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August 8, 2024 Berry Good Picking at Autumn Hills Orchard

Summer time is my favorite. I love picking berries with my kids. Well, maybe the idea of picking berries with my kids. They usually get tired after picking three berries and I end up picking the rest of the tray while they run off into the field and I sweat off 800lbs in the 900 […]

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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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August 6, 2024 Gotta Catch ‘Em All: A Very Pokemon Birthday

We have been really getting into Pokemon lately. I have no idea how to play or what anything means, and I think my kids really just like the shiny cards 😉 We decided to go with a pokemon themed birthday – so I created this door decoration with a red foil fringe backdrop and taped […]

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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 :), […]

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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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