Category: Featured

Review: Tiny Prints Gets You Back to School

Review: Tiny Prints Gets You Back to School

With a preschooler and a toddler, back-to-school is still taking on meaning. I knew there had to be something I could do to start off the school year. Tiny Prints has the answers.

Pewabic Pottery hosts Family Fun Day Aug. 23

Pewabic Pottery hosts Family Fun Day Aug. 23

Pewabic Potteryin Detroit hosts a Family Fun Day on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Families are invited to Detroit historic pottery-maker from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for demonstrations, activities and tours. The event features many free activities including clay target practice, go-fish for ceramic gold fish and building a clay community. Children are invited to participate [...]

Giveaway and Review: Cutter Insect Repellent helps protect against bugs

Giveaway and Review: Cutter Insect Repellent helps protect against bugs

This might look incredibly disgusting, but it is reality. It is the work of a nasty little bug that lives pretty much everywhere these days, haunting me even in my backyard.

Review and Giveaway: TORN: True Stories of Kids, Careers & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood

Review and Giveaway: TORN: True Stories of Kids, Careers & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood

When I started reading “TORN, True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood,” I was hoping to get some tips from moms like me who juggle a lot of things like work, hobbies, kids, etc. What I actually got was a sense of relief that I am not alone. I started reading [...]

Fab 5 Weekly Bargains – August 19th

Fab 5 Weekly Bargains – August 19th

Hope you are enjoying these last few weeks of summer. Maybe you want to take a end of summer trip to Cedar Point? If so, be sure to check out my coupon for $7 off. Here are a few of my favorites bargains of this week. $10 Credit at Rue La La. Right now through [...]

5 Resources for Finding Family Fun

5 Resources for Finding Family Fun

I need to admit that sometimes, I bite off more than I can chew.  I had the best intentions when I started Project: Staycation Detroit, but life has gotten the best of me.  Between work, embarrassing myself at conferences, the upcoming school year and having two, very active, teen-aged daughters, we have not been able [...]

Shop to Give ‘n Get with the Friendship Circle

Shop to Give ‘n Get with the Friendship Circle

Whether you’re out doing back to school shopping, running errands or want to do a little pampering for yourself, be sure to stop by the stops along Orchard Lake road between August 18th through the 21st, when you can do good at the same time. Participating retailers and services will be donating a portion of [...]

See Transformers Vehicles & Meet Guy Fieri at the Woodward Dream Cruise

See Transformers Vehicles & Meet Guy Fieri at the Woodward Dream Cruise

As part of it’s 100th anniversary, Chevrolet is sponsoring a series of events and activities at this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise.  There’s so much to do and see this year, but the Detroit Mommies top pick is happening at the Birmingham Triangle on August 20th from 8am – 9pm.  This event is sure to be [...]

Fab 5 Weekly Bargains – August 12

Fab 5 Weekly Bargains – August 12

Even though it is early in Michigan for thinking about Back to School that isn’t true for most of the country. If you want to get the best deals on school supplies and clothes now is the time to shop. Here are a few of my favorites bargains of this week. School Supply Sales. Grab [...]

Science is Rock and Roll Airs this Sunday

Science is Rock and Roll Airs this Sunday

The Black Eyed Peas front man/entrepreneur/tech wizard, will.i.am pairs up with inventor/FIRST founder Dean Kamen for “i.am.FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll,” a groundbreaking, one-hour special promoting education, science and technology. The first of its kind, the special takes an inside, up close look at the 20thAnnual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, a worldwide science and robotics K-12 [...]