Who doesn’t love a Halloween party? The spooky decorations, the fun finger foods, the games, seeing how creative your friends got with their costumes! Growing up, nearly every birthday party I had was Halloween themed, and I’ve put some of my favorite treats, games, and decorating ideas together to share….
This month I set out to make my Halloween door decoration this year, I decided to make it a little more challenging for myself. I love crafts and I LOVE Halloween, and I tend to go a tad overboard with things. So this year I challenged myself to make a…
My oldest daughter started preschool two years ago and we were both excited. I loved school, school supplies, etc. I think I should have been a teacher. In fact, it was my second choice and I believe it should have been my first to this day. Anyway, I wondered what…
Children’s author J. Steven Spires is also an elementary school teacher and resident of Slidell, Louisiana. He’ll also be participating in Book Fest with our sister site, Jefferson Parish Parent next weekend at Lakeside mall. We thought there was no time like the present to get to know this local…
I love to plan parties. I often joke that my love language is party planning. I had a theme in mind for my twins’ first birthday party before they were born, and while my memories of the last few years are slightly fuzzy, I’m pretty sure I decided on the…
I had so much fun making my Back to School Door Decoration that I decided to do another one for football season. I immediately ran into a stumbling block, though: which team? You see, I live in south Louisiana and there’s almost nothing we love more than football. I’m an…
For the first time ever I convinced my husband to take his vacation in the summer. He works for an AC/Heating company and this is the first year he hasn’t worked in the field and was able to do so. We had originally planned a staycation but as it got…
I love to plan and have things to do but at the same time I feel overwhelmed and anxious until it’s all done. Well, my big girl turned five August 28th, and she wanted a gymnastic party with an Ariel theme, so I got to planning. I love to bake…
Are you ready for some football? Or, more importantly, are you ready for some great football food? The only thing Louisiana’s rabid Who Dats and LSU fans care about nearly as much as their team, is their food. We take tailgating very seriously around here; whether it’s at The Dome,…
It’s the first regular season Saints game and we’re playing the team we love to hate, the Atlanta Falcons. It’s time to pluck the Dirty Birds! I’ll admit that I’m mostly into football for the silly trash-talking and the parties. It can’t be just me, right? So for all of…