Archive for the 'Kid’s Arts and Crafts' Category



Happy Valentine’s Day, Y’all xoxo

Published on February 14, 2012

Tweet I have been a heart loving baker lunatic for twenty four hours. I love Valentine’s Day and get excited about it just like Christmas, in fact, I think I stayed up this late Christmas Eve setting up Santa Claus! Here’s hoping everybody has a day full of LOVE xoxoxo


Peter Pan returns with Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Published on February 8, 2012

Tweet The Critter and I had a discussion a couple of weeks ago that made me realize that although he has watched Jake and the Neverland Pirates since it premiered, he doesn’t know who Peter Pan is. He challenged me on my opinion that Peter Pan is the boss of Neverland, thinking that Jake is […]


Holiday Events and Inspiration

Published on December 29, 2011

Tweet I can honestly say that this has been the best holiday season ever – I have enjoyed so many wonderful sights, tastes and sounds this year that I feel like I have lived a visual feast and I am SO thankful. It seemed that Christmas started the week before Thanksgiving and didn’t stop until […]


Haunting Carondelet House with the HUB

Published on October 28, 2011

Tweet It was a howling good time with the Hub Network as Moms and little goblins partied into the night. “Haunted Hub” attendees were treated to special screenings of My Little Pony, R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, and a sneak preview of Clue! Carondelet House was decked out in it’s cobwebbed finest as kids […]


More Treats than tricks at Disney Halloween Bash

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Tweet Critter and I were so fortunate to kick off Halloween early this year with the lovely folks from Disney Family at the Disney Animation Studios. We wouldn’t miss costuming and trick or treating through a studio tour, and to check out all the cool games from Disney like Club Penguin and the new Disney […]


Nothing’s Impossible with the Possibility Shop!

Published on October 17, 2011

Tweet We always have such a great time when the folks from Disney Family and The Jim Henson Company get our blogging families together to introduce us to creative fun for our children. I adore being able to take the Critter to the iconic studios where imaginations are free to roam. We recently spent a […]


Paul Frank Academy of Awesome = Awesome!!

Published on July 9, 2011

Tweet Huge props to the folks at Paul Frank for having us at the launch of their Academy of Awesome Tour at the Pacific Design Center, my home away from home for many years. The event was the first of many parties Paul Frank is hosting across the USA this summer – mission: conspiracy of […]


Kidstock 2011 at Greystone

Published on June 12, 2011

Tweet As we rolled down the hill from Greystone Mansion and away from the Kidstock 2011 Music and Arts Festival, in spite of the fact that The Critter was furious and thrashing that he didn’t want to leave, my Perfect Husband remarked “Well honey, that didn’t suck nearly like I thought it would – high […]


Reality, Rabbits, Royalty, and Rolls Royces – So much fun to have; so little time!

Published on April 28, 2011

Tweet I have decided that from now on I will take a mulligan on January and February of every year because the whole family including the dog gets sick, then March kicks off a craaaazy schedule for all of us until Memorial Day. Late April through May brings – Easter, the Perfect husband’s birthday, the […]


Staycation at Montage Beverly Hills

Published on March 17, 2011

Tweet This morning on the way to preschool the Critter says to me “Mom, I wanna see Stacy at Montwage at the hotel”. I thought, “I do too, sweetheart”. I don’t know what to tell him, because every weekend is not a Montage Beverly Hills weekend. We are now completely spoiled by the pampering we […]