This year my daughter finished 5th grade. That means she starts middle school in the fall, which I can hardly believe. Where did the time go? This is a huge change for her, and will take some adjustment for all of us, I’m sure. My daughter does well overall in school, but from the homework […]
Toy Story 4 Review & Free Printable Activity Sheets
It’s the year of Disney sequels and live-action remakes, and Toy Story 4 is the next to bring nostalgia to the big screen. We saw it this past week, excited about another Toy Story movie, but wondering what this one could possibly add to the already successful franchise started in 1995. Did it add much? […]
Valleyfair Peanuts Celebration is Weekends this June 2019 (Our Review & Ways to Save)
My contributor Kelly and her family went to Valleyfair for the first weekend of their Peanuts celebration all month long! Here’s her family’s experience: When my family heard that Valleyfair was going to be celebrating Charles M. Schulz’s classic, Peanuts, we didn’t want to miss it! We found out opening weekend was June 8-9 so […]
Matilda at Children’s Theatre Company is Fast, Funny and Fierce (Review)
Every time we see a production at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, we walk away smiling and wowed. Our experience seeing Matilda was no different. And with an all-star cast (featuring our favorites – Dean Holt, Reed Sigmund, and Autumn Ness), music, dancing and humor, and a solid story that pleases both kids and adults […]
Disney Brings it Back Two-Fold with its Live-Action Aladdin (Review)
(Note – like all my reviews, this is spoiler-free! You probably already know the story but there are some new elements in this one.) Disney, it’s nice to see you again. My kids and I saw the new Aladdin this past week, at an advance screening, and wow, we loved it! We were laughing like crazy […]
Steeped Coffee: Coffee that Brews like Tea (Review)
Moms and coffee…we do love our morning brew, don’t we? I love my coffee, made frugally at home with some almond milk and sweetener like almond syrup or stevia. Personally, I like both coffee and tea, but recently I learned that there’s coffee you can actually brew like tea! It’s called Steeped Coffee, and it […]
My Escape to the Woodhouse Day Spa in Woodbury (Review)
As a frugal mom, I tend to be a do-it-myself kind of person. Like, doing my taxes. Doing minor repairs. Doing yard work (with the kids’ help, of course!). And I do all that not just to save money, but to know it’s being done right and honestly, because it feels good to be self-sufficient! […]
Twin Cities Spring Baby Animals Festival & Ticket Discount 2019
Ready or not…or should I say, spring or not (!)…The Twin Cities Spring Baby Animals Festival is back in Brooklyn Park on weekends April 13th through May 5th! And I have a code for you to save $1 per admission! Last year we attended the festival and LOVED it. There was so much to do […]
The Hobbit at Children’s Theatre Company is Minimalist and Imaginative (Review)
Children’s Theatre Company’s World Premiere of The Hobbit is onstage now through April 14th. My family and I were looking forward to this one, as we love J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. I did read The Hobbit a number of years ago but have not yet read the Lord of the Rings books in full (though of […]
DUMBO Movie Review & Free Printable Activity Pages
Disney’s new live-action Dumbo is now in theatres, and my kids and I got to see an advance screening earlier this week. Like many, I had seen the animated classic as a kid, remembering it as a sweet, magical film, especially the sad scene when Dumbo longs to be with his mother as she is […]
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