Few music festivals have pockets deep enough to book a kids stage with the brand name quality of the Life is Good Festival happening this coming weekend in Canton, MA. On both days of the 2-day event your family can enjoy the musical stylings of: The Imagination Movers Laurie Berkner […]
It’d be fantastic if children got 100% of the required vitamins and minerals from natural sources. It’d be wonderful if the adults in their life had and took the time to shop for fresh fruits and veggies, and to prepare school lunches instead of relying on plastic-wrapped trash like Lunchables. […]
While many moms and dads spent a portion of their Wednesday night watching the pilot episode of the much-buzzed about new NBC parental sitcom Up All Night, I was Out All Night reliving a bit of my younger days at an indie rock show in a Philadelphia church basement. Unlike […]
Amelia Bedelia isn’t for everyone. The old “I Can Read” books from the early 60’s to the early 00’s feature the tall protagonist in period clothes, servant-attire more specifically, and the stories can be dreadfully elongated. Still, there’s a good bit of fun in the taking-everything-literally Bedelia story arcs, it […]
NICK COPE “THE VERY LONG SHOPPING LIST” Nick Cope’s adult band The Candyskins flew totally under my radar. Fortunately his current work as a kid’s musician has not. The Brit’s 2010 debut “What Colour Is Your T-Shirt?” was a bit of a hushed revealation around here and it’ll always have […]
It’s been years since I shared something tasty from the OWTK recipe box. I value family dinnertime so much, so I hope to make this a more frequent feature. I do make some kick-ass food after all. Recent Facebook banter about spicing up the family mealtime routine got me thinking […]
Thanks to Walgreens for sponsoring my writing. Help Walgreens help others! Visit their Facebook page here to learn about their charitable partners and decide which cause Walgreens will donate to with a quick vote. ***** Family wellness – the general health of my clan – is a topic that weighs […]
Check out my comprehensive roundup of some of the best kindie concerts in New York City this Autumn for MommyPoppins.com! You know, there are 15 listed here and I still had to leave some great ones on the cutting room floor. Just goes to show ya what a kick-ass town […]
