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10 Tips to Get your Kids in the Kitchen and Make Healthy Food FUN

August 25, 2020 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Weight Watchers No Bake Energy Bites

I am fully aware of my shortcomings as a person... I CANNOT COOK. There I've said it. I've put it out into the universe. As a mother and a woman, I've always felt the sense that the ability to be able to whip up a sumptuous meal that would satiate and nourish my family's collective bellies, was a MASSIVE internal flaw of mine. It made me less of a nurturing parent; my kids will not have those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Delicious Recipes, Featured Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Getting your kids to eat healthy foods, Melissa Chapman, parenting your kids, raising kids, Staten Island weekend activities for families, the Staten Island Family

Tips for Unplugged Play: The Ultimate in Quality Family Time

February 28, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 22 Comments

Tips for Unplugged Play: The Ultimate in Quality Family Time

Like all parents I'm intent on providing my children with every possible recreational opportunity; I've done the kiddie gym, music and movement classes and even splurged on high-tech gadgets and games. And more than ever I am ready to institute these Tips for Unplugged Play: The Ultimate in Quality Family Time.  I have had occasional lingering thoughts about instituting more old-fashioned … [Read more...]

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Jump into Fall and enjoy OUTDOOR Staten Island Family Fun

October 8, 2012 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Let me preface everything I write by saying: I could never have survived both of my children's infancies and toddlerhoods without disposable diapers. I use plastic bags by the dozen on a daily basis, and I'd likely choose going to the movies over taking a hike in the forest. But I've also become incredibly anxious ever since I saw the documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," about the seriousness … [Read more...]

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Get your kids outdoors; it’s easier than you think!

May 7, 2012 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

I am a foodie- insofar as I see food and I eat it. I can't comprehend these women who claim they forget to eat meals, as I can assure you I have never- nor will I ever forget to eat one of those coveted three squares a day. While I have one kid- who when offered ice cream or cake declines ( I honestly don't know how I could've sprung such an offspring from my womb) I have another who is more than … [Read more...]

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Our favorite events this weekend on Staten Island

October 13, 2011 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Like many parents, I feel like I am on this constant, never-ending multi-tasking treadmill--sound familiar?! And in the process of getting so utterly swept up in the minutiae of dishes, laundry, brushing teeth--(my six-year-old just had three cavities filled) dinnertime, my dog, e-mails and the list goes on I often forget the reason behind my actions...who the heck I'm scurrying around for! And … [Read more...]

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