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Holidays

An April Fool’s Afterschool Snack Prank

April 1, 2013

This has to be one of the easiest April Fool’s pranks to try on your kids today. “Chocolate Chip Cookies” Buy a container of mashed potatoes at your store’s deli counter and a can of black beans. Rinse the black beans and gently fold into the mashed potatoes to make it look the right ratio of “chocolate [...]

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Find or Launch Eggs this Saturday in Los Altos

March 29, 2013

Los Altos has a great idea to keep all ages engaged in egg activities this Saturday. The city is hosting a traditional egg hunt for kids ages 10 and under, followed by an egg launch by kids ages 11-17. Mr. Bun E. Rabbit will arrive at 9:30 a.m., with the egg hunt beginning at 10 [...]

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Easy Last-Minute DIY Valentines

February 12, 2013

There seems to be a giant backlash for DIY Valentines this year.  I’m not sure where it’s coming from.  When I was kid, all valentines were do-it-yourself.  My mom would buy doilies, red construction paper, and heart stickers.  We, kids, made our own.  I must have been in the fifth grade when I begged and [...]

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DIY Lego Brick Valentine Box

February 11, 2013

My 8.5 year old son pretty much hates Valentine’s Day.  He loves the chocolate and the candy, like all kids.  But he can.not.stand the hearts and the frills and the “will you be my valentine?” stuff that comes with it.  He’s not one for outward displays of affection.  Valentine’s Day has become too mushy for [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities

January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for equal civil rights. Each year, on the 3rd Monday of January, we celebrate his life and his dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a minister who participated in many peaceful demonstrations in regard to unfair treatment of African Americans. He [...]

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Last Chance for Ice Skating in Downtown San Jose

January 8, 2013

Every year I tell myself that I’m going to take my kids ice skating in downtown San Jose during the holidays.  Every year, I quickly forget that promise.  There’s always a million things that come up.  Holiday parties, impromptu family visits, and inevitably, some illness.  This year my family was hit hard in the illness [...]

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Back to School Advice from a Slacker Mom

January 7, 2013

I’ve found it a little strange to read from so many friends on Facebook about just how sad they are that school is beginning again. Really?  After two weeks of battling strep throat, pink eye, and one head cold after another, I can’t wait for school to start.  We are are finally healthy.  The kids [...]

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Getting One More Year With Santa

December 27, 2012

At Easter, my son told us that the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus were not real.  I’m sure he had heard it from his school friends, but he missed the part about your parents being the lead actor in those starring roles.  I shrugged it off as best I could and decided [...]

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Happy Holidays to You, Mom!

December 24, 2012

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… Except for Mom who was stocking the stockings, taking all the presents out from their hiding places, and remembering to eat that cookie left out for Santa. We know who does all the work… YOU!  All to see our kids [...]

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Even Lego Neighborhoods Get Jazzed Up for the Holidays

December 21, 2012

Love driving around looking at the holiday lights, then try walking around a Lego version of the Bay Area, complete with holiday decorations. It’s a Lego lovers ideal way to see holiday lights. The Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto has brought back it’s popular Living Lego-cy display. The Lego display is open to [...]

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