How do we go about doing this? Well, we VOTE!! It’s very easy to do, just click on this link and place your vote for the Most Stylish Mom and then come back everyday and vote to make sure your favorite mom gets through to the next round. There’ll be a new round of voting everyday until the Friday before Mother’s Day – next Friday.

So, put down the phone for voting on American Idol for a couple of weeks and pick up your mouse, because this is serious business. Vote for the Most Stylish Mom in Erie here today!!

I searched and searched for something to bake that the kids could help with and wouldn’t get bored after 15 minutes with and I finally came across this website. The site is a great site as a general rule, but this particular video was right up my alley and exactly what I was looking to do with the kids.

What a break!! We made these cupcakes over the weekend and they came out great…now the only trick is making them last without eating them until tomorrow for school!!

Did you take the kids out to a great restaurant or use a really good contractor for your home repairs?  We want to hear about it.  At erie.allinoneplace.com your opinion matters and it’s worth something too, $100.

Here’s how it works.  Visit erie.allinoneplace.com, review any business and you’re entered.  To find if you’ve won, stop by again the next day and enter your name in the Search box, if you’re the winner you’ll get a present!!  It’s just that easy.  Oh, by the way, everytime you write a review you’ll be entered again, so the more times you review, the more chances you have to win.

We’re doing this for the entire month of April and we want you to win so start reviewing today!!

Introducing, Art Camp for Kids at the Erie Art Museum!! It’s exciting and fun for any kids ages 7-12 and really gets another part of their mind working. From June 22nd-26th your kids will be treated to building sculptures, creating installation environments, fun with storytelling and music and draw designs. It’s going to be a great camp for the kids and sign up has already begun.

Click here to find out more about the camp.

Allinoneplace.com is the place for information about the city of Erie. With a searchable business directory of over 10,000 businesses, allinoneplace.com makes it easy to find the business you’re looking for. With Erie residents reviewing each business you can be sure to find accurate and reliable information on any local business you may be searching to find.

Allinoneplace.com also provides the community with a go-to resource for events. If it’s happening in and around Erie, you’ll find it on the events calendar, right on the homepage at Allinoneplace.com.

Here are some tips to having a successful Easter Egg Hunt.

1.) Don’t use real eggs – trust me, I tried this once before, we missed finding one and then we found it later in the summer, it wasn’t pretty!!

2.) Candy and coins – fill your colorful plastic eggs with candy (if it was my choice it would be jelly beans so I could eat the leftovers) and some coins. A quarter will do the trick. This way when the kids find the egg they’ll shake it, creating more excitement.

3.) Hide them high and hide them low. Low is always easy, to find a hiding spot on the ground, but up high sometimes gets tricky. Tree limbs work well, unless you have real little ones playing. Maybe on a bike seat or the handle of trash bin, those are usually right at eye level.

4.) Take lots of pictures and share them with us here.

Have great fun and remember, it’s as much fun for the kids as it is for you, but since you did all the planning, treat yourself to the leftover candy…YUM!!

Sometimes I’ve found that it’s hard to find the perfect thing to do on a sunny weekend afternoon with the entire family, so that’s why now you can start here.

Each week check back for tips and tricks for things to do with the kids as well as some fun arts and crafts to try when there’s nothing that peeks yours or the kids interest.

I look forward to providing you with some great insight in the happenings of our great city!!