As a follow-up to my post on fun fall foods (read it here), I am back to share a couple of fun fall crafts you can knock out just in time for Halloween. I know you are all done...
Halloween is a time for fun. Many things are meant to be scary, but don’t let poison be one of them!
Each year, poison centers manage thousands of exposure cases involving Halloween-related substances such as glow sticks, special cosmetics, candy and...
I love a good excuse for my daughter to wear her Halloween costume. Here are some of the best excuses to wear a costume, I mean Halloween events around Kansas City.
Boo at the Zoo is a wonderful excuse to...
I love everything about fall. The weather, the leaves, the clothes, and of course the pumpkins! I’d carve pumpkins in August if I could. But the neighbors think I’m weird enough as it is, so I hold back.
Lucky for...
Whether a pumpkin spice latte or a cozy cup of apple cider is your thing, fill up your thermos, put your kid in their cutest overalls and head to one of the many fall KC activities sure to make...
Several Christmases ago as the wrapping paper was getting tossed away and the toys were being assembled, we realized that Jesus was not part of our Christmas morning celebration. At first we thought, “Well, that’s OK, the kids still...
Father’s Day is this weekend! How is June going by so quickly? We have been so busy with all the summer fun going on in and around Kansas City that I am still on the hunt for that perfect...
Being a mother is the most wonderful, exhausting, underappreciated job. You are chef, maid, and doctor all rolled into one. Mom's are expected to be healer of all things and knower of all things and yet, children hardly ever...
I’m one of those people. I decorate my mantle. I hand make the cards. I serve dinner on the nice plates. I buy gifts. I celebrate love.
With all the pressure of Pinterest perfection we have pulled away from...
The Christmas season is full of light, joy, and merriment, but, as the busyness of the holidays grows, the intentionality of loving our family well can get crowded out. Showing love to the individuals in my family doesn’t always...
Missing a loved one at the “most wonderful time of year” is always hard. Grief loves to squeeze into the happy moments and remind us that they could be a little happier, “if only…”
When you’ve had years of holidays...
I have been going out of town for Christmas since I can remember. Every other year, my mom’s side of the family celebrates Christmas together. For many years, that meant gathering at my grandparents’ house in Illinois. As family...
I will never forget the first time my husband celebrated Christmas with my family. To say he was overwhelmed is an understatement. He sat in the corner sweating and looking confused. I have 24 first cousins and when you...
Every November when I drag out our Christmas decorations, I’m always most excited for one box in particular. It contains our holiday books! Because I am a HUGE bibliophile, we have enough books to read two or three every...
On Black Friday, I spent $250 on my kids’ Christmas presents. 250 bones. Or, how I like to refer to it, 5 ½ pedicures, more than a week’s worth of groceries, one cheap plane ticket or an affordable monthly...
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Kansas City Summer Camp Guide
Registrations are open for Kansas City summer camps and activities are filling up fast! Check out some of our favorite Kansas City summer camps...
