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Tips and Tricks to get Crafty with the kids and a Build-A-Bear $40 Giveaway!

October 17, 2014 by Melissa Chapman 47 Comments

Congrats to our winner Jill F.! If you find yourself in the midst of a rainy weekend, and yes we've had our fair share of stormy weather, what's a parent and child to do when being in the glorious outdoor sunshine is just not an option? The first thing we always do as a family is HEAD STRAIGHT TO Build-A-Bear Workshop! Creating their very own stuffed pals at Build-A-Bear is no ordinary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured, Kid Gear, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: Build-A-Bear, Get crafty with kids, indoor activities for kids, Melissa Chapman, rainy day activities, the Staten Island Family, The Staten Island Mall

Fun with Ordinary Objects: All you need is a Paper, Spoon and Paper Towel Roll

October 7, 2014 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

So this past weekend was Yom Kippur and not only was it a chance for my kids and I to reflect on the past year and ask forgiveness from a higher power- but it was also an opportunity for us to try and reassess our current lives and see where and how we could make improvements as individuals and as a family. One thing I took away from a day spent without a LICK of technology- a day immersed in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: All you need is a Paper, Fun with Ordinary Objects, Spoon and Paper Towel Roll, unplugged parenting, unplugged play with your kids

Switch up your HairStyle in Seconds with Secret Extensions

October 1, 2014 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

Whether you may know this or not- I got a Brazilian (yes I told everyone I got one of them and they all thought I was referring to a Brazilian on my naughty parts!) But alas no I actually got a Brazilian Blowout- which cost me a FORTUNE and will only lasted about four months at which point I decided I couldn’t  possibly go back to the salon and fork over another king’s ransom worth of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion and Beauty, Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: Beauty tips, Blonde Ambition, fashion and style, Melissa Chapman, Secret Extensions

Living in New York City you Need to Arm Yourself with P&G Products To Stay #NYTough

September 29, 2014 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

Living in NYC, requires a certain level of mental toughness. Like for instance, when you are riding the subway you learn how to be morph into a BRITISH PALACE GUARD and keep still as can be so that homeless guy who is about to talk to you keeps on moving. Or  after embarking from said subway, and smelling like the guy who was crammed up next to you in that packed subway car- and feeling like you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion and Beauty, Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: #NYTough, Marlon Wayans, New York City, P&G Products

Get the Look: Burt’s Bees and Steven Alan in New York Fashion Week and a MEGA GIVEAWAY!

September 18, 2014 by Melissa Chapman 25 Comments

Congrats to our winner Austin! My 13 year old daughter and I fight over one line of beauty products-- BURT's BEES. I kid you not. Why you ask? Because we both want to go for that dewey, oh-so-natural look which only Burt's Bees can truly deliver. And to be perfectly honest- I love that our shared love for Burt's Bees gets us chatting and playing with makeup-- TOGETHER.  And of course this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Fashion and Beauty, Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: beauty, Burt's Bees, Mother Daughter quality time, New York Fashion Week, parenting your kids, the Staten Island Family

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