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Spring at Knott’s Berry Bloom & Ticket Giveaway
Celebrate Spring at Knott’s Berry Bloom! The second annual Knott’s Berry Bloom returns this spring season with larger than life displays of beautiful spring colors, interactive family-friendly activities, expanded gourmet food and wine tasting and much more! New for 2014, celebrate the nostalgic history of Knott’s roots (literally!) at the Ghost Town Boysenberry Festival. This immersive festival honors the delectable berry that started it all in inventive and delicious ways. I absolutely LOVE the pies at Mrs. Knott’s Family Restaurant and plan to stop by on my way to the park this spring! Bloom celebrates the spring season with fun for the whole family, including larger than life décor…
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PBS Kids Writers Contest Encourages Creative Writing
Many of you know that I am a children’s picture book author. I can even claim that I am an award-winning author as my first two books, Penelope the Purple Pirate and Gerry the Giraffe have both won awards. I mention this is because many people assume I majored in English since I write children’s books or in Journalism since I founded and write daily for dandelion moms. I actually studied Business Administration and Health Science in college and went on to study Human Nutrition at The University of Bridgeport. The reason I am writing about this is because I think it is important to stress that if you have…
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Around The World
Photo courtesy of Flickr St. Patty’s Day Celebrations Around The World St. Patrick’s Day began as a holiday to remember the life of a man named St. Patrick who did good work in Ireland in the late 5th Century. But over the years, St. Patrick’s Day has become more of a day to simply celebrate being Irish. Traditional symbols of the holiday are shamrocks, Leprechauns, and of course, wearing the color green!In college, we would wake up at the crack of dawn and ride our bikes to our favorite restaurant to have some green eggs and pancakes. Now, as a mom to an Irish little girl, we have fun going on leprechaun…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Offers Fun for the Whole Family!
If you grew up in Southern California, you have probably visited Knott’s Berry Farm! As a kid, I loved going to the park and eating their yummy funnel cakes and getting soaked on the log ride. After coming back to Southern California from living and working in Japan after college, seriously one of the first things I wanted to do was go to Knott’s and eat a funnel cake! And who can forget my high school graduation party at Knott’s? If you went to a southern California high school – you probably went to Knott’s the week of graduation and had a blast with your classmates. Now, as a mom…
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Our Rocky Mountain Family Adventure: Part II
Looking to send a postcard with a spectacular mountain range, a glacier, or wild animals on it? Then the town of Jasper, located in the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, is the destination for you. Last summer we flew into Calgary and stuffed as much luggage as is humanly possible into a rental car. We strapped three children in the back seat (aged 14, 10, and 8) and headed northwest—256 miles to be exact. The drive along the way was an adventure in itself. Our first stop was in Banff. Our second stop en route to the town of Jasper was the Columbia Icefield. Located in Jasper National Park (one…
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Our Disney Side Party Brought Out the Kid in All of Us!
“I received free products in order to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own.” Our Disney Side Party was a Blast! Last week we had our Disney Side Party at a local park with my daughter’s Daisy Troop. We asked that everyone dress up as their favorite Disney character and we had a party filled with some great costumes! It was so much fun that I had to share some of the pictures with you all! Disney and Mom Select chose a couple hundred mom bloggers to work with on their Disney Side campaign which basically encourages people of all ages to tap…