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Outlaw Mom Galileo Summer Camp Review

{Review} Galileo Summer Camp

Planning my kids’ summer camp schedule is one of my least favorite things to do as a working mom. There are so many choices and it’s hard to know whether a camp is the right fit for your child and what to do if it’s not. Luckily we hit the jackpot with Galileo Summer Camp for our […]

Outlaw Mom Elmers Boredom Busters

Independence Building Boredom Busters

In our house there are a few “bad” words that the kids are absolutely and completely forbidden to say, like “I hate,” “I can’t,” and “I’m bored.” But that doesn’t mean they don’t ever say say it – in other creative ways – or feel that way when we don’t have scheduled activities. How do […]

Outlaw Mom Halloween

{Review} Amazon Prime Now

The joke around here is that our house could double as a shipping facility with all the packages continuously coming in and going out. But after heading back to work full-time, the freedom to shop in person just isn’t a luxury I enjoy anymore, so I am completely unapologetic about my dependency on online shopping and […]

DIY Batik Shirts with Glue for Kids

Glue Resist Batik T-Shirts

If you thought DIY Batik Shirts were difficult to make – like I did before we tried this new activity – you are so wrong! Making Glue Resist Batik T-Shirts is actually super easy, super fun, and super cheap, especially if you already have glue and painting supplies handy. This is the perfect weekend activity you can […]

Memory Box

DIY Memory Box Display

We just returned from one of our summer vacations and oh how much we will miss the good times together. To capture our memories, one of the things we do is a bedtime ritual called, “Review the Holiday,” where we recount the highlights of our vacation. A hands-on way to cement our happy memories is with […]

Summer and Rainy Day Activities for Kids

DIY Board Games for Kids

Hooray for vacation and stay at home days! Well, except for those days when the weather is too hot or too cold to get outside and run off all the extra energy from being cooped up. Even though we rotate toys – I hide stuffed animals in the attic and store birthday and holiday gifts in […]

DIY Small World Town for Kids

Easy Homemade Play Town

Glitter, upcycling, and independent play: these are a few of my favorite things. When we received a box brimming with Glitter Glue, Painters Markers, School Glue and Glue Sticks from Elmer’s last weekend, I knew EXACTLY what we would do – get our craft on and create a homemade play town with items straight from […]

Disneyland with Preschoolers

Top Ten Tips For Disneyland With Preschoolers

After our maiden voyage to Disneyland was such a magical success, we can’t wait to visit again. Short and sweet, here are our Top Ten Tips for Disneyland With Preschoolers. Don’t forget to check out our detailed post on Planning for Disneyland with Preschoolers, with tips on when to visit the park, what attractions not to […]

Disneyland With Four Year Old

Planning for Disneyland with Preschoolers

Disneyland is truly the happiest place on Earth. I hadn’t visited the park since 1987, so I was excited to take the kids (4 and 5 years old) on their maiden voyage, but I had no idea how absolutely magical the experience would be. Watching the children’s hearts nearly explode with joy was the best part […]

Outlaw Mom Preschool Math

Easy Kitchen Math: Counting By Tens

Keeping the kids occupied (meaning, not putting them in front of the TV and making sure they’re safe and not killing one another) while we prep dinner is sometimes challenging for us. A fun way to turn what can be a difficult time into an opportunity for learning is this simple Counting by Tens math […]

  • Outlaw Mom Galileo Summer Camp Review{Review} Galileo Summer Camp
  • Outlaw Mom Elmers Boredom BustersIndependence Building Boredom Busters
  • Outlaw Mom Halloween{Review} Amazon Prime Now
  • DIY Batik Shirts with Glue for KidsGlue Resist Batik T-Shirts
  • Memory BoxDIY Memory Box Display
  • Summer and Rainy Day Activities for KidsDIY Board Games for Kids
  • DIY Small World Town for KidsEasy Homemade Play Town
  • Disneyland with PreschoolersTop Ten Tips For Disneyland With Preschoolers
  • Disneyland With Four Year OldPlanning for Disneyland with Preschoolers
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Fancy Chocolate Cake

Today I’m sharing a quick and dirty way to fancy up a regular old store bought box of cake mix

Halloween Treats: Easy Oreo Spiders

Boo! Here’s an eensy weensy super easy Halloween Treat that you and your kids can make togethe

{Bake} Quick Fourth of July Recipe: Red, White & Blue Cupcakes

Another Fourth of July quickie for you today: Red, White & Blue Cupcakes! All you need is box mi

{Bake} Two Easy Extra Special Everyday Desserts

* * * The longer I am a parent, the more I realize that I truly am a party girl. Not in the

{Bake} Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

The other day while Sam napped, Jane and I were watching a bit of “What Will Martha Teach Us T

{Bake} Buttery Brown Sugar Blondies

Now, of course I like my baked goods, but this Blondie recipe was a bit too much for my tastebuds. I

{Bake} St. Patrick’s Day | Homemade Marshmallows

Jane and Hubby love marshmallows. Not quite sure why, but I was more than happy to indulge them if

{Bake} Twelve Tasty St. Patrick’s Day Treats

It’s March! Time to start thinking about St. Patrick’s Day activities and treats. Ev

{Bake} Salted Chocolate Truffle Brownie Balls

If you’ve been reading along, you know that these are really called Chocolate Salty Balls, but

{Bake} Stained Glass Cookies

For How to Nest for Less’ Valentine’s Day Craft Series, I shared the recipe for our Stai

{Celebrate} Valentine’s Day | Stained Glass Heart Cookies

I’m so excited to be a part of the Valentine’s Day Craft Series hosted by Erin at How to

{Bake} Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

This Old Fashioned Apple Crisp was one of the yummiest desserts I’ve made. We served it in i

{Bake} Milk Caramels #SmartFinalSupportsSoCalSchools #CBias

It’s safe to say I’m a bit caramel obsessed. Who can resist the ooey, gooey goodness o

{Bake} Eggnog Cranberry Cookies

It’s time for The Improv Cooking Challenge with Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker again!

{Bake} Caramel Frosting Brownie Sandwiches

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities

{Bake} Salted Double Peppermint Bark

Remember this peppermint latte I made with my Simple Peppermint Syrup last weekend? Well, I went a

{Celebrate} Homemade For The Holidays | Simple Peppermint Syrup (And A Giveaway) #PeetsCoffee #CBias

Well, you know that all of our holiday gifts are going to be homemade this year, and you know that I

{Bake} Caramelized Upside Down Pear Tarte Tatin

Thank you to California Grown for encouraging me to connect with California growers and encouraging

{Bake} Ginger Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

I’m so excited to be taking The Improv Cooking Challenge with Frugal Antics of a Harried Homem

Sugar Sugar Recipe Book Giveaway

When the recipe book Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has a Story arrived at my doorstep, I couldn’

{Bake} Easy Shortbread Family Cookies

We visited one of my friends and her sweet newborn baby girl this week and brought these shortbread

{Bake} Ten Minute Meals | Pasta Frijole

Sometimes I seriously struggle with getting dinner on the table for Hubby and the kids. While Sam

{Celebrate} Candy-Filled Halloween Eggs

I have my flaming orange waist-length wig and witch’s garb and am so ready to hit the streets

{Bake} Homemade Halloween Caramel Popcorn

With all the scary movies you’re watching this week, I’m sure you’ll need a sweet

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom (TM)’s Apple Crumble Cheesecake With Caramel Sauce

I’m so excited to be taking The Improv Cooking Challenge with Lady Behind the Curtain this mon

{Bake} Homemade Halloween Candy Inspiration

Raise your hand if you love Pinterest as much as I do! Since I posted our baking experiment for this

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom(TM)’s Halloween Candy Corn Rice Krispies Treats and Cocoa Krispies Biscuits

The Halloween fun never stops around here! We’ve done the pumpkin patch, made some fall cook

{Bake} Tips for Decorating Cookies with Royal Icing

Fall is undoubtedly my favorite season. It marks the start of school, four-inch thick fall lookboo

CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love All Things Missoni

This week, I’m loving all things inspired by the master of zigzag – Missoni – like

{Bake} Weetabix Banana Muffins

What do you do with three very ripe bananas soon to turn to mush, a baking crazed toddler and her We

{Bake} No Fail Gourmet Brown Sugar Fudge

The recipe is from Gourmet, so that’s the obvious reason it’s no fail. The other reason

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom (TM)’s Easy Frozen Berry Summer Smoothie

It still feels like summer around here, so we’re still outside concocting refreshing ways to b

{Bake} Chocolate Drizzled Rice Krispies Circles

There are so many ways to do Rice Krispie Treats (like these Shamrock Rice Krispies Treats we made

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom(TM)’s No Bake Oreo Truffle Cake

For J’s birthday, I wanted to create something Oreo-ish since we were having dinner at a resta

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom’s Gingerbread Sweetheart Mini Cakes and Cake Balls

E & C are getting married! To celebrate, Jane and I made them Gingerbread Sweetheart Cakes. The

{Bake} White Wine Summer Fruit Sangria

A refreshing alternative to sweet, syrupy red wine sangria: {Auntie C’s White Wine Summer Frui

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom’s Red, White and Blue Cake Balls

Happy 4th of July! This year we’ll be celebrating with these red velvet, white chocolate and

{Bake} Fourth of July | The Outlaw Mom’s Coconut Sprinkle Strawberries

It’s already the first day of the three-day Fourth of July weekend, and I’ve only gotten

CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love Patriotic Treats for the Fourth of July

This week I’m loving all the fabulous patriotic treats for celebrating the Fourth of July: {Im

{Bake} The Outlaw Mom’s Truffle Brownie S’More Pops

For Father’s Day this year, I wanted to come up with a dessert that incorporated a few of Hubb

CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Crave Homemade Pop Tarts

This week I’m craving homemade pop tarts, like these Nutella-filled ones from Buns In My Oven

{Bake} Before The Rainbow | Striped Cake Experiment

It’s raining, it’s pouring, and we’re busy baking! If you’ve been reading, y

{Bake} Delphinium Dollop Chocolate Cake Balls

Sometimes cake pops can be too time-consuming and labor intensive. Sometimes a treat on a stick &#

{Bake} Confetti Cake Pops and Easy Ribbon Box

Since my first shot at the cake pop, I’ve been busy trying to perfect my technique. I took

{Celebrate} Candy-Filled Easter Eggs

All the cracking, bashing and crunching made these by far and away the most exciting springtime acti

{Celebrate} The Rise of Spring: Easter Craft & Baking Recap

I’ve always looked forward to back-to-school sales in early August, which mark the imminent st

{Bake} Meyer Madness Part III | Strawberry-Filled Meyer Mint Mini Cakes

. . . and for the finale . . . What better way to celebrate the last of our Meyer lemon stash and

{Bake} Meyer Madness Part II | Lemon Bars, Iced Lemon Cookies and Lemon Sorbet

The madness continues with lemon bars, lemon sorbet and iced lemon cookies! In Part I, Jane had a bi

{Bake} Meyer Madness Part I | Toddler Turbinado Lemonade and Crunchy Lemon Sugar Cookies

I lied to Jane before bedtime – saying that we would make lemonade when she woke up in the mor

{Bake} First Shot at the Cake Pop

Move over cupcakes, here come the cake pops! I tasted my first moist bite of this confectionery craz

 

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