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20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages

by The Little Things Mama on May 28, 2016 • 12 Comments

Just because summer is here doesn’t mean the kids need to stop learning! I wanted to make learning fun this summer so with the help of some friends I put together a list of 20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages. My kids are all very creative, and...

Main Dish / recipes

Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

by The Little Things Mama on Oct 27, 2015 • 1 Comment

Growing up in the Greater Cincinnati area makes it hard not to love “Cincinnati Style” Chili. It’s not like your traditional hearty chili recipes, Cincinnati chili has a bit of sweetness to it and it’s perfect atop noodles and smothered with cheese. We have our local preference on where to...

Around Town / ohio / road trip / travel

Sandusky: Cedar Point and Hotel Breakers

by The Little Things Mama on Oct 19, 2015 • 3 Comments

Recently we made our first visit to Sandusky, Ohio for a long weekend spent at the Hotel Breakers. While much of my time was spent learning great things at the Bloggy Conference, we also spent many hours exploring Cedar Point (known as the Roller Coaster Capitol of the World) getting...

Around Town / Family Fun / Outdoors

Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center

by The Little Things Mama on Sep 30, 2015 • Comments Closed

The Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center is one of my favorite places in the Greater Cincinnati area to spend a day in the woods exploring nature. There are over sixteen miles of trails in Rowe Woods and they meander past a lake, over bridges, along boardwalks, over hills and through the...

appetizer / recipes

Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

by The Little Things Mama on Sep 5, 2015 • 1 Comment

You must know by now how much I love easy appetizer recipes. Well here’s something you might not know about me, I cannot go to a party empty handed. That’s where all of my easy appetizers come in…I have a collection of easy appetizers that I can throw together in no...

Around Town / ohio / Outdoors / restaurant / road trip / travel

Spend a Day in Hamilton Ohio

by The Little Things Mama on Jun 29, 2015 • 29 Comments

Edit: June 2023 – I have come to realize that this post has some outdated information so I have deleted places that have since closed in Hamilton and will endeavor to make a day trip to Hamilton to make some updates this summer! That being said, there’s still some good...

Around Town / Chicago / road trip / travel

Our Chicago Vacation

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 2, 2015 • 2 Comments

For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids on a mini-vacation to Chicago for three nights and four days. We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City. For our next trip, we may even take a trip to...

appetizer / recipes

Five Easy Appetizers

by The Little Things Mama on Nov 30, 2014 • Comments Closed

I have lots of favorite easy appetizer recipes, because I love making Hors d’oeuvres for any occasion. Over the Thanksgiving weekend we had five different events going on! So I had lots of easy appetizers to make. I put together five of my favorite easy appetizers this weekend and thought...

Main Dish / recipes / slow cooker

Our Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

by The Little Things Mama on Nov 2, 2014 • 2 Comments

My slow cooker is my best friend during a busy school week. I really don’t know what I’d do without it. If you don’t have one, I really recommend buying one! You can browse the best ones at somewhere like https://buyersimpact.co.uk/ to see if there are any that take your...

Around Town / date night

Cheap Date Nights in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

by The Little Things Mama on Jul 18, 2014 • 4 Comments

My husband and I value our date nights. We have four children, we love said children, but we also cherish our alone time. Sometimes we will jump at any chance to have a date night. While we enjoy having nice dinners in swanky restaurants from time to time, we also...

florida / Organizing / travel

Family Fun in Siesta Key & Sarasota

by The Little Things Mama on Apr 17, 2014 • 3 Comments

Last year we took our family of six to Siesta Key for a long vacation. We had so much fun exploring Siesta Key and the surrounding area, that I wanted to share my ideas for family fun in Siesta Key with you. Our focus was mostly on beach lounging, so...

kids / Organizing

Getting Organized :: Children & Chores

by The Little Things Mama on Jan 28, 2014 • 1 Comment

I am a stay at home mother of four children. I hate housework, but I also hate a messy house. It’s a frustrating way to live. And with five other people in this house with me, keeping up with the housework is a never ending task. My husband and I...

florida / travel

Walt Disney World with Kids :: Tips for a Fun Trip

by The Little Things Mama on Apr 25, 2013 • 5 Comments

For Spring Break last year we took the family to Florida and spent three days at Walt Disney World. It was a blast! I was so thankful to have the tips & advice from friends and family before we went…I felt somewhat prepared for the special kind of chaos that...

Main Dish / recipes

Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipes

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 10, 2013 • 13 Comments

Homemade Pizza with Salad is a favorite dinner around our house. I would venture to say we have homemade pizza on the menu almost every week. Homemade Pizza When Michael and I were first married he would make the dough and I would make the sauce, and we made some...

Organizing / party planning

LEGO Birthday Party

by The Little Things Mama on Jan 30, 2013 • Comments Closed

Last summer we had a big birthday celebration for all four kids at a local Civic Club. I wanted to find a common theme that they were all interested in, and settled upon a LEGO Birthday Party! They all love their LEGO blocks and especially their Minifigures. When I told...

Organizing

Thirteen Ways to De-Stress

by The Little Things Mama on Jan 20, 2012 • 3 Comments

I have days where I feel stressed & overwhelmed all day. There’s a huge amount of reasons, one is that I’ve just found out that I can get cheaper broadband deals with the help of someone like Usave, but there are many other things that are stressing me out. I’m...

Around Town / crafts / museum

Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

by The Little Things Mama on Oct 16, 2010 • 4 Comments

Our family loves the arts, and we also love creating our own works of art. A few months back I read about a very cool art project for kids on the blog Mary Making and it inspired me to do a similar project with my children. The project was to...

Main Dish / recipes

Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

by The Little Things Mama on Jun 21, 2010 • 4 Comments

Spaghetti and Meatballs is a quintessential comfort food, and a favorite at our house. I found this recipe years and years ago and have tinkered with it over the years until I deemed it perfectly delicious. This recipe is written for making mass amounts of sauce and meatballs…because I...

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Around Town / date night

Bockfest :: 2012

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 8, 2012 • Comments Closed

Last weekend we joined some good friends for a day at Bockfest. Have you been to Bockfest? If you like beer, you should make sure you go next year. It’s a grand event celebrating the brewing heritage and German history of Cincinnati. Last year we went on a Brewery Tour, and loved it. This year we...

family

Sick Day

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 5, 2012 • 1 Comment

Around Town

Church Tour :: Over The Rhine

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 4, 2012 • 2 Comments

During Bockfest 2012 we took a Church Tour in OTR and it was beautiful!

giveaway

LEGO® KidsFest GIVEAWAY!! CLOSED

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 2, 2012 • 79 Comments

The time has come! I have a winner for the Lego KidsFest tickets! Congrats to Melissa Petri who said : “I’d Like to win so I can take my 3 year old Nephew!” Melissa, get in touch with me (Katie@Cards-by-Katie.com) within 24 hours to claim your prize! If I don’t hear from you I will...

family / this moment

{this moment}

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 2, 2012 • Comments Closed

Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....

family

Making Faces with Prince Henry

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 1, 2012 • Comments Closed

captivated…watching out the window… hush….ella is resting… cheesy grin…take my picture! fish kiss!

family

Pinewood Derby

by The Little Things Mama on Mar 1, 2012 • 1 Comment

Here is the ultra-cool Pinewood Derby car that Daddy & Max made this month.

Main Dish / recipes

Meatloaf Cups

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 29, 2012 • 4 Comments

I’m beside myself with excitement over today’s guest post. I’m a HUGE fan of the blog: Organize Yourself Skinny. Tammy, aka: the Skinny Mom has shared so many delicious and healthy recipes on her blog, and she has also shared some great tips for losing weight. I find her weight-loss journey to be an inspiration. ...

Around Town / Family Fun

My Little Circus Mojo Clown

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 24, 2012 • Comments Closed

This school year Max has been taking Circus Mojo classes once a week after school with Paulie the Clown and all of his clown friends. Max LOVES Circus Mojo! It’s a perfect place for him to be. He can clown around, but it’s not all about goofing off. He has to follow directions, work as...

family

Pigpen

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 23, 2012 • Comments Closed

I have an uncle (you know who you are) that is constantly demanding suggesting that I give my kids cake & ice cream. At all hours of the day (and night). This post is for you. This is what happens when Henry gets a hold of cake and ice cream!

family

Michael’s Bonsai Trees

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 22, 2012 • 4 Comments

giveaway

ANOTHER Circus Giveaway!

by The Little Things Mama on Feb 21, 2012 • 69 Comments

Thanks to everyone for participating in this giveaway! Stay tuned, tickets to LEGO KidsFest are coming soon!!! Drumroll please, the winners of the Circus Ticket Family Four Packs are: Kellie, who said “I love remembering the first circus cotton candy” and Dan M. who said “My favorite memory is taking my kids for the first...

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20 Creative Writing Ideas for Kids of All Ages

Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

Sandusky: Cedar Point and Hotel Breakers

Rowe Woods Cincinnati Nature Center

Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

Spend a Day in Hamilton Ohio

Our Chicago Vacation

Five Easy Appetizers

Our Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

Cheap Date Nights in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

Family Fun in Siesta Key & Sarasota

Getting Organized :: Children & Chores

Walt Disney World with Kids :: Tips for a Fun Trip

Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipes

LEGO Birthday Party

Thirteen Ways to De-Stress

Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

Bockfest :: 2012

Sick Day

Church Tour :: Over The Rhine

LEGO® KidsFest GIVEAWAY!! CLOSED

{this moment}

Making Faces with Prince Henry

Pinewood Derby

Meatloaf Cups

My Little Circus Mojo Clown

Pigpen

Michael’s Bonsai Trees

ANOTHER Circus Giveaway!

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