Recipes
Reaping the Apple Harvest: Favorite Apple Recipes
We love apple picking around these parts but what do you do with all those yummy apples, besides eating them right off the tree? Here are some of our contributors favorite uses! […]
Year: 2011
Apple Orchards
Little Reviews: All Seasons Orchard
An apple-picking newbie, the thought crossed my mind that I might be crazy for taking knee-and-thigh high children to an apple orchard for an afternoon of gleaning a few bags of ripe Galas; …a review of All Seasons Orchard in Woodstock. […]
Farms
Little Reviews: Didier Farms Pumpkinfest
Didier Farms, located at 16678 W. Aptakisic in Lincolnshire, annual Pumpkinfest opens tomorrow, September 24th and will run through October 31st. Pumpkinfest seems a tame moniker for the actual festival, which in my mind would be better known as “Pumpkin-palooza.” […]
Uncategorized
What to do with your Kids Artwork
Even if you are not exactly crafty once your kids start school you will find your house bursting at the seams with arts and craft projects that the kids bring home. I already gave you some ideas […]
Family Travel
Day Trip to Madison, WI
This summer my family opted for a stay-cation so we could do as many local, and not so local, outings in the Illinois/Wisconsin area before relocating. […]
Back to School
Back to School Week: Kindergarten Transitions {Guest Post}
For many parents transitioning from preschool to kindergarten pulls at the heartstrings. Today we have a guest post from Joplin Globe Parenting columnist Sarah Coyne. Kindergarten Transitions For some reason, back-to-school shopping will forever be associated […]
Back to School
Managing School Papers
I have one child in preschool, 5 days a week, and one child in gymnastics once a week, plus the random library program or park district activity. The youngest only bring home one or two […]
Special Events
EAA Young Eagles Rally – Young Kids Take to the skies
Let’s say you’ve got a kid between the ages of 8 and 17. And let’s say that the kid really wants to fly a plane. Scratch that. Let’s say that you have a kid who […]
Little Reviews
Easy Canvas Prints {Review}
I am a decent taker of photos…but I am a HORRIBLE printer of photos lately. For the first several years of the boys lives I kept up with my printing and have the photos all […]
Concerts
Kraft Great Kids Concert Series at Ravinia
Looking for a place to enlighten children of all ages to the fine arts? Kraft Great Kids Concerts are the perfect venue for sharing a love of music — adapted to the toddler set […]