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Crafts with Kids – Planning a Handmade Year
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra OK, so our 12 Days of Christmas theme with all handmade ornaments of the 364 items mentioned in the song didn’t actually get finished. We only…
Spoiled Kids at Christmas – So What?!
So I spoil my kids at Christmas, spending more than I should and getting them sometimes extravagant gifts. So what?…
Keeping Christmas Spirit When the Kids Get Older
Christmas was easier when all the kids were young. The holidays were hardly over and they were counting down again. Now they're adults and tweens with 'tudes.…
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe …
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Mistletoe is a fun tradition during the holiday season, giving our family excuses to show our love on a regular basis. The first year we lived…
Embrace Frugality With a Home Crafted Christmas
This year we decided to have a home crafted Christmas. With all the art supplies I have squirreled away, and tons of imagination we are making do with what we…
MomsGetReal Recipe Corner – Holiday Recipes with Love
One of our favorite recipes that always make the holidays special (we make it every Thanksgiving and Kira requests it for every birthday) is Cherry Tea Cake.…
Adventures in Jelly Making
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Growing up, my mother, grandmother and aunts always made their own jams, jellies, and preserves. I always helped make them and I certainly helped eat them. …
The Challenge of Family Outings with Young Children
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I like going on family outings to have fun and learn new things. I try not to overdo it with my 7 and 3 year old…
Camera Fun – Letting Kids Explore Their World With Photography
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Jeffrey’s cat photo Have you ever given a child a camera? You should. It’s a lot of fun. Jeffrey loves cameras. He wants to hold mine, play with…
Modified Pennywise Shopping Strategies
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra For the past couple of years my husband has been doing all the grocery shopping. Now I would still make the list, and he’d call from…
Back to School Haircuts – Not a Place to Cut Corners
Please welcome MomsGetReal’s Newest Contributor… Getting Real with Jennie Page I know that everyone right now is writing about fun Back-to-School projects that they can do with their kids, and, being the…
Saving a Stained Shirt from the Trash Pile
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Before I have been on a real craft kick lately. I’ve been surfing the net looking for new ideas that I can try. I discovered something called…
Summer Recap from Mommy the Activities Director
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Well, after all my initial research and the fun of implementing what worked for us, here’s the break down on how our summer break went with me as…
Summer Activity for Kids (and the whole Family) – Lava Lamps
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey When I found this activity on the internet, I knew I had to try it. When I told my husband about it, he said I had…
Crafts with Kids Made Easy with Favorite Art Time Supplies
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra When I’m not taking the kids to the zoo, museum or random fun event around town because I’m tired and just want to stay home, I…
Who Needs a Campfire, We Have a BBQ – Making Smores
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Some of my favourite summer memories are of family camping trips. Dad would pack the tent, sleeping bags, camp stove, a cooler full of food…
Summer Activity for Kids – Dinosaur Dig
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey I originally got this idea from the Early Years Centre where I take my son for playgroup. They had a messy play day and this was…
@KidzRockInc- @LadyGaga Twitter Tracker Update for June 29, 2011 (The Day After Founder's Day Edition)!!!
Peace Mongers, This is the first Update since our day off yesterday for Founder’s Day, when KidzRockInc commemorates the occasion of my birth or celebrates the anniversary of my 25th birthday…
Everyone Can Be a Gardener!
by Lisa Van De Graaff: I find the key to longevity with my herb garden is using the plants. I trim them back every week as I “go out to…
Sometimes a Pie is more than a Pie
Getting Real With Belinda Hulin My husband and I have widely divergent tastes when it comes to sweets. His idea of heaven on earth is a chocolate layer cake made from…
