Interested in Making Your Own Wine? Here’s What You Need to Know

June 20, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Making wine is, in theory, a simple process. In a fermentable environment, yeast meets grape juice, after that, it’s just nature being itself. Thousands of years ago, natural yeasts blowing in the breeze settled on a bunch of squished grapes whose juice was pooled in the shadowed bowl of a rock; soon after, a lucky […]

DIY Toy Story Costumes

October 17, 2019.Reading time 17 minutes.

I may not have went to “Infinity and Beyond” to make these costumes, I went to my craft area and I love how these creative costumes came out. Below, you will see fun ways to create a Woody, Buzz and popular character from the latest Toy Story 4 movie, Forky costume.

Spooky Science for Kids

October 14, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Halloween is right around the corner here is a fun science and sensory activity to do with your little ones inspired by Halloween! Spooky expanding ghost experiment using a balloon, baking soda and vinegar. Kids drop the baking soda into the vinegar filled water bottle and watch the magic happen.

Food for Thought DIY Costumes- seen on News 12 Long Island

October 10, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Why do I call these costumes food for thought? Because they are fun & easy costumes to make & wear that all have a food related item as part of the costume. At first glance you might not recognize the pun but, once you put the two parts of the costume together you will LOL […]

Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies

June 14, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A clean eating cookie recipe that we just love! This cookie is so yummy and naturally sweet because of the sweet potato and has a little spice to it thanks to the turmeric.

Shadow Drawings

June 10, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Today the girls and I were talking about shadows. Do you know what time of day your shadow is its tallest? (Hint: it happens twice a day)

Valentine’s Day Fun for Kids (featured on News 12 Long Island)

February 6, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

We have some really fun and cute ideas to enjoy Valentine’s Day with the kids. Whether you are looking for a cute gift idea, activity or a treat we have fun ways to get crafty. News 12’s Elizabeth Hashagen and Elisa DiStefano met with me, Anne Caminiti to talk Valentine’s Day themed crafts to do […]

Inexpensive DIY Costumes – News 12 Long Island

October 15, 2018.Reading time 18 minutes.

We are getting crafty for Halloween with some fun DIY costumes that we hope you get inspired by to make your own costumes this Halloween. Elizabeth Hashagen and Anne Caminiti (Momee Friends of Long Island) show you how to make your own costumes with items around your home and that are inexpensive to create and […]

Kwik Stix

October 7, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

We love Kwik Stix from The Pencil Grip because it is a tempera paint that dries in 90 seconds! Yes, 90 seconds. How awesome is that? We tested it out and wanted to show you how awesome these really are.

DIY Pumpkin Playdough

October 5, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I love to use items I already have in my pantry to make something the kids can play with and that will be a great sensory activity. It is Fall and we love the smell of pumpkin. I tried a few recipes and this recipe worked best to make a pumpkin play dough. Best thing […]