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5 Ways to Get Kids to Love Gardening
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5 Tips to Inspire Children to Love Gardening

It's never too early to inspire children to love gardening.  As the seasons shift into spring, now is a great time to start planning your summer garden. There is no better way to teach children the connection between us and nature than…
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Monday Meal Plan April 6

Happy Easter and Passover friends. I hope you enjoyed a lovely time with family and friends. After indulging in some holiday fare, it's time to dive into this week's meal plan. On the menu... Monday: Honey Ginger Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs…
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Egg Carton Mask
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Egg Carton Crafts for Kids

Who has some extra egg cartons in their house this week? As Easter approaches, everyone is busy dying eggs or crafting eggs with the latest designs. Now what do you do with all those extra egg cartons in the house? Here's a round up of fun…
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Easy Tissue Paper Easter Eggs
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Easy Preschool Tissue Paper Easter Eggs

After pouring through way too many Easter craft ideas on Pinterest, I finally landed on Tissue Paper Eggs. When you have little kids, it needs to be fun, easy and hopefully not crazy messy. There are loads of dye kits that create those sweet…
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MEAL PLAN MARCH 30 & TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

What’s your meal planning schedule like? Do you do it a morning for the week ahead? Plan it out for the month? How about breakfast and lunches? There are so many different ways to approach meal planning and there is no right answer. All that…
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MEAL PLAN MARCH 30 & TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

What’s your meal planning schedule like? Do you do it a morning for the week ahead? Plan it out for the month? How about breakfast and lunches? There are so many different ways to approach meal planning and there is no right answer. All that…
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Vintage Curious George
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For the Love of George

When Madison was sick this week, the first show she asked to watch was Curious George. She wanted comfort and it was really sweet that she picked her favorite childhood show. As we near the stage when all three kids in our home will be interested…
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Calling All Red Sox Kids!

Who is ready to think spring?! We are big Red Sox fans in our house and have lived through the highs and lows of this great team. It's time to get excited about the new season and I'm excited to share with you some of the family friendly initiatives…
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COCONUT KALE SMOOTHIE

Smoothies are still the #1 way to get green veggies into my kids. All three of them slurp them up and come back asking for more. Give them a little cooked spinach on their plate at dinner and you would think I had served them liver. With the kids…
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5 Steps to a Greener Playroom

This story has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BringingInnovation #CollectiveBias Creating a healthy learning environment for a child's playroom is key. But is the space really…
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Easy chicken curry for kids
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Monday Meal Plan March 23rd

As winter drags on, it's time to try out some new recipes. This week's meal plan has a 5 new recipes after catching up on my magazine reading. Cooking Light is one of the few that I still prefer to receive in print so I can easily access the…
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Uh oh. He's Crawling Out of His Crib. Now what?

That dreaded day has come again in our home. The one where a little someone comes out of his room in the middle of the night to say hello. That little someone is only 21 months old and we were not ready for him to become an escape artist in…
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Dinner planning made easy. Here's a weekly menu post full of healthy recipes.
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Family Meal Plan March 16

The past week was a banner of unique days. Sunday is the "Ides of March." Saturday was Pi Day, which won't come again for 1000 years. Friday was Friday the 13th, and also my birthday. Monday will be back to a normal day, one full of wishing…
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8 Ways to Make Stitch Fix Work Better for You
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8 Ways to Make Stitch Fix Work for You

Over the past year, Stitch Fix has become part of the busy woman's vocabulary. No time to shop? Stitch Fix will do it for you. Looking to update your wardrobe post baby? Stitch Fix can do that too. Yet despite how amazing the program is,…
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Fast and Easy dinner ideas for when there's just no time to cook
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Monday Meal Plan 3/9

How are you doing with your resolution to meal plan this year? Hopefully it's making the dinner time dance a little easier in your home. Sometimes your meal plan can get derailed when life changes course. Dinner invitations are accepted, kids…
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IRISH SODA BREAD FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Memories of St. Patrick’s Day as a child always included a dinner at my Nana’s house. It was the traditional corned beef dinner with boiled potatoes, onions and cabbage. I loved it then and still do now. But my favorite part of the holiday feast…
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Making a Local Difference with Champions for Kids

This post is sponsored by CFK and The Motherhood.  All opinions are my own. This winter has been a tough one for local charities. Bad weather in Boston has affected the amount of donations happening in our area. When I got the opportunity…
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Goldfish Swim School coming to Needham.

Welcome the Goldfish Swim School to Needham!

Imagine a bright, tropical place where you feel welcome and relaxed, and your kids get to learn to swim there. This is the goal of the new Goldfish Swim School opening soon in Needham, MA. As a parent of three little ones, all with varying…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan March 2nd

Hey look. It's snowing. Must be a Sunday night in Boston. Here's to dreaming of days without snow pants and grilling without gloves on. Anyone else ready for a big thaw this month? On the dinner menu this week there is a mix of new recipes…
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What I Learned In February

This is a fun little exercise for anyone to do at the end of each month. What were the highlights and new ideas you came across? Here's my little wrap up of what I found inspiring this month. Favorite new recipes (see meal plans for details) …
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A RECIPE FOR GREEN EGGS AND HAM

It’s nearly Dr. Seuss’s birthday and how about a serving of Green Eggs and Ham to celebrate! We hosted a fun Dr. Seuss party last year and shared a bunch of our party pictures, including the one for Green Eggs and Ham. Everyone has been…
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