Category Archives: A Little Bit Crafty

The Best Gifts Of 2018!

2018 Gift Guide! It’s that time of year again! Time for the 2018 Holiday Gift Guide! Let the fun begin to scramble and get it together for the holidays, before all the cool toys sell out.  I’m sorry – I mean – it’s the most magical time of the year! Right? Here at The MintContinue reading “The Best Gifts Of 2018!”

Jewish, Chinese, and Indian HoliDAYS In-A-Box with Days United!

Days United sends monthly boxes teaching kids about different cultures. Learning about different cultures like this is super unique and shows kids that holidays are the glue that keeps us all together. Uniting Cultures By HoliDAYS An ad for Days United recently popped up on my Facebook feed and stopping me in my tracks. BeforeContinue reading “Jewish, Chinese, and Indian HoliDAYS In-A-Box with Days United!”

Create A Super Easy DIY Kid’s Superhero Name Sign

Make a Superhero Name Sign Today! When we decided to bunk our two older kids together in one room I was excited to create a brother/sister superhero lair. We’re very lucky our daughter is into superheroes so the theme was an easy sell. I looked for cool name signs for my son but couldn’t quiteContinue reading “Create A Super Easy DIY Kid’s Superhero Name Sign”

ChipBits for the New Year Welcome to 2018

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. No one needs more pressure. However, I do believe a new year brings renewal, revival and the opportunity to change and improve. ChipBits – if you will for a new year. With that said, at the end of January, I present: The Mint Chip Mama’s 2018 ChipBits (sorry) forContinue reading “ChipBits for the New Year Welcome to 2018”

The Best Gifts of 2017!

2017 Gift Guide #holidaygiftguide #mtholiday Can you believe the holidays are right around the corner? It’s 2017 Holiday Gift Guide time already! Thanksgiving is creeping up quickly and before we know it snow will be falling and presents will be everywhere! I put a lot of time and love into my blog posts and FacebookContinue reading “The Best Gifts of 2017!”

The Crayola Experience In Easton, PA. What A Great Family Day!

@VisitCrayola #VisitCrayola #magicofcolor Who doesn’t love arts & crafts? In my family – from the age of eight months to thirty eight years, we all love creating. Upon booking our first family ski trip to the Poconos, we knew immediately the best place to stop enroute would be the Crayola Experience, in Easton, PA! WeContinue reading “The Crayola Experience In Easton, PA. What A Great Family Day!”

She Said, Shut Up and Play with Me. Now Play With Your Kids!

Play With Your Kids!   As an only child I always longed for someone who wanted to play with me. It didn’t help that the games of the time were I’m Telling and Double Dare – both sibling games. As they sat on my shelf collecting dust, I realized two player games were just notContinue reading “She Said, Shut Up and Play with Me. Now Play With Your Kids!”

Earth Day – The Mint Chip Mama Way! Hey, Hey!

Happy Earth Day! #EarthDay #GlobalCitizen “The Blue Marble” photograph of Earth, taken during the Apollo 17 lunar mission in 1972. For as long as I can remember I have been a water conserving, “you’re going to take that home, right?”, put it in the recycle bin kind of girl. I credit most of this to my hippie mother. SinceContinue reading “Earth Day – The Mint Chip Mama Way! Hey, Hey!”

Chocolate Works: A Snozzberry Right in Garden City

After my kids, Chocolate is one of the great loves of my life. I mean after my kids and my husband… Yes, I said husband. I promise I said husband.   So when you tell me there is a store called Chocolate Works and it is basically a functioning Wonka Willy Wonka & the ChocolateContinue reading “Chocolate Works: A Snozzberry Right in Garden City”

Make Delicious Easy Chocolate Bark – The Perfect Snow Day Activity

Thanks to the inspiration from a junior chef class at Williams-Sonoma we spent our snow day making Chocolate Bark! It was 33.5% easy and 66.5% delicious. Naturally we used Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chips. For toppings you can add in anything. For this first batch we used Mint Oreos. I present to you my lovely assistantContinue reading “Make Delicious Easy Chocolate Bark – The Perfect Snow Day Activity”

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