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St. Patrick’s Day Craft & Recipe Ideas!

St. Patrick’s Day Craft & Recipe Ideas!

If you’re looking for a fun activity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your family, we have some great recipes and crafts that everyone will enjoy! Check here for three that we’re loving!

DIY Thanksgiving Balloon Parade!

DIY Thanksgiving Balloon Parade!

This DIY Thanksgiving Day Balloon Parade from The Local Moms Network contributor Maria Provenzano is perfect for anyone swapping their traditional parade tradition for more social distance-friendly activities this year!   DIY Thanksgiving Day Balloon Parade ...

City-Friendly Indoor Play Must-Haves

City-Friendly Indoor Play Must-Haves

Living in the city with limited space, toys have to WORK in our home! If it's not a transformer that can do a million different things, I'm probably not letting in in the house 🙂 Since it looks like we'll be having a very home-centric winter this year, it's time to...

Parenting in a Pandemic: As Easy as ABC

Parenting in a Pandemic: As Easy as ABC

This essay was contributed by Rachel Perks, PhD, mom of one and author of The Little A-Z: A Companion for First-Time Mothers and Their Partners  “You Got This” “We are in this together.” “Stay the course.” These days it is easy to mistake ourselves for extras in a...

Get to Know The Chicago Good Life blogger and city mom, Christine

Get to Know The Chicago Good Life blogger and city mom, Christine

My second baby wasn’t much of a sleeper.  I spent many, MANY nights awake with him, scrolling instagram.  Luckily for me, blogging had become pretty popular at that point and there was plenty to keep me reading through the wee hours!  At that time, there were very few...

Small Business Sunday: Meet Michelle, owner of Mothership Launchpad

Small Business Sunday: Meet Michelle, owner of Mothership Launchpad

Mothership Launchpad is one of those businesses you walk past and think “I wish THAT was around when I was a new mom!”.  Michelle Calderhead, and her husband Phillip, perfected the space everyone needs as a new parent.  She takes looking for playgroups, mom friends,...

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