Contributing Writer: Laurel MacDougall from Ducks in a Row Although my kids LOVE carrying the plastic pumpkins to collect candy in every Halloween, this year I thought it was time for an upgrade. I saw this awesome vinyl polka dot at Ikea and knew right away that I was going to make trick or treat …
How to make a No-Sew Captain Hook Costume From a T-Shirt! Nothing like last minute work to get your creative juices flowing. It was the day before their Halloween party and we still had not discussed the costumes. When I asked them this was their responses: Captain Hook, Peter Pan and a Pirate. I had no time to …
We had a back to school party with lots of yummy desserts but nothing on the table was close to healthy. I ran inside the house quickly chopped up some apples and made up this concoction that is not entirely healthy but it is low in fat compared to all of the caramel fruit dip …
The first time we took our son trick or treating he was petrified. The neighborhood we lived in, went all out with their gory Halloween decor and I think he was scarred for life. Since that experience we decided to start a tradition in our family, to host a Halloween/Harvest Party in our home for our friends. In …
Throughout my life I have received lots of parenting advice on how to care for my children, some good, some not so good and some just straight up hilarious. When we moved to South America the unsolicited advice was non-stop. Seriously everytime I walked out the house with my newborn someone had something to say to me, …
