It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Clutter
Dear Santa – all I want for Christmas is a clean house! With the holidays right around the corner, we are bracing ourselves for the barrage of toys that will...
Making Generosity the Focus of Your Holiday Season
Maybe you have, like me, heard a few of these words this holiday season: “Mom, I REAAAALLLLLY want this!” “Can I have a pen to circle everything I like in...
Must-Reads for Children’s Christmas Literature
by Amber Harder
Each morning in December, the kids and I gather in the living room after breakfast. We get the fire going and snuggle up together on the couch. I pick up...
December Kindness Countdown
by Ann Knuttila
We’re in the first week of December. No one can argue that the Christmas season is upon us. Do you and your kids have a countdown going? I feel like we...
Letting Go of the Perfect Christmas
At this time of year, there are two types of people: Those who are giddy about the holidays and the rest of us. I fall into the second group. In my...
When the Holidays Are “Happy-Sad”
Many families will grieve a loss this holiday season. A divorce, miscarriage, a loved one’s decline in health or their death. Maybe it is the loss of a job or...
Holiday Fun for Every Who, Ages 3 to 102!
Everyone’s favorite furry green holiday villain is back: Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! is on stage at Children’s Theatre Company, now through January 6. Last year’s performance was...
Kick off the Holidays with Mary Poppins Jr. at Stages Theatre Company!
Mary Poppins is set to fly over the rooftops of London and onto the stage at Stages Theatre Company this holiday season! Stages Theatre Company’s holiday show has become a...
How to Be an Allergy Mom for Halloween
Yay! It’s that time of year again – the time of year for candy to be everywhere. That’s the whole point of Halloween, isn’t it? Get as much candy as...
St. Patrick’s Day for the Accidental Irishwoman
by Kate Kearns
I grew up identifying as Scottish. My name is Scottish. My family went to the Minnesota Scottish Fair every year. We were no strangers to shortbread cookies and bagpipes. The...
A Mother’s Valentine
I don’t want a fancy gift for Valentine’s Day. I don’t need a dinner out or a night at a hotel. Diamonds and jewelry just don’t speak to my heart....
When You Don’t Have a Christmas Tree
by Daci Platt
“What are you doing for Chanukah this year?” I kind of hate this question, if only because I never have a good answer. “Lighting some candles and being forced to...