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Looking for ideas for family activities to do with our 15 and 18 yo teens. Starting now we are all off until January 6 and since we are not traveling this year we have plenty of time (but little money) and hoping to stave off all our incesisent cell phone and gaming addiction. I have one...
I am looking for a real bearded Santa for my kids this year. They are close to not believing and last year's obviously not real Santa was a problem. I need a great Santa. My preference is a Santa brunch type thing but I'm open to anything as long as the Santa is top notch. Any ideas? Macy's San...
Would anyone be interested in providing holiday gifts for a family in need this holiday season? My organization still has about 15 local families in need of volunteer Santas. There is no set dollar limit and gifts may be delivered in person or sent directly from Amazon, Target, etc. Please message m...
I am thinking of bringing our eldest daughter (7.5) to the nutcracker for the first time. I was thinking of doing the lyric opera house one, but then saw that there is one at the Atheneum too? I love the idea of the orchestra downtown, but we live in Lincoln Park and the Atheneum is super easy. I...
Has anyone heard when the Target one-day gift card sale will be this year? In the past, it's been on the first Sunday of December. It's the one where you can get Target gift cards worth up to $300 total for 10% off. I've searched online for information but haven't seen anything about it yet....
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As a mom to a boisterous four-year-old girl, I am always looking for ways to entertain her and keep her busy. That's why I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to take my daughter, Clarke, to see The Nutcracker for the very first time this year. Clarke has been captivated recently with dance...
