A good Pinterest worthy Halloween costume for your kid does NOT have to cost you an arm and a leg! Don’t be tempted to browse that big box store costume aisle–you know everything there is either cheap or sleazy. Or both. Yes, you really can make an awesome kid’s costume that your kid is proud to wear to that …
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I found some really cool DIY snow globes over at Michaels the other day and couldn’t wait until Christmas to use them! I also thought it would be fun to put a Halloween Peep in the globe…which kinda means I couldn’t put water or glycerin in the darn things! That’s when I remembered seeing ideas …
If your kids are too small to carve a jack-o-lantern with a knife this Halloween, try a snazzy no carve pumpkin instead! You can decorate real pumpkins, cute little mini pumpkins, or faux pumpkins. When Mitch was a little guy he had a serious thing for googly eyes. He’d put them on Every. Freaking. Thing! …
We’ve been playing Minecraft for a while now, and every fall we have the same problem. Where are the Minecraft costumes?? I’ll admit, it’s gotten easier to find the parts now that Minecraft is so uber popular, but store bought costumes are never quite at good as homemade. Mitch has been a Creeper, a Enderman …
You don’t really need an excuse to have a backyard picnic, but with the Fourth of July right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to break out the red-white-and-blue and have dinner outside! Every year we head out to my parent’s house in the boonies for our Fourth of July …
It’s the Fourth of July and time to break out the Star and Stripes! I have SCOURED the web for the very best, most fun, most Patrotic crafts you can do with your kids to celebrate the 4th of July! Local peeps: Check out this post on Celebrating the 4th in St. Louis! Celebrate with …
St. Louis is definitely known as a beer city, but sometimes Dad (or Mom for that matter) might like something a bit stronger.
updated 3-5-2020 Spring break weather is always a little dicey in St. Louis—it could be nice enough for a family picnic in Forest Park or you could end up on a sled ride down Art Hill! The smart mom will make a bucket list full of indoor activities, but will be ready to toss those …