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August 5, 2024 Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Baseball Favors
We played spring baseball this year and Jimmy Fund summer baseball. We decided to up our team spirit by handing out these cute baseball favors. Red plastic baseballs hats (Amazon), eye black (Amazon), Big League Chew – my son thinks grape is the best flavor – I tell him he’s entitled to his opinion :), […]
August 1, 2024 Kindergarten Survival Kit
Have a child that is heading to Kindergarten this fall? Check out these cute gifts that are sure to keep the kids prepared for anything! Backpacks: Dollar Tree. Supplies, Target and Staples: Crayola crayons, glue sticks (because, you can never have enough glue sticks), composition note book, Crayola markers inside the green pencil case and […]
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July 31, 2024 Easy Summer Birthday Desserts
By the time those summer birthdays come around in our family, I am burnt out. My daughter loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, so I whipped up this fun little cake with rainbow frosting. And just because you’re celebrating a birthday, doesn’t mean you have to bake. How cute is this stack of frosted (!!) […]
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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 6, 2021 How Much Screen Time Are Your Kids Getting?
Before the pandemic, we didn’t have any screen time. I’m not saying that to brag. When the kids were at home when the pandemic started, we quickly went from no screen time to a few shows a day. That’s in addition to the time they spent on the computer for classes. At 2, my youngest […]
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May 4, 2021 Recycled Crayons For Valentine’s Day And Every Day
I had known about recycled crayons for a long time, but never got around to making them. And then, the pandemic hit. We did every craft project known to man. There is something so wonderful about a new crayon. It’s sharp, it colors so smoothly…. and then all the sudden you find yourself faced with […]
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