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Four Tips for Taking Your Kids to a Patriots Game (or Any NFL Game)
Taking a kid, no matter how football obsessed, to an NFL game, is an investment. Given the cost of tickets, the distance to most stadiums, and the sheer size of the event, you can’t wing it. I didn’t attend my first NFL game until my 17th birthday. Good news: Your children don’t have to wait as long as I did. Here are some tips for anyone hoping to bring their kids to a New England Patriots or any other NFL game.
5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Children to Reduce Waste
My children are pros at wasting things. One of their favorite nap-time activities is to take sheets of printer paper and cut them into minuscule pieces that I find for days. They don’t color on them — they just cut them up, and then throw them away. When school starts, they bring home reams of paper, covered in “art” that will be treasured for approximately five seconds and then cut into tiny pieces. The same is true for toys. They are joyously acquired, and then quickly forgotten about. Water is left running, lights are left on. Don’t even get me started on the food I throw out every evening. You get the picture.
3 Favorite Fall Soups :: An Instant Pot Recipe Roundup
All of a sudden, the school year has begun, the leaves are starting to change, and I’m putting on a sweater. This is the time for apple picking, for yard clean up, and for fall soups. Yes, soup! As the days start getting shorter and the temperatures start dipping, I find nothing more comforting than a bowl of soup. And as a mom of two trying to get dinner on the table after a day at the office, there is nothing more comforting than my Instant Pot — my amazing set-and-forget, one-appliance wonder.
When Mom or Dad Has Cancer
Two years ago, when a persistent cough and mild chest pressure turned out to be a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma tumor the size of a dollar bill compressing my husband’s airway, we joined that club. My husband was 31 and I was 32. Our children were 4, 3, and less than 1. Welcome to the cancer club.
Getting-Out Guide :: Boston’s Best Events for Families This September
Summer has gone, the kiddos are back in school, and the crisp breeze of autumn is just around the corner! Welcome, September!
Let Your Voice Be Heard! Join Our Writing Team
Boston Moms Blog is quickly growing and is looking for contributors to join our team! We are looking for local moms of all ages who love to write.
Getting-Out Guide :: Boston’s Best Events for Families This July
Summer is officially in full swing! Whether you are catching a free outdoor movie, finding a new playground, checking off items on your summer bucket list or attending some beautiful fireworks, July promises to be full of summertime fun! Check out our monthly events guide to get some great ideas for Boston family fun this July!
ISO: Pride Month Allies
It seems so simple, the act of acknowledging LGBTQ families and relationships or reminding others that families come in all forms. But when straight allies do so in authentic, thoughtful ways, it means the world to me and to hundreds of thousands of gay families around the world.
Getting-Out Guide :: Boston’s Best Activities for Families This June
Summer kicks off this month, and we couldn’t be more excited! It is officially time to enjoy the fun, sun, and excitement of a Boston summer! Check out our monthly events guide to get some great ideas for family fun this June!
