Last week, I took out tween reporters Maddy, Sophia and Olivia to Family Dollar’s Holiday Extravaganza event. We were given a challenge to shop for the holidays using $50 in gift cards provided. The girls were definitely up for it and started piling gifts for their siblings, cousins, amigos, themselves and the less-fortunate family their… [Read More]
We have a very strong no television and no video games during the week policy. I was inspired to put it in place four years ago when my now tween’s Kindergarten teacher told me she didn’t allow screen time on week days. I was shocked at first. But, after I started thinking about it, it… [Read More]
While the entire town is off bouncing around enjoying the amazing art events that descend upon Miami during the week of Art Basel, we moms are home helping with homework, tucking kids into bed and catching up on work that has fallen behind because we went to watch our kids’ extracurricular activities. Lucky for us,… [Read More]
Time seems to go so fast during the holidays. Decorations, presents, food, familia, and friends make up the whirlwind that is the holidays. Let’s take time out together to think of those people that made a special impact in our lives: our mentors. Whether a teacher, coach, family member or friend these special people in… [Read More]
Last week, our bestie Jewel from Jewel’s Fab Life invited us to cover Swarovski’s re-opening of their Lincoln Road location. The only reason we accepted was because Jewel’s is such a good friend of ours. It had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that we were going out on a school night to… [Read More]
We were recently invited by Nissan to the “Nissan Next” event at the Miami International Auto Show to check out and test drive the new 2013 Pathfinder. I can honestly say I’ve never owned a Nissan so I was interested in checking out the vehicle. While I’m a current minivan driver, I’ve NEVER been a… [Read More]
Me: “Maddy, did you write your list to Santa yet?” (Yes, she still believes in Santa and we’ve worked very hard to keep this going but that’s for a different post!) Maddy: “Yup, I want an iPad and if he doesn’t bring me that then I want an iPod Touch.” Me: “I think you… [Read More]
There aren’t many places I can take my 10 year old, 6 year old and 15 month old and they are all entertained. So, when I find one of those locations I must share it with all of my mommy amigas. Cool de Sac is an indoor playground complete with video games, a dress-up station,… [Read More]
One thing I find in common across this current ‘tween’ generation is their constant need for entertainment! The gadgets that they’re growing up around- computers, smart phones, tablets, gaming systems, etc makes them crave something to do at all times. As a mom I dislike simply allowing them to play a game for the sake… [Read More]
Depending on the age of your tween, they may still love their dolls and action figures but they will start falling lower on your tween’s holiday lists. They’re being replaced by expensive electronics. My kids continue to ask if they can have their own iPads…ummm, NO! And we parents aren’t the only ones struggling to… [Read More]