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Yesterday We Discovered The Coolest Place

June 16, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

The kids and I went to the coolest place yesterday. Everyone loved it. EVEN THE TEENAGERS. It’s called the Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury, CT. It’s only about 20 minutes away from our house, but for some reason we’ve never been there until yesterday. It was perfect hiking weather here in CT. The Mine Hill […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Kids' Corner, Life at My House, Mental Health, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: hiking spots in CT, hiking trails in CT, Mine Hill Preserve, outdoor activities for kids, Roxbury Land Trust

Not Your Average Chopped Kids, Episode 1

June 12, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I’m using a new video uploading service, and I’ve been playing around with it a little bit. It makes embedding videos really easy and simple, which is exactly what I need because tech stuff overwhelms me pretty easily. One of Number 5 and Number 7’s new favorite things it to play Chopped. Last week we […]

Filed Under: Food, In the Kitchen, Kids' Corner, Parenting Tagged With: activities to do at home with your kids, chopped kids, get your kids interested in cooking, teaching your kids to cook

Are You Suffering From MMFS (Meal Making Fatigue Syndrome)?

June 11, 2020 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Are you suffering from MMFS? Meal Making Fatigue Syndrome? I am. 100 or so days in a row of making breakfast, lunch and dinner for seven people has officially taken its toll. I have major burnout. How did Caroline Ingalls do it? How did she make three meals a day, every day for like… EVER??? […]

Filed Under: Food, In the Kitchen, Kids' Corner, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: delegating, teaching kids responsibility, teaching kids to contribute at home, teaching kids to cook

Milk Jug Skeletons — Free, Recycled, And Your Kids Will Love Them

October 28, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A couple years ago, I made a milk jug skeleton for the kids for a Halloween decoration. There are a bunch of versions online and on Pinterest — here is one that is pretty good. It took about an hour and a half to make, and the kids loved it. I don’t know if I […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Moneysavers Tagged With: decorations, diy, free, glue gun, Halloween, milk, milk jugs, paper clip, recycle, reduse, reuse, skeleton

Stick To The Routine

October 18, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

My mom called me today and asked me if I was okay because it’s been a week since I’ve written a post. I didn’t realize it’s been a week! I’ve got a lot of plates spinning right now. I’ve been working on getting the final details for Not Your Average Weekend worked out (March 2-4, […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner, Parenting, Timesavers

Easy Scavenger Hunt For Kids With A Twist!

April 12, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

On day three of spring break we had a dentist appointment, I had some stuff do to at home, and I had to teach some swim lessons later in the afternoon, so we didn’t have time for a full-on adventure. But it was super nice out, so I decided to do a scavenger hunt at home with […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Kids' Corner, Life at My House, Parenting, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: adventure, bickering, cooperation, ferris acres, ice cream, scavenger hung, spring break, vacation, yard

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