‘Pizza Puzzle’ helps get chores done

#Middlebury #Pizza Sometimes little ones get overwhelmed when confronted with a big job – like picking up a messy room. It may seem easy enough to adults, but to them, well, where ... Continue Reading →

Tin-can stacked caprese salad fun to make

#Middlebury #Caprese When it’s time to prep a dinner meal this week, get your kids stacking the green, white and red layers of fresh basil, mozzarella and tomato. If they say ... Continue Reading →

Give jars in bloom to thank a teacher

#Middlebury As the school year winds down, it’s time to show appreciation to a special teacher. Here’s a springy idea: Arrange a casual bouquet of flowers with offshoots ... Continue Reading →

Get creative with cow-print lampshade

#Middlebury #Lampshade #Cow When sprucing up your home for spring, think twice before tossing out a tired-looking, plain white lampshade and spending money on a new one. You and your ... Continue Reading →

Create abstract art with melted crayons

#Middlebury #Crayons Before you toss out the crayon stubs your school-age kids have hoarded in shoeboxes and drawers around the house this past winter, make these brilliant note cards ... Continue Reading →

Serve breakfast in bed for Mother’s Day

#Middlebury #Mother’sDay Pssst. Mother’s Day is coming on May 9. With busy spring schedules on family calendars, it’s not too early to begin preparations to pamper ... Continue Reading →

Family fresh Key Lime Pie a spring treat

#Middlebury #KeyLime It’s been a long winter, and now it’s time to celebrate a new season! Nothing says spring like the zingy taste of citrus, and that’s when my favorite ... Continue Reading →

Repurpose bottles for Earth Day fun

#Middlebury #EarthDay This spring, as we near Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, the thought hits me how I’m actually very grateful for recycling and the way my family, the neighborhood ... Continue Reading →

Food scraps grow in saucer garden

#Middlebury When you think about gardening and preschoolers, a spindly bean sprout emerging from a half-pint cardboard milk carton might come to mind. Every child deserves to be initiated ... Continue Reading →

Add roasted vegetables to spring meals

#Middlebury #RoastedVegetables As a kid growing up in California, most of the vegetables I ate, with the exception of steamed artichokes and corn on the cob in the summer, came from ... Continue Reading →