Indoor Play in the Twin Cities

With ever growing snow banks, temps barely in the 20s (if we’re lucky) and ice patches nearly everywhere, spring feels like a far off dream. Cabin fever has set in. The kids are bouncing off the walls and making daily – sometimes hourly – proclamations of boredom. It’s time to get creative. To beat the […]

Having three boys in quick succession means that sometimes the four walls of our house feel too confining – especially in the winter.  Cabin fever is a real thing, y’all!  There are only so many books to read, crafts to make or cookies to bake before they start getting antsy.  And it’s not just the […]

Some days, the thermometer never rises above -15 degrees. Or the torrential rain never takes a break. Or your toddler never stops refusing to put on weather-appropriate clothing. The only thing to do? Give up and stay inside. When my husband or I get stuck indoors with our girls all day, there are a few […]

My husband has a long history of gag gifts. His specialty this year was a magnet I proudly display on the refrigerator that reads, “My favorite outdoor activity is going back inside.” A pretty accurate description, especially during winter in Minnesota. Lest I have a great deal of experience from which to write about indoor […]

I probably take my kids on adventures about 2-3 times each week, especially during these long Minnesota winters. Makes me sounds like I’m Super Mom, right?! But here’s my secret… I’m lazy. Yep. No shame in my parenting game! If we stay home, three things always explode: Toys. Crumbs. Emotions. and in turn, my sanity. So […]

  Wait a second – school is canceled? Again?!?! The latest school closings, super frigid temperatures, and the feeling of wanting to curl up in a ball with the warmest blanket for the rest of winter have given Minnesotans some major cabin fever. I think just about every family in the Twin Cities has a bit […]

With forecasts of big snowfalls followed by plummeting temperatures with the highs below zero—we are making sure we are prepared! We spent our weekend stocking up on groceries + hot cocoa and made sure to swing by the library for a fresh stack of books. I’m trying to see the glass as half full during this winter […]

Having three boys in quick succession means that sometimes the four walls of our house feel too confining – especially in the winter.  Cabin fever is a real thing, y’all!  There are only so many books to read, crafts to make or cookies to bake before they start getting antsy.  And it’s not just the […]

Winter. It’s what this great state of Minnesota is famous for—the long, cold, snowy, stay-in-your-house-kind-of-frigid days of winter. When my daughter was about 3.5 years old, she walked out into the frosty air, turned to look at me and with tears in her eyes said, “I don’t like winter, Mommy! It hurts me!” Straight up […]