Category: Holidays
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) Directed by Henry Selick Written by Tim Burton Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere. Our family watched this on […]
One does not have to be an uber-geek to enjoy this sci-fi retooling of this Charles Dickens holiday classic.
We spent Thanksgiving Day up in Wisconsin with family on the lake. The day involved playing football, beer sampling, lots of food, and video games. It is great to see everyone together under one roof for a few hours. I feel blessed to have the people in my life that I do and sad to […]
Wesley wanted to be the bus from Magic School Bus this year. We, of course, loved the idea too! Abigail got super crafty with it too. We turned this Sam’s Club box (from a sponsored post about Pamper’s I did recently) into the school bus. We cut, taped, and primed it in the garage. […]
Last week Abigail and I attended the opening of Oktoberfest 2018 at the Hofbräuhaus Chicago location in Rosemont, IL. This year marks their sixth annual celebration of Oktoberfest with authentic Bavarian entertainment, celebrity keg tapping ceremonies (every Friday evening), tasty food specials, and their freshly brewed signature “Oktoberfestbier” inspired by the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany. […]
New Year's Eve celebrations come in all kinds of styles. I've had two very different sets of experiences on New Year's Eve that can be clearly split into before and after kids.
It is an annual tradition for us to carve a pumpkin around Halloween every year. Same as many other families. My talent in this area is subpar at best. I do enjoy it though. Our kids also seem to be interested in the whole process. We’ve done this on video two years ago with our oldest […]
Halloween will soon be upon us. The arrival of October means the arrival of spooky TV in my household. Here is a collection of TV episodes on rotation via Netflix at our house with a Halloween (or Halloween compatible) theme. What ones are your favorite? Did I leave anything off the list?
This year you can celebrate as a family and still have time for a parents-only party with a whole new set of New Year’s Eve countdowns, available today only on Netflix, designed for preschoolers, tweens and everyone in between. You choose when to say goodnight, and the kids choose how to celebrate with their favorite characters.
One of the traditions we've started as a family is going to see the holiday trees at the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago every year. Mr. Dude loved seeing the trees this year.