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Alamo City Moms exists to support and connect moms both online and offline, provide information via a central resource on raising a family in the San Antonio area, as well as a platform for local moms...
Recently, my husband was away for the week, so I decided to spend my evenings crossing off a few of the tasks that I had shelved because… well, we are in the thick of the terrible twos, and after...
There are a LOT of anecdotes out there about public schools. Some good, some not so good. As a former teacher and dyslexia therapist, and current educational advocate, I completely understand the frustration that many parents feel when it...
The topic that often gets me emotional is kindergarten readiness. Should I immediately send my son to kindergarten, or give him one more year to roam the wild frontier of childhood? As a parent of a 4-year-old boy, this...
One of my favorite times of the year is the moment that summer seasonal items transitions to pencils, notebook paper, and folders. OH MY! School supply lists have been donning the aisles of Walmart and Target since late June,...
Back to school time and school supplies go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly - but the cost of supplies does not leave us with the same warm, fuzzy feelings of that nostalgic sandwich. Here are some...
We're just around the corner from the much anticipated return to school. Although you may be excited to have a sense of "normalcy" in your home again, you may also be dreading the amount of work it takes to...
Now that I think about it, I can't remember the conversations, decisions, or even the exact moment I decided to take the necessary steps to return to school. Oddly enough, that's how we got here - thoughts that usually...
Depending on your kiddo, summer reading can be a chore. Not sure how to flip the page and get your children into reading? Free summer reading programs can keep kids turning pages—and earning rewards. Using a free summer reading...
The San Antonio area encompasses so many school districts, and each school district calendar is a little different. Many of these school calendars will continue to change as plans evolve for the 2023–2024 school year. Please check the calendars...
Summer is upon us, and the name of the game is, "Keep the Kids Occupied." Many schools send home reading tasks but reading should be for fun, too. The public libraries in the Alamo City and surrounding areas provide...
Our "I Am a San Antonio Mom" series spotlights local moms and how they approach motherhood. We're turning the tables on KSAT-12's Courtney Friedman, asking her a few questions about how she makes motherhood work as a busy journalist.
The...
I’ll admit that I’d lived in San Antonio for five years before venturing to the city’s botanical garden for the first time, which I now know to be a real oversight.
Located at 555 Funston Place, the garden spans some...
With summer just around the corner, you're likely making lists of all the fun things you want to do with the kids—from crafts and DIY projects to planning day trips in and around town. Many of us go into...
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MTFBWY – Decoding Star Wars
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
Well not that long ago, and not really that far away, a youngling watched Star...
