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History of Ice Cream
Growing up our family would head to our local ice cream shop, Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors, a couple times a month! I would switch it up between a banana split or a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream on a cone. For most people, ice cream brings back happy childhood memories! Today, July 17th, is National Ice Cream Day and I wanted to find out more about this delicious treat that so many of us enjoy! Food historians tell us the history of ice cream begins with ancient flavored ices. The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first ice creams, possibly as early as 3000 BC. Marco Polo…
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Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory Out in Theaters 6/17!
The time is now and after 13 years, I am so excited to say that FINDING DORY is now playing in theatres everywhere! This is one of Pixar’s best films and I promise the whole family will love this movie! Last month I had a chance to preview about 20 minutes of the much anticipated new Disney movie Finding Dory at the Disney Social Media Moms Conference and absolutely loved it! I wasn’t sure if this movie could compare to Finding Nemo but it sure does. Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about…
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Brain-Boosting Activities to Prevent the Summer Slide
Studies show that during summer months kids who don’t read can lose two to three months of the skills they learned in school. Use it or lose it right? But how do you go about getting in daily activities that help prevent summer slide? It’s easier than you might think, and it doesn’t have to be limited to sitting at home reading a book. Yes, go to your library and get books. Join some summer reading programs. And encourage children to read for at least 20 minutes a day on their own. But here are a few other ways to keep their brains in business so they are ready for…
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Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Father’s Day will be here Sunday. Are you still procrastinating over what to get your spouse, dad, or others in family? From yourself to the kids we’ve found some great gift ideas that will make it just in time. Phew! There’s Nothing On! Do you still hear that? Is that an obsolete phrase now? If not, it should be and will be with a streaming media stick. If you’ve not taken the plunge (to cut the cable/or at least downsize to the basics) now is the perfect time to order one. The Roku Streaming Stick is a great way to catch up on all the seasons of a show you missed or…
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Zootopia Arrives Home via Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere June 7th!
On June 7, One of the Year’s Best-Reviewed, Top-Grossing Films Arrives Home via Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere Walt Disney Animation Studios’ comedy-adventure “Zootopia” has broken records worldwide, earning nearly $1 billion at the global box office and becoming one of the highest grossing original movies of all time. Critics and audiences of all ages have fallen in love with the wonderfully innovative mammal metropolis of “Zootopia” and the comedic chemistry of rookie rabbit officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and scam-artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). In fact, critics have hailed “Zootopia” as one of the best films of 2016 and Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun-Times calls it “One…
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Crafts :: Super Cute DIY Flower Box
I love to give handmade gifts and if I end up buying gifts then the wrapping should have a handmade touch. I will show you how I transformed this ordinary papermache box found at Michaels into a super cute box, pretty enough that you will want to keep it. Materials needed: a box of your size and liking some silk or paper flowers and ribbon hot glue gun and scissors acrylic paint old cookie sheet or similar flat service (i don’t use my cookie sheet in the kitchen anymore) I had my box and an assortment of flowers to choose from: This was my lid. I wanted a flower that…
