so much fun making gingerbread houses at the Langham Hotel in Boston. Led by pastry chef Kerry Levesque, children design their own houses while also indulging in a candy and hot chocolate bar and maybe even get a chance to see the big man himself! When you walk in you are […]
Tags: boston, christmas, family friendly, holiday, kids
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November 15, 2024 Classroom Birthday Party
We decided not to do a big classroom birthday party this year. We opted for the big kids to come and read a story to the class and to give out these cute “party favors” instead. There is a small class, so we opted fot these Sun Squad chalk boxes with a cute home made […]
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November 9, 2024 Halloween Wrap Up 2024
This was a Halloween for the books! We must have boo’d every kid in town. The kids were so excited. Just seeing their faces and hearing them laugh made it all worth it. We were so busy that we managed to carve pumpkins the night before Halloween! EEK! One of our favorite spots to get […]
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October 22, 2024 Halloween 2024
We have been busy boo-ing since October 1st over at our house! Halloween 2024 has kicked off with a bang! Boo baskets, Halloween baked goods, you name it, we are ALL IN! I love these cute “oh snap” cupcake wrappers from Home Goods and Meri Meri witch cupcake toppers. Chocolate covered Oreos can either be […]
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October 21, 2024 Halloween Treats and Eats
Minus the dressing up, Halloween might be my favorite holiday – I mean all the treats and eats make my heart go pitter patter. I put together this eight pack of cupcakes for friends: the pink reminded me of brains, a classic jelly pumpkin, Butterfinger skull, candy eyeballs, black and orange non pareil sprinkles, a […]
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August 20, 2024 Who is the Dinoman?
We first saw the Dinoman show when we were down in Cape Cod. Our library down there in the summer has some really fun activities. The show itself was about 40 minutes long and it was great for all my kids. There were funny jokes, a little bit of educational learning, some magic, and it […]
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August 13, 2024 Pick Your Own Blackberries at Tougas
Last week we were able to squeeze in some blackberry picking at Tougas Family Farm. Picking conditions in New England can change quickly, so make sure that you check their website before you head over to see that the fruit that you want is available. We like Tougas because they have blackberries, blueberries and peaches […]
Tags: berrypicking, kids
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