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8 Ways to Reconnect with Your Kids and Prevent Boredom Over Winter Break

With Winter Break in full swing, it’s the perfect opportunity to reconnect with our kids – as a family!  Depending on the age of your kid(s), this might be easier or harder than you expect!  The most important thing to remember is just to have fun with it.  Usually, kids don’t care how we are […]

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8 Ways For Kids to Unplug for the Upcoming Holiday Season

Are your kids glued to the television – or perhaps their personal gaming devices?  Winter break is coming up, and it would be such a waste for them to spend it plugged in to the various electronic devices  in our house the entire time.  Obviously I am active on social media so technology has a […]

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10 Elf on the Shelf Themed Gift Ideas for the Kid in Everyone #ElfOnTheShelf

We are having a super time with Elfie, our Elf on the Shelf.  The kids love to come down in the morning to find out what mischief he has gotten into while they were sleeping.  One of their favorite elf shenanigans this week was Elfie delivering a homemade cookie house from Mrs. Claus at the […]

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What is Elf on the Shelf?

What is the Elf on the Shelf you ask?  Have you heard of it but not, quite sure maybe?  Well let me give you the 411.  These little toy elves have been around for quite a while.  We received our own Elf on the Shelf 2 years ago.  I couldn’t resists joining in on a fun new way […]

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Thanksgiving Themed Games and Crafts to Keep the Kids Busy

Sometimes with all the preparation that goes into Thanksgiving dinner the kids can get pushed to the side.  So how do we keep them involved?  There are small things they can do to help with the preparation depending on their age.  If they are old enough to help with the cooking then get them in […]

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15 Halloween Themed Crafts for Kids

Halloween doesn’t have to be all about the candy and spooky themed snack recipes.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love me some candy!  Y’all know I have been hard at work in the kitchen making some super fun Halloween treats like Milky Way Stuffed Brains, Snickers Mummies, and yummy Snickers Banana Bread Muffins.  Now I […]

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Coming Full Circle With Girl Scouts #ICantWaitTo

Growing up I was a Girl Scout.  I started as a Brownie in First grade and my mom was a volunteer leader.  We didn’t have Daisies back then.  By the time I was a Junior, my leader was a neighborhood mom living just down the street in our sub-division.  Each Wednesday she would swing by […]

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First Day of School Free Printables from @GooberMonkey78 and @SeriousKrystyn

The kids went back to school 2 weeks ago, but I am just getting caught up on sharing the details. It’s been a crazy few weeks trying to get back into a solid routine.  Baby went back first, and was all smiles on her first day of third grade.  I’m not really sure where the […]

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Our First Girl Scout Camporee at Lake Alatoona | Mommy and Me Monday

It’s been a while, since I shared a post for Mommy and Me Monday post.  It’s been too quiet on the blog on the family side of #inthekitchen, and that needs to change.  I miss sharing our fun family adventures out and about, and hope you enjoy seeing them, as much as I like sharing […]

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Family Fun at the Piedmont Park Arts Festival and #Giveaway

I don’t know about you, but I blinked and the Summer is GONE! My kids are heading back to school next week already, but that doesn’t mean our Summer will be coming to an end. This month the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces is hosting the third annual Piedmont Park Arts Festival, a family friendly […]

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