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Back to School: “Three Interesting Things” – Talking to Your Kids About Their Day

September 1, 2014 / education, Legacy, September / By Anna Mae

“How was school?” — “Fine” “What happened today?” — “Nothing” Does the above conversation sound familiar? It is one that my daughter and I would repeat almost daily when she started preschool and into Kindergarten and First Grade. Invariably, she’d remember something to tell us at dinner or I’d hear about something from another parent […]

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AAHOM’s H2Oh! Is a Huge Hit!

July 14, 2014 / elementary, family, indoor, Kerrytown, museum, Preschoolers, Reviews, timeless, Toddlers, tweens / By Anna Mae

“AWESOME! AWESOME!! AWESOME!!!” was my daughter’s exclamation as we entered the first floor of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum for the first time since H2Oh! exhibit opened. Her eyes lit up with excitement as she ran around the different parts of the exhibit before pausing to play with any of it. As a preschooler my daughter loved

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Mixed Berry Agua Fresca

June 9, 2014 / August, July, June, May, recipes, September / By Anna Mae

When shopping at Meijer today, I was influenced by the great prices they had on berries to make a Mixed Berry Agua Fresca. Last week I was inspired by Lena’s Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca at Taste of Ann Arbor to create my own version of Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca. I loved having it in the

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No More Coming Home to a Dark House – My Favorite Christmas Present

January 29, 2014 / Legacy, timeless, Uncategorized / By Anna Mae

How many times have you been out later than expected and come home to a dark house? Have you ever worried that you left the iron on? I am always forgetting to leave the lights on, especially in winter when it gets dark early especially now that my daughter is involved in more after-school activities.

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Holiday Classics Film Series: Miracle on 34th Street at Michigan Theater Review

December 9, 2013 / Christmas, December, Legacy, Movies / By Anna Mae

Do you know that each Sunday in December the Michigan Theater is running the Holiday Film Classics Series. Films are shown FREE of charge in the main theater. Yesterday they were playing Miracle on 34th Street which is one of my favorite classic Christmas movies, so I decided to take my almost 8 year old

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Christmas Countdown Craft: Tri-Bead Ornaments

December 4, 2013 / Christmas, crafts, December, Legacy, November / By Anna Mae

My daughter was thrilled when I suggested that we make Candy Cane bead ornaments for our second day of Christmas activity. We had made these several times when she was younger. I love making bead ornaments, in part because I remember making them when I was a child. As a matter of fact, when I

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Niagara Falls Trip Overview

December 3, 2013 / Legacy, timeless, Travel, Travel Thursday / By Anna Mae

This post was originally posted on my Fun With Your Kid site. I have consolidated the content into Ann Arbor with Kids. In August we spent a weekend in Toronto followed by three nights in Niagara Falls, ON. In Niagara Falls, you will find a variety of activities – Falls related activities, “tourist-trap kitsch”, Fallsview

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Fallsview Indoor Water Park & Falls Avenue Resorts

December 1, 2013 / Legacy, timeless, Travel, Travel Thursday / By Anna Mae

This post was originally published on my Fun with Your Kid Blog in 2013. I have consolidated the content onto Ann Arbor with Kids. In August, we spent three nights in Niagara Falls. When we were planning our trip, one of my friends mentioned they had stayed at the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark. I knew that

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Kids Book Series Review: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt

November 22, 2013 / Legacy, Reviews, sponsored, timeless / By Anna Mae

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. My daughter loves reading and is a fairly advanced reader for her age (2nd grade). When I was presented with the opportunity to participate in a campaign for an adventure/travel series of books,

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UM Women’s Soccer Game Review

November 3, 2013 / Legacy, October, September / By Anna Mae

This evening my daughter’s Rec & Ed soccer team had their team party and then went to a University of Michigan women’s soccer game. This was our first time attending a UM soccer game. Tickets are typically $8 for chairbacks, $7 for general admission for adults, and $5 for children’s general admission. However, they frequently

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