Tag Archives: kids
December 16, 2024 Sometimes You Have To Take Shortcuts: Gingerbread Houses and Cookies
I think that when I had my first child I had these holiday visions of the perfect gingerbread house – beautiful icing, rainbow colors, gumdrop roof, peppermint walkway. And then I had my third child and reality set in that frosting ends up EVERYWHERE, its a sticky mess, there are globs and blobs, someone ends […]
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December 13, 2024 Holiday Pretzel Wreath
Looking for a fun and easy craft for the kids? Try making these cute holiday pretzel wreaths with the kids? They are no bake, and take less than 5 minutes to assemble! Cover your work surface with parchment paper and line up your circle of pretzels. Melt your melting chocolate in a microwave safe bowl […]
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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 […]
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November 20, 2024 Basketball Team Mom – Fleece Around and Find Out
This fall we started on a new basketball team and had loads of fun! The season went by quickly, and winter basketball is already in pre season, but to end the season, we picked up these cute sports fleece blankets on clearance at Target (can you believe they were only $3!!). A quick customization at […]
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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 14, 2024 How to Make Pumpkin Stacks Last All Season
If you are anything like me, you like to get out there and pick out your pumpkin stacks early – but you want to make those pumpkin stacks last all season because man, can they be expensive. First, when you are picking out pumpkins, rotate to see if they will stack the way you want […]
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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 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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