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Tag: Donna Erickson

PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make fireplace firestarters with recycled candles

PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make fireplace firestarters with recycled candles

— January 11, 2018

Sometimes, as I’m pulling candle stubs and melted wax from candlesticks and votive holders at the end of the holidays or a birthday party, I think about how another celebration has…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make holiday cleanup family time

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make holiday cleanup family time

    — January 4, 2018

    It feels anticlimactic: Eating the last of heated-up holiday leftovers, taking down the Christmas tree and hauling tattered boxes overflowing with decorations up to the attic or down…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: African peanut stew with chicken

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: African peanut stew with chicken

    — December 21, 2017

    This easy-to-prepare chicken peanut stew is an adaptation of a delicious dish I enjoyed during my trip to the Ubangi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. Served in…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Potato latkes (potato pancakes) for Hanukkah and year-round

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Potato latkes (potato pancakes) for Hanukkah and year-round

    — December 7, 2017

    “When the calendar turns to December, we’re a blended family as far as holiday traditions go,” said professional caterer and mom, Carole Blumenberg Garrigos. Her husband was born…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make a simple French ‘chocolate mousse’ in a blender

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make a simple French ‘chocolate mousse’ in a blender

    — November 23, 2017

    French-born Nicole Winters enjoys telling the story of serving her favorite chocolate dessert from her childhood at a Christmas party gathering of over 20 friends and family. When her…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Share a story waiting to be told

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Share a story waiting to be told

    — December 28, 2017

    “Tell me another story about your sled dogs … didn’t they get cold feet?” Ten-year-old Aubrie Odeyemi was full of questions as cousin Mary shared the adventures of her incredible…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make look-alike polar fleece scarves for cozy winter days

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make look-alike polar fleece scarves for cozy winter days

    — December 14, 2017

    Be warm and feel cozy with easy, no-sew polar fleece scarves. Make one for each member of the family — including your dog! — in the same plaid or pattern, and you’ll be dressed…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make ‘pine tree’ votive candleholders

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make ‘pine tree’ votive candleholders

    — November 30, 2017

    Creative time also can be vocabulary-building time when your kids learn how to say and spell “arborvitae.” Check it out online or, depending on where you live, take a walk together…

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