By: Sandra Churchill A recent trip to Mobile, Alabama found us in an unexpected adventure as we happened upon a Saturday morning farmers’ market in one of the city parks. Amid impossible green grass and scorching rays were crafters of soap, jewelry, and summer wreaths, as well as vendors of homemade jam, freshly gathered honey, … More Savor The Best Of Summer
By: Martianne Stanger In 2011, I created our family’s Summer Bucket List of 94 Things to Do and a more general Bucket List of Summer Sensory Ideas. And here on the Signature Moms Blog, I shared how to make a Summer Bucket List. In 2012, I shared six specific ideas for summer sensory fun and … More 5+ Resources for Creating Your Own Family’s Calendar of Free Fun for the Summer
By: Tanya Pimental It’s hard to believe today is our last day school. Usually we have a week or so between the end of the school routine, before heading off to the Cape Cod for some vacation time. Each year we spend the week of July Fourth exploring all our Cape Cod favorites and the … More Cape Bound
By: Mary Morris Kids love nature and they love art. Who doesn’t, right? The two share a wonderful connection. How many times have you gone to an art museum and looked at beautiful paintings of oceans and sunsets and fields of grass? These are seemingly simple landscapes that are captured with light and texture by … More Art and Nature
By: Tanya Pimental It’s no secret, I love any excuse to look through craft supplies and plug in my hot glue gun. Imagine my delight when Jack’s school decided to end the month of learning about outer space with a dress up day. Instructions were to keep it simple. It wasn’t an effort to have … More Galactic Crafts
By: Rachel Ventura With promises from the weather man for a humid, 85 degree mid-May day, my little clan and I were ready for our first beach adventure of the year. We packed our bags the night before and had our swimsuits set out and ready to go. My daughter was beyond excited to wear … More Ward’s Berry Farm
By: Anne Marie Holloway It is “family fun night” – and I, for one, am not happy. Fridays are typically something we Holloways all look forward to. The kiddos wake up on Friday mornings asking what it is we plan on doing after school. Our plans vary from week to week. Sometimes we haven’t even … More Family Fun?
By: Martianne Stanger May day! May day! Oh, how my family loves the days of May. 1. Harbingers of spring continue to bloom everywhere, inviting us to pause to smell them. And, perhaps, even to draw them. 2. The sun radiates bright heat, giving us a foretaste of summer beach days. And, who doesn’t love … More 4 Simple Delights of May
By: Tanya Pimental Winter seemed endless as usual this year, but with April came some beautiful weather. The sun stayed up longer and dreams of barbeques and fire pits filled our thoughts. With busy schedules, we often find that these days slip by and leave us wishing we had spent more time slowing down and … More Spring Fun
“Mama, when are we going to the circus?” Oh man, the circus. It’s Tuesday morning, the day after Marathon Monday and the thought of taking my children into the Boston is sickening. How can I even think about the circus at a time when so many families are mourning for their loved ones after such … More Boston Strong
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