Family

What Do You Love? ~ A New Valentine’s Day Tradition

by Mariel January 26, 2012

I have such mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day. I love boxes of candy. I love roses. I love the pink and red combo. I love cards. I love cute, homemade stuff. I love my kids. I love my husband. I should love Valentine’s Day, right? Well, I do. Really, I do. But, I don’t really [...]

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Counting Down to Valentines with 14 Acts of Love + a Free Printable

by Marie January 24, 2012

Valentines seems to come and go so quickly. Once February starts, I’m only thinking of what candy to buy and cards to make for my children’s classmates. I thought it would be fun to do more as a family this Valentines, counting down the days and turning it into a holiday of service. We’re going [...]

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Nix the Pancake Mix

by Sabrena January 19, 2012

We’re more than half-way through January. I have almost worked through the last of the snowman sugar cookies stashed in my freezer which means a couple of things: The holidaze have come and gone I’m most likely looking fat-tastic (that is not actually a good thing) It’s time to start my New Year’s Resolutions Wait, [...]

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Kids Craft Podcast for Make and Takes for Kids

by Marie January 3, 2012

A few weeks back I was invited by the lovely Melitsa of Raising Playful Tots to participate in a fun kid craft and book writing interview talking about my book, Make and Takes for Kids. If you’re not already familiar with the site Raising Playful Tots, you need to head over right now. Melitsa does [...]

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Fun Group Games for New Year’s Eve

by Mariel December 29, 2011

When it comes to New Year’s Eve, I’m generally so worn out from Christmas, that all I want to do is curl up in bed with the husband, watch a few episodes of Parks and Recreation on Netflix, and fall into a deep slumber…by 9:00. Oh, and somehow the 5 kids are all in bed [...]

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Santaland, Brownies, White Elephants, and Kwanzaa Crafts for Kids

by Marie December 21, 2011

I hope all your hustle and bustle is going well. Things are going pretty smooth at the LeBaron house. Still a few gifts to get, but hope to have it all done by Saturday, you know, just in time ;) Here are few things we have been doing this week, like visit Santa, baking brownies, [...]

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New Year’s Family Motto Board for 2012

by Jamielyn December 20, 2011

With the new year just around the corner (ah, where has 2011 gone?!)… I’ve been thinking a lot about goals for me and my family. Each year we try to think of a new motto that my family can focus on that year. The theme we decided on for 2012 is: Together we can do [...]

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Earth Friendly Christmas Cheer

by Sabrena December 15, 2011

With the countdown to Christmas approaching single digits tomorrow, chances are that at this point you’re not obsessing about how to make things more eco-friendly (that’s not a judgment, just an educated guess). Life has a sneaky way of trumping altruism, but there’s still time to make green choices before the Fat Man descends down [...]

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Do You Go All Out for Holiday Cards, and a Shutterfly Winner

by Marie December 7, 2011

Are you the type of person who goes all out for your holiday cards? Dress up the family, find a cool location, and write a super witty poem that all goes together in a theme? I get some really great cards from friends and family and wish I had put a little more effort into [...]

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Sending Love to One of Our Own, Kami of No Biggie

by Marie December 4, 2011

One of our own M&T contributors and my dear friend Kami of No Biggie, has suffered a dear loss to her family. Just over 2 weeks ago she delivered her baby girl at only 26 weeks pregnant. Little Afton Jean was born and ready to fight for her little life. But after one week of being on [...]

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