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Jumpstart Your Holiday Shopping with 15 of My Favorite Etsy Shops
Christmas is 6 weeks away! If you find yourself running out of gift ideas every year, check out my favorite shops on Etsy.
Merry! Merry! Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Fashion Island
The countdown to Christmas has begun! Looking for a fun way to get you in the spirit? Look no further than Fashion Island’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Creatology Color-In Cardboard “Forts”
One of my favorite finds of all time (thank you Aunt Katie) is the Creatology Color-In Cardboard “Fort” from Michaels craft stores.
Five Ingredient Friday! Artichoke Francese compliments of Anna Gass
For this week’s Five Ingredient Friday I wanted to offer a great vegetarian option. This veggie dish can be served as a main or hearty side dish.
The Importance of Buying Native Plants: Sale at the ENC
Buying native can help you save water, reduce the need for pesticides and fertilizers, and attract butterflies and birds when the time is right.
Who Says You Can’t Ice Skate Outside In So Cal?
It’s Open! Get your skate on! The Irvine Spectrum Center’s Outdoor Ice Skating Rink is now open through January 7, 2018.
Meet Katy
Katy is a busy mom of three (including twins!). She works for Newport Beach & Company and gives us the inside scoop on the 2017 Christmas Boat Parade!
Kids Coding Workshop Made Possible by The Friends of the Library
Every wonder how the Newport Beach Public Library is able to host and provide so many spectacular events, crafts, reading programs and those Sunday Musicales?
Fit Friday: What Is Cage Fitness™?
Local gym 5 Elements MMA and Fitness has teamed up with Newport Mesa Moms to bring you a monthly blog on fitness, health and nutrition.
Kid Approved Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Don’t spend money on those expensive flower arrangements this year, let your kids get creative.
No School? Check Out These Nature Walk Activities.
If you need a few ideas for burning off that post-Halloween sugar high, check out these mom-inspired activities from Pinterest.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is Seeking Your Input
NMUSD is considering a shift to a collegiate calendar. This means that, if approved, the school year would begin in August, well before the Labor Day holiday.
Enter our Primal Kitchen GIVEAWAY
If your kids are anything like mine, they eat a LOT of ranch dressing. With carrots, with chicken fingers, with just THEIR fingers. That’s why we found Primal Kitchen’s Ranch Dressing made with avocado oil.
Beat Bugs on Netflix
I credit my husband with this find. Tired of listening to children’s music on repeat, he vowed to take charge of our kids’ musical education. Enter the Beat Bugs, a relatively new show on Netflix that follows five little bugs as they explore the big world that is their “backyard.”
Community Day at the Back Bay Science Center
If you are burned out on Halloween activities, be sure to stop by the Back Bay Science Center this Sunday, October 29th for Community Day.
Still Waiting to Do Something with Your Photos?
You’re a mom so you have all the pictures (thousands of them). What you don’t have is the time and the energy to sort them and chronicle your kids’ whole childhood.
We Witch You a Happy Halloween!
Halloween is almost here. If you are feeling overwhelmed by all the awesome activities that are available to you, here is a list of local ones sorted by day so that you skip the headache and go straight to the fun.
Grand Opening of Argyros Plaza
The place to be on Saturday, October 28th is the Grand Opening Celebration of the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza and Center for Dance and Innovation at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
Meet Katie
Katie is a mom of two small children, a girl and a boy. She grew up in Irvine and now lives with her husband and children in Costa Mesa. Click on the link above to read her interview.
Five Ingredient Friday! Apple Dumplings compliments of Anna Gass
Apple pie is great but sometimes, it’s nice to change things up and make something quick and easy. In honor of Five Ingredient Friday, I bring you apple dumplings!
