Christmas

It’s the season of giving! It’s the perfect time to get involved with a local charity that touches your heart, and maybe your kids can get involved, too. Volunteering can be a great way for your whole family to...

I didn’t grow up with a large number of holiday traditions, but the ones we had as a family were solid and still hold up today. Our daughter was born a week before Thanksgiving last year, so we were...

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, “We’ll just wing it!” I’d be able to pay off my student loans, afford organic produce, and buy everything on page 32 of the Pottery Barn catalog. Whether it’s...

We have nearly 30 writers on the Iowa City Moms team of contributors, and each of us would like to thank you for being part of the Iowa City Moms' #momsquad this year. As our way of saying thank...

It's that time of year again when Santa and his reindeer start making appearances all over the corridor.  We at the Iowa City Moms Blog are good friends with the big man in the red suit, and we just...

As I sit down to write this I am distracted by my giddy excitement for the holidays. I am listening to Christmas music (I recommend the Jack Johnson Holiday station on Pandora), checking my email for the latest holiday promotions,...

Even if the weather outside is frightful, taking a drive to see Christmas lights in the Iowa City area can be the perfect, cozy activity to do with your family during the dark evenings of the holiday season. Get...

It may appear that Christmas tree farms are far and few in existence this holiday season, but I assure you, there will be no need to take an ax to your neighbor’s pine tree — there are many local...

So the Christmas classic goes, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” But, what if home is in multiple places? Home is easy to define when we’re young. It’s family–no matter how they are related or affiliated to you–it’s where...

You probably didn’t know this, but today is an important day in this country. It’s National Bake Cookies Day! How could I have made it 36 years without knowing that there was a national day for this?! So, today, I...