This post is brought to you by Northshore Prepatory Academy. Choosing the right school for your child can be a difficult process, especially if you have a child that is academically accelerated but may need a smaller environment than a public school. Kate Lundquist, a teacher and administrator by training,…
It’s the time of year where everything seems to be stuffed into a few short weeks: Easter, Teacher Appreciation, Mother’s Day, graduations, nurse’s week, year-end performances…events are practically tripping over each other! I am barely keeping up, and I feel pretty confident it’s not just me. Throughout the rest of…
So it’s mother’s day. If you’re reading this you probably are a mother, and likely have a mother, a mother-in-law, a grandmother or two, and maybe even a step-mother. And because it’s a day for mothers, everyone is confused about who celebrates whom and whose wishes get priority. And if…
When you run a website dedicated to local parents and families, people tend to ask you for recommendations. Is there a preschool you love? Can you recommend an OBGYN? We get at least one question a week like this and some weeks we get many more. So we had…
In our area, we’ve got a lot of unique seasons. Crawfish season, king cake season, snoball season and, one of my favorites: festival season. One of the best treats at Jazz Fest is the Mango Freeze from the WWOZ booth. Nothing is better on a hot, humid day than this…
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Earlier this year, a debate raged on Twitter, and later on Facebook, as to whether or not children should be allowed at Jazz Fest. At 4 years old, my twins have attended 3 times, and, Baby Sister just experienced her first. Clearly, we are in camp “bring the kids”, (especially…
If we’re being honest, most of us probably don’t know exactly what Cinco de Mayo is all about. What we do know is that it’s a great excuse to eat delicious food and maybe sip on margaritas. And everyone around here will take any excuse to party. So if you’re…
Growing up, I certainly went to my fair share of backyard parties. There was usually a sheet cake, and maybe a pinata or a space walk. These are great memories for me. Local mom Erin Martin, however, took backyard bashes to the next level with the birthday party she recently…
Need someplace new to discover? Just across the Lake in New Orleans East, lies the newly refurbished (and continuously blossoming) Audubon Nature Center. While it’s not new to many of us from around here, it has been out of commission for nearly a whole generation of children and parents, since…