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Is Great Wolf Lodge Worth It?
Is Great Wolf Lodge worth it??? In a nutshell…YES! The sheer joy on your kids faces will totally make the expenses worth it! HOWEVER, there are some tips to staying at a Great Wolf Lodge resort that can save you a little money without sacrificing the experience! In this article, you will discover all the Great Wolf Lodge has to offer your family AND tips to maximize your experience WITHOUT maxing out your budget! My 1st Great Wolf Lodge experience: I live about 10 minutes away from Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, OH. I had seen so many pictures of times my local friends would take their kids to stay…
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Sink or Float | Educational Games for Toddlers
Sink or float is the perfect educational game for toddlers of all ages! Toddlers can starting learning concepts such as: buoyancy and depth perception all while working on their fine motor skills in this sensory activity! As a mom of two toddlers that also watches a couple young kiddos during the week, I KNOW that it can be a struggle to find easy activities that keep toddlers entertained and learning! We started doing the sink or float game at least once a week and it will keep them entertained for a good hour! The toddlers I watch are aged 1-4 and there are SO many differences between children throughout that…
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No Bake Pumpkin Cookies
These no bake pumpkin cookies are super easy to make with only 7 ingredients! Unbelievably low fat, low sugar and gluten free! I have so many friends that are gluten free and I love to cook for them but finding gluten free recipes that actually taste good too can be difficult! This is one of those diamond in the rough recipes! A must keep for everyone that is gluten intolerant! Heck, a must keep for anyone that loves the flavor of fall and delicious cookies! With only 7 ingredients and NO BAKING needed, this is one of the EASIEST recipes out there! My toddlers LOVE to help me make these…
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Where Cincinnati Moms Find FUN!
Cincinnati PLAYces is where Cincinnati moms find FUN things to do with their kiddos! It’s where Cincinnati moms are supporting LOCAL FUN! Supporting small businesses that provide kid-friendly PLAYces and events! Where Cincinnati moms are finding all the best PLAYces to eat, learn, and PLAY in and around Cincinnati! Connect Now! Instagram: @cincinnatiPLAYces Facebook page: Cincinnati PLAYces Facebook group: Cincinnati PLAYces How Cincinnati PLAYces started: “I started Cincinnati PLAYces on Instagram. Honestly, I was new to IG and didn’t really understand much of it. I had a personal account, but never used it as I was on Facebook. But as an active, stay-at-home mom of two toddlers, I wanted to…
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Icing Fudge
This TWO ingredient peanut butter chocolate icing fudge will change your life! ALL you need is in the title! That’s right! Just a jar of peanut butter and a container of chocolate icing! This TWO minute, TWO ingredient fudge recipe will quickly (no pun intended!) become your FAVORITE chocolate peanut butter fudge! This recipe is so simple that even my 4 year old can make it by herself! Finding simple recipes that my kids can do themselves is important to me for reasons that I talk about in another article, Toddler Things | Why Cooking Should Be One Of Them. It’s so fun to watch her creativity spark and her…
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Comfortable Couple Halloween Costumes
Comfortable couple Halloween costumes are hard to come by! It feels like most costumes require the female to wear a short dress and/ heels or they are big and bulky! I don’t know about you, but as soon as I entered motherhood my heels hit the high road and comfort became my #1 objective! Give me sneakers and leggings and I am all about it! So when I started my Amazon search for comfortable couple Halloween costumes I was looking for things that: Could be easily taken on and off. Didn’t cover my whole head and neck with just a hole for my face. Didn’t come with a ton of…
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Peach Crumb Cake
Calling all peach lovers! This peach crumb cake is a game changer! Amazingly moist and insanely scrumptious, this easy crumb cake will have you begging for more! A definite must on every brunch menu! The peach in this recipe is subtle. So if you REALLY want to get your peach on, here are a few things you can do: Add peach juice to the icing instead of milk. Top with Caramelized Skillet Peaches. Top with peach ice cream. Shopping List for a Peach Crumb Cake: Baking soda Salt Vegetable Oil 2 large yellow peaches LG eggs All purpose flour Light brown sugar Granulated sugar Ground cinnamon Unsalted butter Confectionery Sugar Vanilla…
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Super Easy Pizza Dough
With only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time, this super easy pizza dough recipe makes EVERY pizza night that much MORE FUN! This is, hands down, the best pizza dough recipe and the ONLY recipe I use anymore! My kiddos love to help me make it and (even more) love to help EAT it! Homemade pizza dough is always better than any store bought dough. The trouble is that most pizza dough recipes take a lot of time and require things that we don’t always have on hand! Not any more! This is the best pizza dough recipe there is because it requires no time, very little effort,…
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