The Wanda Witch Party Roundup Post

Posted by MeckMom on Sep 30, 2010 in Best of MeckMom, Popular Posts: Entertaining, Popular Posts: Free Printables | 3 comments I can tell it’s getting close by the emails coming in…that wonderful time of year when dozens of you readers anonymously invite all your friends to a big party and take on my favorite pseudonym…Wanda D. Witch. I hosted my first Wanda Witch party 10 years ago and I’m still going strong.  We’ve done variations of it in 4 different states.  It’s been the source...
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Keep Top-Rack Dishes in their Place with this Easy Trick

Posted by MeckMom on Sep 28, 2010 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 5 comments If you’ve got little kids, chances are you’ve got a lot of plastic dishes, sippy cups and bottles. As cute and handy as they are, they have this annoying little habit…they love to flip over in the dishwasher. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve pulled out my top-rack to find a bunch of cups and bowls that look like this. Gross. I hate getting splashed with the...
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Friday’s Find – Teach Your Kids US Geography with this Handy iPhone App

Posted by MeckMom on Sep 24, 2010 in Popular Posts: Tech Tips | 3 comments Don’t you just love it when you find ways to help your kids teach themselves?  My fifth grader is studying US geography and they’re focusing on the New England area.  Even I have a hard time telling the tiny New England states apart so I thought I’d look for a good app that could give her a hand.  Little did I know that the app I found would have all three of my school-age...
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‘Cooler’ Cold Lunches Mini-Tip 5

Posted by MeckMom on Sep 23, 2010 in Best of MeckMom | 4 comments We’ve finally made it to the end of the series.  I’m sure you guys are anxious to move on to other topics, but I have one more to share.  It was inspired by an idea I read about in Family Fun Magazine.  This cool lunch tip is probably my kids’ favorite; mostly because it gets them a lot of attention at the lunch table.  Thankfully it’s a cinch for me to create too.  I...
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‘Cooler’ Cold Lunches Mini-Tip 4

Posted by MeckMom on Sep 21, 2010 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 3 comments ‘Cooler’ Cold Lunches Mini-Tip 4: Bring on the Breakfast They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  So why limit it to the morning hours?  My kids love it when I pack breakfast for lunch.  We’ve done bagels, pancakes, yogurt parfaits.  This is one of their favorites… Yep, cold cereal.  Don’t ask me why they think this is so cool, but they love...
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