When I was a kid, I’d painstakingly dye hard boiled Easter eggs that my parents “left out for the bunny to hide” in the morning. I’m not sure why we’re all not dead of salmonellae poisonings, because I’m pretty sure that mom deviled those eggs later for Easter dinner…or they ended up in my Buck Rogers …
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The Best DIY Egg Coloring Kit…You Already Have If you ask Google how to dye an Easter egg you’re gonna get a lot of weird advice. So if you want to dye your eggs with turnips, silk ties, melted crayons…move along. This isn’t the blog post you’re looking for. But if you want to know the …
I woke up this morning to blue skies and chirping birds–it’s spring in St. Louis! Or is it?? Yesterday it was 70 degrees so I took the boys to Elephant Rocks–along with the rest of Missouri. The place was packed and people were parking on Hwy 21 outside the park entrance! Why? Because everyone knows that …
Gooey Butter cake is one of St. Louis’ best inventions and a delicious tradition for any gathering. But sometimes a plate of cookies is easier to share than a gooey pan of cake, dontcha think? There are several versions of the recipe used by professional bakeries–all with “super secret” ingredients. But most of us home …
Are you ready to welcome the jolly Christmas hustle and bustle…and madness…that mingles in with this festive time of year? Is your Christmas tree up? Start your shopping? Bake those cookies?? What mom’s like us really need this time of year is a game plan, a holiday bucket list, if you will. And that takes a …
Bring some Christmas cheer to that boring ol’ frig with a handful of bottle cap magnets! This craft is so simple, your kids can make without a lot of help. You know what else brings a ton of cheer? You’ll need just a few items for these magnets: traditional recycled caps from soda and beer …
The Gardenland Express is not taking place in 2020. Be sure to put it on your to do list for 2021 when it will be located in the NEW visitor’s center! Do your kids love trains? Did you ever want to set up a really big train track around the Christmas tree, but didn’t know …
Tonight a reader told me that her grandson loves our Minecraft Creeper costume for Halloween, but…he has a sister. And she wanted a PINK one. A pink creeper? You’re kidding me! Then I remembered how much Mitch loves his “friendly” plush Creeper he named Splody, and how he keeps asking for all these different colored Creeper mods! …