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Downton Abbey Inspired Tea Party Ideas
This past Friday, January 2nd, PBS and MASTERPIECE “hosted” a BIG SIP event in downtown New York City and are encouraging fans of Downton Abbey to get involved and host their own tea party in anticipation of tonight’s premiere of Season 5. I am so excited for tonight’s premiere that we are hosting our own little tea party today and wanted to share some ideas to join in the fun! You can make your tea party as elaborate or as simple as you like. We used my grandmother’s pewter tea set that my mother gave me this last year. I love that it has been in the family three generations…
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Fabulous and Simple Last Minute New Year’s Party Ideas
How did New Year’s Eve sneak up on us? Yikes! If you are looking for some last minute ideas to incorporate into tonight’s activities with the kids we found some simple and fun ideas to try out! You might find you have everything ready to go – just a little preparation (and a trip to the grocery store) is all you need! Have fun lovely dandelion peeps! Treats: Cookies and Milk: This is super easy to do and looks so pretty and festive! If you are short on time and no time to bake cookies – your local grocery store has plenty to choose from! The chocolate chip cookies from…
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King Julien Hosts Dance Party & New Year’s Eve Countdown On Netflix
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner! And many of us will change the clocks, blow the noisemakers at 8 p.m., and search for that New Year’s Eve countdown on the other side of the world just so we can celebrate it with our little ones at a decent hour. Many parents will do whatever it takes to give their kids their own New Year’s countdown and get them into bed before the ball actually drops. In fact, more than a third of U.S. parents (34%) admitted to starting the party early to fool their kids into thinking it’s midnight*, citing their kids or their own bedtime as the reason. These…
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An Electronic You’ll Want to Buy Your Kids This Holiday Season
Note: I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. I’m not sure about how easy it is for you to get your child to brush their teeth, but it is a real challenge in our house! Usually, I have stand there with her and watch while she brushes her teeth – which is usually too short of a time for my liking. I have to constantly remind her to spend more time brushing. I have tried lots of different ways to get her excited about brushing her teeth longer like the singing toothbrushes, funny characters and…
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Education :: Improving Spelling Skills with All About Spelling
Image courtesy of Flickr If you are a parent looking for a better way to help your child learn to spell, I’m here to share something great with you! I homeschool, and was on the lookout for new material to add to our language arts curriculum. At the beginning of the year we purchased some language arts workbooks from Houghton Mifflin, but they ended up just being “busy work” worksheets for my son. I didn’t feel like he was learning anything new, and the workbooks didn’t give me any tools to help teach him. I found a company online called All About Learning Press. Created by…
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Family :: Creating Magical Holiday Meals Together
The holidays provide the perfect opportunity to spend quality time together making yummy holidays meals. It is such a wonderful time to pass down family recipes and have your kids help out in the kitchen. Just this past Thanksgiving, I had my daughter help me make the infamous green-bean casserole that my mother use to make every year. It is funny, because as a kid I didn’t really like this dish but now I absolutely love it! We ended up using Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom with garlic (highly recommend) and steamed the fresh green beans before we baked the casserole (also recommend doing this for a minute or two). I…