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Ode to the Pumpkin: Day 4
No self-respecting salute to the pumpkin would be complete without a pumpkin pie post. In our house, this Thanksgiving staple has been concocted according to a recipe in Cotton Country Cooking published by the Junior League of Morgan County, Decatur...
Hello You!
I’m crazy for these new Get-Set Placemats by Hello Hanna, with their cute pop-up characters that Junior can customize with the accompanying sticker sheets. Choose from Hello Robot, Hello Me and Hello Jungle. I think these would be brilliant f...
Make a Wish
A collaboration between childhood friends and now long distance business partners (Europe and the Middle East), Ce Que Je Vous is a new line of children’s sleepwear. The name translates from French as “All wish for…” Thes...
Ode to the Alphabet: Soup
Nothing spells lunch like alphabet soup. Loving this tasty twist on the traditional recipe with the addition of turkey meatballs! While yours simmers play around with the Alphabet Soup Word Generator and write your little love a savory letter. Meat...
Ode to the Alphabet: Cookies
The soon to be six year old son of dear friends started kindergarten this past week. On the morning of his second day he officially declared that “kindergarten is even better than pre-school.” I love that! Not meant to ‘one up...
Do You Doodle?
So what do you get when you set an art student loose in the kitchen? Doodle Bread. While studying at the Art Collage in London, Rose Kane fortuitously skipped class one day to play with bread dough in the kitchen and happened upon a fun idea. Her ...
Good, Gooder, Goodest
While it boggles the mind, we know that a new school year begins in just a few weeks. This means haircuts and new clothes and stocking up on school supplies and perhaps the most crucial item on the to-do list - selection of a lunchbox. Bento boxes ...
Sunshine on a Stick
In the early 1970s there were a series of public service announcements that ran on ABC during Saturday morning cartoons. They were called Time for Timer, Timer being the animated host who somewhat resembled a cheese puff with skinny little limbs. H...
Sugar Daddy
Alright, it’s a special occasion - Father’s Day. And a once a year, a modest stash of sweets to be squirreled away and consumed at his leisure is absolutely permissible. Will the kids ransack the house while he’s at work and eat m...
Citrus Sailboats
Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals I frequent every month. Their July issue is on newsstands now and I had to share this over the top cute feature on simple, healthy snacks for the summer. I love the presentation - and the fact that they ...
Berry Season
1. Strawberry Mouth 2, 2. Strawberry Fields Forever, 3. Strawberries (La Trinidad, Benguet), 4. Strawberry Party Train So we’re seeing allot of strawberries in the markets now. I’ve been slicing and freezing them for morning smoothies, m...
Be Still My Bleeting Heart
This bovine beauty is a do-it-yourself cracker construction project found over at Design*Sponge this past week. What kid wouldn’t flip out to find saltine sheep grazing in their split pea soup?! Find a complete step by step tutorial and a dow...
Fairy Flour Dust
Step aside Peter Cottontail, and made way for the fairytale that is Bakerella. I feel as though I must be the last person on the planet to discover this wildly popular baking blog. Empowered by some Fairy Flour Greased-Pan Godmother, she concocts t...
Getting Cozy, Part I
The egg cozy (or cosy, depending on where you live) is a table oddity that falls somewhere between the finger bowl and salt cellar. Technically it’s supposed to keep that boiled egg warm on its long trip from the stove top to the table top. I...
Mama Mia!
It’s likely you’ve visited the little town of Chewandswallow during nightly bedtime stories and fans of Judi Barret’s absurdist tall-tale Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be interested to know that Sony Pictures Animation has ...
Lemon Heads
Ok, ready for your ten dollar word of the day? Anthropomorphism. (Thanks to JrSoc member Melissa for this one!) It’s “the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, natural and supernatural phenome...
Inauguration Celebration!
1. 4th of July Cupcake, 2. Patriotic Cupcakes, 3. Patriotic Cupcake, 4. Patriotic Cupcakes!, 5. Election Night Cupcakes, 6. Cupcakes, 7. Em’s 4th of July Cupcakes, 8. 4th of July Cupcakes, 9. Cupcakes You Can Believe In/Cupcakes for Change, 10....
Get Well Soon
With winter approaching and the kids back in school, the universal countdown to coughs, colds and sniffles has begun. I love designer Lola Goldstein’s humorous approach to making you feel better with her Teapots with a Cold and Egg Breakfast S...
Back to School: Day 5
In a recent national survey, 8 out 10 elementary school students agree…after recess, their “mostest favorite” time of the school day is lunch. Discovered something wonderful not listed below, by all means, please share your findings...
Last Call!
Well it’s sobering to realize we’ve already reached August, summer’s last call. So before they start pulling down the gates and posting “See you in the Spring!” signs, let’s take advantage season’s remainder...
Spinach in Your Teeth
Regular Junior Society readers are likely aware of my fondness for play food. And those who’ve met me in person are likely aware of my fondness for actual food. So you can only imagine my delight this past week when the Crafty Crow announced ...
