mini doughnuts

National Donut Day: Best Deals and Recipes to Celebrate

By Amanda Roland | June 2, 2025 | Blog , Recipes
Celebrate National Donut Day June 6 with these deals and recipes! Deals for Donut Lovers Krispy Kreme Visit Krispy Kreme for a free donut, no purchase necessary! Dunkin' At Dunkin', you can get a classic donut for free with the purchase of any beverage! Donut Alternatives Are you not much of a donut fan? For

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felt flowers

Need An Easy Craft? Try Felt Flowers!

By Amanda Roland | April 29, 2025 | Blog
Looking for an easy craft to try this week? Try felt flowers! This craft requires only felt, hot glue and scissors, perfect for your older kiddos. Add these felt flowers to wreaths, headbands, bouquets and picture frames. Get creative! *this craft requires scissors and hot glue, so supervise younger children*  Rosebuds Cut felt into large,

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medicine cabinet

22 Medicine Cabinet Must-Haves

By Taryn Tacher | April 23, 2025 | Health & Development , Parenting Advice , Pediatrics
The medicine cabinet are the handiest place to keep your family’s daily essentials. Of course, you’ll want to keep your toothpaste, dental floss and body lotion in your medicine cabinet. But depending on the ages and needs of your growing family, there are a plethora of other specific products that we consider medicine cabinet must-haves.

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decluttering

How to Create a Healthy Home Environment

By Danielle Pastula | March 27, 2025 | Happy Home , Health
From our children’s success at school, to how we perform at work, to how happy we are in our relationships with family and friends, many things can be linked back to our healthy home environment. One way to adjust how we look at our home is to break down our activities and improvements into the

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picking a stroller

Tips For Picking the Stroller That is Best for You!

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | March 10, 2025 | Expecting
When I had my first baby shower, I remember opening the big clunky box that held my first stroller. It was a Graco combination, where the car seat fit right into the stroller, so you didn’t have to wake a sleeping baby to put him into the stroller. GENIUS! Fast forward 17 months and we

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Updated School Calendar

ACPS Posts Updated School Calendar

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | February 23, 2025 | Blog , Calendar & Deadlines , Schools
Today, Alachua County Public Schools released the calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. That means time to updated those family calendars with all the important school dates and vacations times. This updated calendar reflects the current start date for all Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) which will be Monday, August 11. The last day of

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Foods You Don't Have to Refrigerate

11 Foods You Don’t Have to Refrigerate

By Mary Velasco | February 4, 2025 | Food
Stop playing Tetris in your refrigerator. If space is looking tight, don’t throw it out—take it out. Contrary to popular practice, there are foods you don't have to refrigerate to keep them from going bad. Certain goods have natural ingredients or preservatives that slow down the time-to-trash clock. Here is a list of foods that

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Baby Sign Language

From Fuss to Fun: Perks of Teaching Baby Sign Language

By Jacqueline Saguin | December 9, 2024 | Ages , Early childhood (0–4)
No need for baby talk when there’s baby sign language. Babies can communicate using modified gestures from American Sign Language, and teaching it can make for a fun bonding activity with your child. According to the Mayo Clinic, baby sign language may allow children a way to communicate months earlier than those who only communicate

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Body Positivity Around the Dinner Table

Promote Body Positivity Around the Dinner Table This Holiday Season

By Anna Morera | December 3, 2024 | Blog
The holiday season is a time for family, friends, traditions and of course — all of the themed meals and treats! However, the reality is, with kiddos, growing teens and extended family gathering together, this time can also be extremely stressful, and body positivity around the dinner table can be forgotten. The importance of body

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Holiday Health Issues

8 Holiday Health Issues to Watch Out For

By Lindsey Johnson | December 3, 2024 | Health , Holidays
The holidays bring alternate schedules and longer to-do lists. While this time can be full of fun and excitement, it can also lead to additional stress and poor health choices. This holiday season, try these tips to avoid holiday health issues! 1. It’s OK to Not Get a Second Helping! The holidays are full of

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