kidstuff
How Pacific Northwest families can save money with the Kids Supper Club from Seattle’s Child while dining out and hanging out in Seattle
October 11, 2019This is a sponsored post for Seattle’s Child Kids Supper Club; however all thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. If your family is anything like my family in Seattle we end up eating out a lot! Our lives are busy with lessons, sports and travel and we are always on the go. […]
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A list of 10 or so movies from the 80’s and 90’s I’m going to try watching with my kids thanks to real social media friends.
October 1, 2019If you ever feel like nothing in life online seems real anymore, try and ask for some input on something you really need help with on social media. It feels like the 2019 equivalent to knocking on a neighbor’s door in the good old days to borrow a cup of sugar. It’s one way to […]
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Boba Up: a self-serve bubble tea cafe in Seattle you might want to check out
August 20, 2019I have to admit I didn’t want to try self-serve bubble tea when I first heard about Boba Up opening up in Seattle’s U-district. I’m a bit of a germaphobe and the image of something like a zillion people descending en masse upon a boba buffet (like we used to at a certain self-serve frozen […]
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Time to put a little more free play into our days thanks to warm Kamik boots
October 19, 2018This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kamik and as always the thoughts and opinions in this expressed are my own. My 89-year old grandma came to visit us from Canada recently. She bravely made the nearly 4 hour drive from her home to our cabin in the mountains where she […]
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An awesome way to shop at UVillage while your kids learn to cook at Frog Legs Culinary Academy
August 6, 2018“Auntie Tee, remember what we made with Mrs. Froglegs?” my 3-year-old nephew asked me the day after we took an evening cooking class at FrogLegs Culinary Academy at Uvillage. “Yes, homemade Tortillas. And salsa. Did you have a fun time?” And yes, he did. We all did when we made and ate some yummy food […]
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Low tech and high tech toys that are faves in my house right now
January 22, 2018The holidays are over, the decorations are packed away and we’re about a month into all the fun toys that have arrived at our house. (I can’t take credit for the decorations being down…that’s definitely the hubby’s doing. I would have them up all year round but not because I’m festive….) And of course […]
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Fields of Fun Cherry Blossoms and Tips for Snapping Pics with Osh Kosh
April 23, 2017This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of OshKosh B’Gosh; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Sometime around Easter after we’ve had enough snowstorms in the mountains and endless days of winter rain, little blossoms decide they’re going to erupt in Seattle like glorious hopeful confetti poppers to let us know that there […]
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Orange you glad an after school snack can help your kids learn their states
January 12, 2017A little while ago, I received a package in the mail from Halos. I was excited when I saw the cute little orange on the front and it was so festively Christmas with an adorable orange-shaped ornament, some crafting decor, coupons and A MAP. My guys LOVE maps. And this one is a pretty innovative map […]
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Travel-themed wish list for kids
December 7, 2016Kids these days seem to have the world at the fingertips and I have so much fun finding travel-themed gifts for little travelers. When my guys were smaller they loved a lot of the books on this list and I have compiled other travel-themed gifts in this post too! I’ve also written a travel-themed books […]
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Discount code and win tix for a Seattle-Area Minecraft Event From Super League next week
October 15, 2016I am not always a huge fan of video games. I don’t want my guys holed up in a dark room for hours playing in a fantasy world all alone. But for my 8 year old boys, video games are all they talk about. It’s like they live and breathe video games and if I […]
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Random Acts of Kindness and good on a Monday
September 27, 2016Yes, it’s dreary-o-clock somewhere this Monday morning and judging by my Facebook feed full of horrific random shootings in places I’ve been to and unsettling political rants, it might feel a lot like the world might be coming to an end. But why would I want to contribute to the PR of gloom and doom? […]
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When you can’t get anything done because it’s still summer on a Monday
August 23, 2016Seriously, how on earth is anyone to get anything done when you play all day with two 8-year-old boys? My sweet boys are suddenly 8 and I have no idea how that happened. 8 is such a grown-up sounding number and it’s way too close to 10. But because this made me feel sentimental I […]
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Back to School with Osh Kosh B’gosh and a Gift Card Giveaway
August 16, 2016This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of OshKosh B’gosh; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Back to School?!!! Thank goodness here in Seattle we still have a few weeks to savor summer. We’re still in a sunshine groove and I love being free to do whatever we want when we […]
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Build your Own Tomica Cars in Tokyo Japan, a perfect stop for families on a trip to Japan
July 13, 2016In another life, the only car I could have reliably named on the road was a Volkswagon Beetle but my husband has managed to pass on his passion for vehicles down to the next generation and now if I DON’T know the cars around me, I’d be totally outnumbered in the family. So I try […]
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Some things I Zazzled for Valentines day
February 2, 2016Zazzle contacted me last week about some of the things they have for Valentine’s Day. I couldn’t help but see their SLOTH selection and fall in love myself so of course I had to look into this site a little further. And because Valentine’s Day is about love and other people, I decided to make […]
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EMP Seattle, Hello Kitty and should we go to Puroland?
January 20, 2016How I managed to miss the Hello Kitty Food Truck in Seattle bewilders me but I know I’ll get my Hello Kitty fix in Tokyo later this year. I am excited though to have my favorite little cat in OUR city and the exhibit at the Experience Music Project or what we Seattleites call the […]
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If you can’t beat them, join them on a Monday
January 12, 2016In another life, I must have been a rock and the boys in my family must have been rivers, or waterfalls or oceans. I know this because as much as they all love to move and adventure, I like to sit still and be at peace. While my husband and seven-year-olds wouldn’t be able to […]
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Fairy Tales and Frog Urinals, how I’m going to win at Aunting in the New Year
January 6, 2016If I could make a list of things that freaked me out about my kids going to school, getting lice would probably be on the top of my list. So I’m thankful that Fairy Tales sent me an arsenal of lice prevention that we’ve been using since Christmas to get ready for going back after […]
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What I’m gifting the little Star Wars fans in my life so they can share the Force
October 23, 2015My world is currently a strange place where the two hurricane forces that control it are always quizzing me on my Star Wars knowledge, making me read everything they can get their hands on about Star Wars and cutting and turning any paper/boxes/washi tape I’ve left on low shelves into Star Wars creations that litter […]
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A Seattle chocolate that helps you be a sharer (Jcoco chocolates, Bellevue, WA)
August 20, 2015The older I get and the more I hang around my sweet kids, the more it’s starting to rub off on me: Mommy can we help the animals? Mommy why do some people have no homes and not enough to eat? Mommy, isn’t that recycling and food waste-NOT GARBAGE!!!! Fix it mommy. Mommy, Mommy! MOMMMMY!!!! […]
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