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Great Gift Ideas for Globetrotting Gals

February 19, 2015 By admin

Great Gift Idea, Globetrotting Gals, Ring Dish, Anthropologie

If you’re looking for a cute gift for a globetrotting friend, mom or jet set girl, check out this adorable Landmark Ring Dish from Anthropologie featuring a tiny Eiffel Tower. Just stack your rings onto the Eiffel Tower while you do the dishes, change a diaper, or help with an art project and they will be safe and […]

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7 A.M. Enfant Introduces Winter Must-Have for Scooter Loving Kids

February 12, 2015 By admin

Scooter, NYC, 7 A.M. Enfant, WarmMuffs, scooter mittens, kids scooters, family travel

Urban kids love to ride their scooters all year long (ok maybe not during blizzards) but that can be a real challenge when temps drop. If getting your kids to wear their gloves is a daily battle like it is with my daughter, you (and your kids) are going to love Kids WarMMuffs™ from 7 A.M. Enfant. You see the […]

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Family Vacation Trends: Mexico’s Grand Velas Resorts Introduce Digital Detox Program

February 10, 2015 By admin

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If you (or your husband or kids) have a hard time relaxing sans electronics on vacation, the new Digital Detox program at Mexico’s Grand Velas Resorts is here to help. To encourage families to power down this year and spend quality time together, Mexico’s Grand Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit boast a Detox Concierge who […]

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Spotlight on NYC: Once Upon A Ballet Series From New York Theatre Ballet

February 4, 2015 By admin

Cinderella, Ballet, NYC, Ballet for kids, Once Upon a Ballet, Globetrotting Mommy

Taking in the endless cultural opportunities in NYC with my daughter is one of our favorite things. Over the past few years, we’ve experienced a lot of the traditional winter holiday activities and this year I introduced my daughter to the New York Theatre Ballet’s Once Upon A Ballet series which kicked off with The Nutcracker. If you think your little […]

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Leave a CommentFiled Under: Entertainment, Events, Holidays and Celebrations, Just for Boys, Just for Fun, Just for Girls, Just for Kids, New York, reviews, Travel, United States Tagged With: Ballet, Cinderella, Family Travel, Nutcracker, NYC, NYC with Kids

Fun Food Friday: Trader Joe’s Takes Flight: A Dark Chocolate Tasting Odyssey

January 30, 2015 By admin

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Remember my post about Trader Joe’s Chocolate Passport? Today I’m back to tell you about another delicious option for chocolate loving adventurers…Trader Joe’s Takes Flight: A Dark Chocolate Tasting Odyssey. I picked one up over the holidays and somehow in all the hustle and bustle, we never broke into it until…the Blizzard of 2015. This adorable […]

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Girls Gone South Part 2: Family Friendly Charleston, South Carolina

January 22, 2015 By admin

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My mom, daughter and I visited Charleston for four days and we packed a lot into our multi-generational getaway. If you’re planning a trip to family friendly Charleston, read on to see my recommendations. As mentioned in Girls Gone South Part 1, we loved staying at the centrally located Embassy Suites Charleston hotel. Here is a recap from […]

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Girls Gone South: Spotlight on Embassy Suites Charleston, South Carolina

January 20, 2015 By admin

Charleston, South Carolina, Embassy Suites, Family Travel, Multi-generational travel, Charleston Visitor Center, Pineapple Fountain, Southern Travel

My mom and I like to go on vacations together and lately my daughter has been coming along too. Typically, I do all the planning and they are very happy to come along for the ride.  To celebrate my mom’s recent birthday, I decided to plan a family vacation in Charleston, South Carolina since I knew we would all […]

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Spotlight on London: Paddington Movie Review with Nicole Kidman

January 12, 2015 By admin

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Do you remember loving the story about Paddington the bear who travels from Peru to London with a suitcase full of orange marmalade?  Me too.  I got to see the movie preview last week (oh and I met Nicole Kidman too!) and I just loved it.  Read on for my Paddington Movie Review. I’ve seen quite […]

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Top 5 Frozen Inspired Vacation Getaways

January 7, 2015 By admin

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Attention Frozen fans…Do you want to build a snowman on vacation AND sleep in an ice hotel?  Read on for my Top 5 Frozen Inspired Vacation Getaway suggestions and don’t worry there are plenty of fireplaces, hot tubs and saunas (as well as one non-ice hotel) so you’ll stay toasty warm… 1) Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, Alta, Norway […]

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Hair Fairy: A Must Have Travel Accessory for Curly Haired Girls

December 31, 2014 By admin

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There are few parenting tasks more challenging than brushing my daughter’s hair each morning.  Her long curly locks are beautiful but maintaining them requires a full arsenal of equipment including the newly discovered Hair Fairy satin pillowcase from Tangle Free Dreams. Here’s a look at the morning bed head madness I’m talking about pre Hair Fairy… Enter the […]

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