Travel
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Don’t be Fooled- Salem, Massachusetts is fun for all ages!
With spooky season upon us, it is the perfect time to tell you all about visiting Salem, Massachusetts with kids! This little town has plenty of fun in store even for those who spook easily. Read on to discover the sites of Salem. Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links. By clicking on one I may make a commission at no additional cost to you. Salem, Massachusetts has always been on my bucket list of U.S. cities to visit. When we were planning our back east road trip, it was the perfect opportunity to finally check out the spooky sites! Arriving in Salem We drove the…
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Pros and Cons to staying in Walt Disney World
You’ve finally decided to vacation in Walt Disney World, but with all of the options-where should you stay? Read on for pros and cons to staying in Walt Disney World! *Some links are affiliate links, by clicking on them and making a purchase, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support! Do you need to stay in the Disney World Bubble? ‘The Bubble’ is what many call staying in a Walt Disney World property, versus staying elsewhere in the Orlando area. My family has done both and here are some pros and cons for you to consider. Shop Disney at Thread Science…
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How to Entertain Kids on Road Trips
Continuing my series on road trips with kids, this post will give you fool-proof ideas for keeping your backseat passengers busy! Entertaining kids on a road trip is not hard, but it does require thinking ahead. Read along for my tried and tested entertainment ideas. Affiliate links appear on this page, by clicking them and/or making a purchase, I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Last week I shared some of my Road Trip Preparation ideas with you. Today I am going to let you in on how we keep three kids entertained on 20 hour car rides! Most of these will require…
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Taking (and Surviving) Road Trips with Kids
Thinking of taking a road trip with your kids soon? Nervous about how to occupy them for hours at a time? Think you’ll be making pit stops every 10 minutes? We’ve gone on countless road trips with kids and survived to tell the tale. Follow along for part one of my road warrior survival guide! *Some affiliate links are featured in this post. By clicking on them and making a purchase I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Remember the glory days of hopping in your car, windows down, awesome 90’s music blaring, driving to anywhere and stopping when you…
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Our Disney Staycation-Day 3 Sleepy Hollow & Casey’s Corner
I hope you have been enjoying our “travels” to Walt Disney World as we stay in the safety of our quarantined home. The kids are fully on board with the fun and even made themselves Magic Bands today! (Magic Bands can be worn in WDW to access your resort room, pay for items and many more functions.) In today’s edition we are focusing on food again! We will be eating our meals from Sleepy Hollow and Casey’s Corner in the Magic Kingdom. First up-lunch. Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow is a quick service/snack restaurant in Liberty Square of the Magic Kingdom. We fell in love with the place on our first…
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Making Magic-One Meal at a Time
Originally posted Spring 2020 Since we can’t go to Disney in person I am bringing the Disney magic home to us! After our super successful brunch we “traveled” to Disney Springs for dinner to eat at Chicken Guy. See my awesome & realistic decor below: L has been obsessed with Guy Fieri for a very long time. He was so looking forward to going to his restaurant during our trip. It wasn’t even in our original plan but L was so insistent we made room in the schedule. We’ve even watched YouTube videos reviewing the menu items! Luckily for me, the menu is pretty simple and easy to replicate. We…
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I’ll take my Corona with lime…
Originally posted Spring 2020 Embracing the situation and figuring out how to enjoy Disney World from home. The Coronavirus, Covid-19, will define the year 2020. It has brought with it death, destruction and disappointment. We are so very lucky at my house to be safe & able to work from home. However the multitude of things we are missing out on is getting hard to explain to the kids. First dance competitions, basketball playoffs, 5th grade graduation, time with family, birthday parties, weddings… and perhaps the worst for the kids, we are missing out on a Disney trip. This trip has been in the making for a year and a…
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The Disney Flag…
Originally posted Spring 2020-Note: All advice is the opinion of this blogger and is pre-COVID-19. As more is known about WDW (Walt Disney World) operating procedures I will try to update these posts. UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2023 Overwhelmed at where to begin planning a Walt Disney World vacation? Never fear! The Chaos Manager is here! Read on for my favorite planning resources for Disney. I realized that I’ve been writing (or thinking about writing) this blog for a year and a half now and have yet to let my Disney flag fly. Well, I’m flying it high now, we are definitely one of those Disney families! ***Some links are affiliate links…
