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Winter Fun for Kids: Bring in the Snow for Winter Sensory Play!

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Do you have kids who love to play in the snow, but they don't feel well or you just can't keep dressing them up to go out for two minutes? Try bringing in snow to play with indoors! Winter sensory play brilliance! We don't see much snow since we moved to sunny California, but back when we lived in Massachusetts it was a fixture of our lives for months on end. The kids … [Read more...] about Winter Fun for Kids: Bring in the Snow for Winter Sensory Play!

How to Make DIY Sea Shell Molds for Homemade Chocolate Sea Shells

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Tutorial on how to make DIY sea shell molds for homemade chocolate sea shells.Turn your summer sea shells into year-round chocolates! This week's Virtual Book Club for Kids pick is A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. Composimold sent me this very cool re-useable food contact mold making material, so I decided to use it to turn some shells my kids saved from a beach … [Read more...] about How to Make DIY Sea Shell Molds for Homemade Chocolate Sea Shells

Visiting Miramar Beach and Setting Goals for May 2017

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Visiting Miramar Beach and Setting Goals for May 2017. Setting goals each month makes it easier to stay accountable. April was a hard month, so it was pretty amazing to end it by dropping the kids off for a one-night sleepover with cousins while Mike and I escaped to Half Moon Bay. This was our first time child-free since Emma was born in 2006! The kids had a blast with … [Read more...] about Visiting Miramar Beach and Setting Goals for May 2017

Entertaining Gluten Free: These Recipes Wow Guests!

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Gluten free food blogger Nicole Hunn has released a new book that will have you excited to be entertaining gluten free. The recipes from Gluten-Free Small Bites are easy to make and utterly delicious. Today I'm sharing a favorite from this new book that I plan to serve at my kids' future birthday parties. Be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of this post! I moved … [Read more...] about Entertaining Gluten Free: These Recipes Wow Guests!

Easy Gluten Free Pizza You Can Make in Minutes

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Our family became gluten free about a year ago, and I am still learning how to cook without wheat. I love this easy gluten free pizza you can make in minutes! This gluten free pizza hack is super kid-friendly and comes together in minutes! Easy Gluten Free Pizza You Can Make in Minutes Gluten free eating makes our entire family feel much better, but learning to cook … [Read more...] about Easy Gluten Free Pizza You Can Make in Minutes