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Valentine’s Day Spin Art!

This Valentine’s craft is not only adorable—and a perfect gift for friends or grandparents—it’s a ton of fun for kids of all ages. Thank you to Ximena from Create with XnD for sharing this wonderful idea! Valentine’s Spinner Art Materials 1. Salad...

Meet A Mom: Jessica Catalon

Introduce Yourself! Jessica Catalon / Short Hills   Kids? How many? Ages? We have one adorable son named CJ (Christopher James) who is 7 and in first grade…. And two baby boys that I lost through a miscarriage at 10 and 14 weeks that I think about daily. I wear...

Game Day Nachos

                                                         Photo Credit: Julia Dags; Fleece Sweatshirts: Dudley Stephens   Take your Game Day eats up a notch with these crowd-pleasing nachos! “Everyone gets excited when you pull out a warm tray of cheesy...

Valentine’s Day Books for Kids!

This story was contributed by Library Mom Rosemary D’Urso. Follow her on Instagram @librarymombooks and head to  Librarymom.com for more book picks for kids! Valentine’s Day is almost here and I have the perfect read alouds focusing on love, kindness, and friendship...

Heart Shaped Pizza

Want an adorable Valentine’s Day activity to do with your kids? Make-your-own Heart Shaped Pizza! This delicious recipe is from Greenwich Moms Asya Geller and her husband Mike Geller of Mike’s Organics. “My wife and kids love pizza, so we have a tradition of making...

Binge Worthy TV Shows!

The original version of this story appeared on Westport Moms.  Need a new show to binge-watch? From Netflix, to Hulu, to HBO and now even Apple TV, Westport Moms has rounded up some shows you’ll be sure to love! Click the links to learn more and find your new guilty...

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