First Pitch at Lowell Spinners

First Pitch at Lowell Spinners | Artsymom’s Balancing Act: This summer we attended a Lowell Spinners baseball game with members of our church. My 5 year old son, Ryan, got the privilege of throwing out one of the first pitches of the game. This photo was taken by the photographers at the game! I love …

Puddle or Leaf Pile?

Which is better to jump in: a leaf pile or a puddle? For me, it would depend on the weather. During a warm rain, it is definitely a lot of fun to run around with the kids and splash in the puddles. Living in New England, I love the variety of the seasons! What better …

Apple Picking!

One of my favorite fall family activities is apple picking! This year we went twice, once early on in the season at the beginning of September and then again today. Today was even better because it was FREE! Smolak Farms in North Andover, MA had such a great crop this year that they opened up …

Holiday Letterboxing Trip

On New Years Day – my oldest son, Nathan and I went on a wonderful Letterboxing Trip to do a festive holiday series. It was A Christmas Carol theme which had 20 stamps to find and retold the wonderful holiday story when you did it in order. The stamps were wonderfully carved and each placed …

Summer Activities with Kids – New England

Looking for Summer Activities to do with your Kids? Do you live in the Massachusetts / New England Area? If so, here are some great places to check out… You can sign up for the weekly newsletter by BostonCentral – http://www.bostoncentral.com/ – The newsletter includes activities for the week throughout the Greater Boston area. They also …

Making Memories … One Fun Thing After Another: Look What’s Going In The Mail

This idea is so cute… Making Memories … One Fun Thing After Another: Look What’s Going In The Mail: I love snail mail. I love getting it! I love sending it! I love everything about mail (except all the bills that I get. There’s nothing…

Great Family Links

Here are some great links for family activities, a number of which are FREE! Hope you find them useful! Kids Bowl Free Programhttp://www.kidsbowlfree.com/ Boston Central – list of family activities (you can sign-up for their email newsletter)http://www.bostoncentral.com/ Highland Street Foundation – Free Fun Fridayshttp://www.highlandstreet.org/special-programs/free-fun-fridays.html Free Flicks @ the Hatch Shell in Bostonhttp://www.celebrateboston.com/free-friday-flicks.htm Milford Drive-In – …

One of those weeks…

You know those days when your toddler decides that waking up an hour before the alarm is to go off is a good idea. Not too mention that waking mom up once or twice during the night is no big deal. That has been the majority of my days this week. They don’t seem to …