Angela Thompson is a full-time stay-at-home mom with three busy daughters, four cats, one psychotic puppy, and one very supportive husband in the Columbus, Ohio area! Email Angela at mamasworking357@earthlink.net.
With summer rapidly approaching, stay at home parents are making summer vacation plans and looking for fun, local, affordable day trip options and activities for the entire family. The Blacklick Woods Metro Park, one of the many public parks...
Summertime for families in Central Ohio often means warm weather, sunshine, ice cream, trips to the playground and picnics. For families visiting the Velvet Ice Cream headquarters in Utica, Ohio, summer images merge in one rural spot: Velvet...
Moms are responsible for a number of tasks throughout a given day. Moms must stay on top of everything family related—and keep up to date on everything local, everything trendy, and any local item “everyone” is...
Sometimes stay at home moms and dads fall into a homebound rut—riddled with little adult interaction, stress levels, self doubt and isolation. Why do stay at home parents fall into such psyche damaging traps? Many stay-at-home...
The holiday season has arrived in Central Ohio—along with holiday party invitations, school holiday programs, and a host of other special events requesting holiday party dresses for girls throughout the Columbus metro area. Rather than seeing expensive...
During winter months, ice skating and ice hockey lessons or classes find their way onto many family calendars. Even if the little ones are not necessarily primed to become the next Michelle Kwan or Wayne Gretsky—learning to...
Looking for a science themed field trip idea in Columbus or Central Ohio? Whether you are a stay at home parent inspiring the minds of toddlers, a homeschooling family or simply the parent of school aged students, there are...
Whether facing a long summer break or simply trying to improve a child’s musical instrument skill level during the school year—many parents receive recommendations from a child’s band or orchestra teacher that it is...
Many Central Ohio families make several trips to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium—but, fewer families make the short day trip to Eastern Ohio to visit The Wilds. If you are planning a trip to The Wilds as...
Are you looking for ways to celebrate the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day in Columbus? The national day of reading is celebrated annually on March 2—which also happens to be the birthday of...