Another busy week in Birmingham! We love this time of year because there on SO many things to do, it’s hard to choose! We’re gearing up for Earth Day so there are several celebrations happening including the annual Auntie Litter Parade at Kelly Ingram Park. McWane Science Center and the Birmingham...

Beginning on April 16th, My Green Birmingham will launch a 7-day Plastic Challenge encouraging a community wide reduction in everyday plastic use. Plastic contributes to a great variety of significant threats to many different aspects of life and to our environment. These issues range from significant...

Summer will be here before you know and registration is going on now for Camps happening in and around the Birmingham Area. So, figure out which one catches your attention and sign little Junior up before the spots are gone! Acting Out! Preforming Arts Academy Summer Movie Camp - We’re teaming...

Paint the Town Red is back this weekend celebrating it’s 4th year! The blank brick walls and windows of 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham’s Loft District will be transformed into stunning digitally created art: graphic art, digital photography and digital animated shorts… all projected. Paint...

If you can’t seem to get enough of Katniss Everdeen, try some of these series that are supposed to satisfy the pickiest HG fan! 1.  Gone, by Michael Grant (Most agree this is the best fit) Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops,...

Kindergarten is coming. Registration for this fall has already started for many schools and there just isn’t anything you can do but put on a brave face, and make sure you get your child as ready as possible. You know your munchkin better than anyone. You probably have an idea of whether or not...

We hope you all are having a wonderful Easter Weekend filled with fun and family time! You can always tell when Spring arrives in the Magic City, there’s never a shortage of things to do, especially on the weekends! Festivals are heating up starting with Mt Laurel Spring Festival, and Pepper Place...

We’ve all heard about being gluten-free. It can be a way of living for people suffering from Celiac Disease, and it’s even become a hyped up diet in Hollywood. What is gluten? It’s a sticky protein found in grass-related grains like wheat, rye, and barley. If you’re gassy, bloated,...

A mothers work is never done. And it’s so true what they say, when the kids are quiet, you better go check on them, they’re up to no good!    

Image from Bakerella We love pancakes in this family. But what I don’t love is serving them hot off the griddle for a hungry group waiting at the table, and missing out on sitting down with them while I cook up a big stack. So, I went in search of a solution and I came up with, The Puffin. It’s...