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October 7, 2024 6 Must Do Things in Falmouth, Cape Cod

One of our favorite places to be in the summer is Falmouth, in Cape Cod Massachusetts. The first of six must do things in Falmouth is catch a Falmouth Commodores baseball game. Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and head down to Guv Fuller Field with the whole family. There are no tickets, just […]

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August 12, 2024 How to Make a Fairy Garden at Wilson Farm

This summer we signed up to make fairy gardens at Wilson Farms. For $35, you can spend an hour or so down in the greenhouse with your kids at this fun workshop. The kids painted their flowerpot “houses” and then added metal wire for their butterfly to attach on to the top. They were able […]

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August 7, 2024 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner: Afternoon at the Barnstable Fair

Every year we head down to the Cape to spend the day at the Barnstable Fair. It’s a fun place to bring the whole family. They have rides and games, fried food, live music, animals and shows. You can buy day passes or multi day passes. Kids under 5 get in free with paid adult […]

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June 7, 2024 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Summer

We found these cute ice cream cone cups at the Dollar Store and used them two ways. The first was for end of the year teacher gifts for our younger staff members. I made these cute printables and attached them to the straw. Next, I filled them with these little waffle cone bites snack and […]

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June 6, 2024 Back By Popular Demand: Bluey’s Big Play – The Stage Show

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored. All opinions are my own. I have to admit that Bluey was not a show that we regularly watch in our house. Right now it is all Pokemon all day every day, cringe. So I had some catching up to do. I made a Bluey cake to get us in […]

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June 5, 2024 Let’s Par-tee at Trombetta’s: Mini Golf Birthday Party

If you’re looking for an affordable birthday party option, Trombetta’s in Marlborough is your spot. Perfect for kids ages 5-8, they can host birthday parties of any size. You can bring your own food or have pizzas delivered from one of the local shops (Plum Tomato or Post Road Pizza). Bring your own drinks and […]

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June 3, 2024 Let’s Fly! Paper Airplane Birthday Cake

Every year for the kids, I get them one “fancy” cake (read: professional), and then one cake that I make. My son has been very in to making paper airplanes, so naturally, I made him paper airplane cake toppers. I Googled some colorful maps, printed them out and carefully folded them into small planes. I […]

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May 31, 2024 Out of the Box Birthday Gift Idea

Sometimes I get stuck on birthday gift ideas. I get into this rut of the same craft kits from Target, that, let’s be honest, are a little bit junky. After Easter I buy these buckets for about $1 each. They come with stickers, so you can personalize each one with the child’s name, or, you […]

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May 30, 2024 Free Books: Summer Reading with Barnes and Noble

I like to keep my kids reading in the summer. We do our local library’s summer reading program, but we also pair it with Barnes and Noble’s Summer reading program. It’s pretty cool if you don’t already know about it – designed for kids in grades 1-6. Children can read ANY eight (8) books this […]

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May 23, 2024 Take Me Out to the WooSox

At the beginning of the season, we decided to take all the boys in our grade (which is only about 16) to a WooSox game with another friend – a joint party. After some back and forth, we decided to rent out the Shaw’s visitors deck. It was a private roped off area that was […]

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