Ford C-Max Delivers in Miami with a Tank of Good Disclaimer: Ford Provided the Los Tweens team with a C-Max loaner vehicle and a small budget to be spent 100% on charitable donations. All opinions are completely our own. Just a week before Thanksgiving we were approached by Ford to deliver their “Tank of Good”… [Read More]
holidays
Whole Grain Mustard Potato Gnocchi Holiday Recipe
A former Top Chef contestant, restauranteur, entrepreneur, successful Miami caterer AND mom of three, Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo is definitely a woman we look up to. In the midst of the holiday business, she has managed to share with us a great holiday recipe that is sure to become a favorite in your family. Also… [Read More]
Enjoying the holiday break with tweens
Create a fun holiday project that lasts all year One of the moments I’m most looking forward to during the holiday break will be to spend some actual, true blue familia time together. I plan to “turn off the technology” and really pay attention to my tween girls. This age group KNOWS you’re not doing… [Read More]
DIY Holiday Nail Art
I’m absolutely in LOVE this holiday season with CoverGirl’s Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in Lasting Love (red hue) and Golden Opportunity (gold). I’m not a huge fan of red nail polish but this one has really grown on me. And after our interview with celebrity nail artist Mar y Sol, I’ve been inspired to… [Read More]
[#Shopping] Teaching Tweens How to do Holiday Shopping on a Budget
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]
Giving Gifts that Encourage Imaginative Play
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]
You Want What!?! Asking Santa for Tablets and Smartphones
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]
What Memorial Day Means to Los Tweens
Cristy and Katherine share their perspectives on what makes Memorial Day special. Importance of Memorial Day By Cristy Clavijo-Kish Memorial Day is special to me as I’m surrounded by great men who volunteered for military service and taught me to show respect and appreciation at every opportunity. My father-in-law Louis Kish served in WWII in… [Read More]
[VIDEO] Celebrate Moms of Tweens- Las Madres de Los Tweens
aaayyyyaaaaa- Can you hear the song.. “Canta y no llores” – Sing and don’t cry Moms of Tweens! What do Tween moms most likely have in common? Stress and smiles! Kids ages 7-12 require our attention at an amazing pace. You hear the Abuelas and voices of experience refer to newborns and teenagers as the ’tough… [Read More]
Sharing Passover & Religious Observances con nuestros chicos
By Cristy Clavijo-Kish debt management program Founder & Co-Publisher The next two weeks are surely significant ones among the Judeo-Christian community with the observances for Easter and Passover. We should take the opportunity to speak about our own traditions, but also about others. I started the discussion on Passover in my home by making my… [Read More]