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12 Nov

Extra M**st Chocolate Muffins!

These are literally the best chocolate muffins ever! They are more dense than a cupcake, but still humid and light. They are chocolately, but not overwhelmingly so. Unless, like me you add a ton of mini chocolate chips… and then they are just perfectly chocolate! Make a batch for breakfast this week! They freeze perfectly […]

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4 Nov

The Thanksgiving Kid’s Table

Let’s face it. The kid’s table is the cool place to be on Thanksgiving day! I stayed at the kid’s table for as long as I could. Extra treats, cool placemats, things to color! What’s not to love? This Thanksgiving create something special for the little ones in your home to enjoy! You can make […]

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2 Nov

An Attitude of Gratitude

2020 2020 threw us a curve ball. Quite literally. It was so unexpected. With all of the challenges and tensions and stress it is easy to fall into an attitude of anger, frustration, tiredness, apathy or sadness. Every November we the time as a family to remember all of the things we have to be […]

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29 Oct

Chocolate Pancakes

We all need a little comfort sometimes. Comfort = Chocolate. Right?! All this quarantine business is tricky and a little tiring and some times you just need something extra special to start the day! These chocolate pancakes do the trick perfectly! They are delicious with Nutella, Peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar or fresh fruit […]

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20 Oct

Pancake al Cioccolato

Abbiamo tutti bisogno di un pò di coccole a vole, vero? Sopra di tutto durante questa quarantina che non finisce mai!! Coccole = Cioccolato. Giusto!!? Questi pancake sono deliziosi con burro di arachidi, Nutella, zucchero a velo o frutta fresca e panna montato. Sono cioccolatosi ma non troppo dolci. Sono perfetti per un compleanno o […]

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19 Oct

Boredom Buster Jar

Supplies: Acrylic Paint Pens Large Popsicle sticks Jar to keep your boredom sticks in Permanent pen to write your boredom buster (I used a thin-line permanent marker) Directions: Paint one end of your stick. Do this part of the activity with your kiddos so they can have fun creating too! They can make stripes, themed […]

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13 Oct

How to Tie Dye: tips for your party!

We bought our tie dye kit on Amazon and asked everyone to bring their own item to tie dye. The kit came with gloves, aprons, 18 different colors and instructions (including different design ideas). A few tips that we learned along the way: Wear gloves. Like all the time. Even at the end when you […]

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12 Oct

Tie Dye Party

My oldest turned 16. Somehow that happened. Although I don’t know how it is possible. We decided to celebrate his day with an all-day party plan! He went to sushi for lunch with his closest friends and then took a walk and went shopping in the big city near us (Bari). They came back home […]

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6 Oct

Jewelry box: Geometric Design

Make the cutest jewelry box ever!! Have you tired tape painting?! The result is so pretty. You can do it with a canvas too, but we thought it would look beautiful on Chloe’s new jewelry box. Supplies: Wooden jewlery box or “treasure box” Acrylic paints Painters tape (or masking tape) Paint brushes, water, mat, etc […]

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4 Oct

Tie Dye Art

Tie dye is back and it is still a lot of fun to make! Whether it’s tie dying a t-shirt or a mask or a canvas…it’s colorful and bright and fun to do with your kiddos. Supplies: Permanent pens Canvas Alcohol Begin by coloring in your canvas with your permanent pens. Try to imitate the […]

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