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Support local businesses this holiday season!
We have compiled a great list of San Francisco Bay Area-based brands offering a wide array of products, services, and even parties. Be sure to include a couple or all of these...
Christmas is my favorite holiday. While its true presents are my love language, there is more to my love for December 25. The lights, sounds and smells of Christmas are all magic for me. It’s probably because of the...
November 2016 was not a good month.
Our Thanksgiving trip – a quick visit to Disneyland, which I’d hoped would break up our post-election gloom – had ended with norovirus in a hotel room. My “I’m With Her” sign was...
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It happens eventually in every household: that first seed of doubt in one of your kids about the magic of Santa Claus. For us, this was the year. Our oldest, age 6, came home from school on...
No card or movie or Lifetime special can truly capture what our fathers mean to us. Rather than focus on my own experiences, I wanted to write about what the other mothers found important too. What follows is a...
Energy efficient tree lights, holiday cards printed on recycled paper, and re-purposed gift wrap are all great ideas when it comes to increasing sustainability this season, but if you’re truly looking for a green Christmas, it’s time to consider...
Turkey Handprint Art
Supplies:
Brown, green, orange, red, and yellow paint
Black, red and orange markers
White construction paper
Baby wipes ☺
Directions:
First take your child’s hand and paint the palm and the thumb with the brown paint.
Now paint...
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