Maxine and I had a fun time at a holiday celebration on Steinway Street this weekend.
Steinway Street Holiday Fun
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Christmas Activities with Grandma
I’m constantly looking for activities that I can do with both my three-year-old and my elderly parents.
I bought a felt tree with stick-on ornaments. It was straightforward to use and still gave a level of creative freedom to both my daughter and mom.
We also made ornaments for our Christmas tree. The string was a bit tricky to tie but the oraments came with stickers and were also easy to use. Everything came out really cute.
Christmas Traditions – Advent Calendars
I got into advent calendars the year of COVID-19. I wanted to do something special with my Mom, and since then, it has grown into a family tradition.
This year, for Maxine’s calendar, I wanted something to keep her active. The Play-Doh calendar is pretty cool. It included Play-Doh, a surface to work off, and fun tools. Her first item was a tree cutter. They came out pretty cute on her first try.
I decided to get the Wall Street Journal wine advent calendar for my husband and me. The bottle is a pretty decent size, and the wine is pretty good so far.
For the third year, the cats are sharing a Fancy Feast calendar. It’s so cute and well-designed, and my cats love it.
My parents didn’t want calendars this year, but I wanted my mom to do something with Maxine, so they are sharing a Nativity calendar.
Are you into advent calendars? Which one are you doing this year?
Up goes the Christmas tree!
It’s been a while since we put up a tree. I feel like since I was pregnant with Maxine, I stuck with Charlie Brown trees. Not this year!
We got a beautiful tree, and Maxine did a great job helping.
Halloween activities with the Family
It was a fun-filled Halloween weekend!
We made pumpkin rice krispies treats 🎃.
My daughter Maxine and my niece, painted a wooden cupcake, and we also assembled haunted houses as a family. Which haunted house is your favorite?
Halloween at Kanga’s Indoor Playground and Cafe
I’ve wanted to check out Kanga’s in Long Island City with the family for a while now. We ended up attending their Halloween party over the weekend. They had arts and crafts, face painting, and a discovery dig activity. The indoor playground was cool and had separate fun areas for various age groups. I also appreciated that they had a small cafe to get food; nothing fancy, but it was at least something. We will be back!
Trunk or Treat at Astoria Park
We attended a Trunk or Treat at Astoria Park. It was super crowded but super cute, and my daughter got a lot of treats!
Lil Goblins at The New York Junior League
We attended the annual Lil Goblins Halloween party at The New York Junior League. The event was a lot of fun. They had a balloon artist, a magician, cookie decorating, and trick-or-treating. My daughter, Maxine, was a cute lil ballerina 🎃.
Maxi’s Trick-or-Treat Bag
I wanted to find something low-maintenance that my daughter and mom could do together this year to celebrate Halloween.
I bought the Highlights Halloween craft kit. It included cute pumpkin decorations (which we used for Maxi’s pumpkin), stickers, and a cute tote bag that Maxie could use for trick-or-treating.
Here are pictures of my mom and daughter decorating the bag together ♥️.
Here is the final product!
Hello Kitty Halloween Sticker Countdown
My daughter is obsessed with Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures. I saw this on Instagram, and I had to buy it.
It’s a ten-day countdown to Halloween, but my daughter could not wait, so we started earlier, and we are now just opening them up whenever.
Each box has a cute sticker (or page of stickers), and they are gorgeous. Also, each one is meant to be a color activity, but my daughter just wants the stickers 😆.
I have always loved Hello Kitty and Sanrio in general, so I’m enjoying the calendar as much as my daughter is.
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