Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in new orleans, LA

Best Bet: Crazy Hair Day

by Kelly Leahy

May 07, 2009

Mother's Day weekend is coming up, I'm hoping that the Moms out there won't have to do too much planning for Sunday at the very least. If you are looking for tips for Mother's Day activities to impress the mother of your children, I won't be much help. My ideal Mother's Day would be to spend the day at home while my husband did something special with the kids leaving me in peace and quiet with my much neglected pets. [Don't tell him that :) ] 

There is one activity this weekend at the Louisiana Children's Museum that caught my eye: Crazy Hair Day. The museum invites young ones to spike, crimp, straighten, or curl their hair and enter the Crazy Hair Contest (what else?!). There will also be wig making and paperdolls available to children to try out their wacky dos before taking the plunge.

This all takes place Friday, May 8th from 11 am until 3 pm. Cost is merely the regular price of admission and members get in for free.

How to cultivate the tiniest green thumb

by Kelly Leahy

May 19, 2008

Our growing season is very long here in the Crescent City which means there is plenty of time to kill a great number of plants off ... at least that's what I tend to do. This year, however, I am turning over a new leaf (ha ha) and trying to not only start but maintain a couple of window boxes and a container garden with the help of my eldest daughter. It's a lot for me to take on given my  Read more...