Macaroni Kid Northside Chicago

09/06/2024

Valid point...

07/06/2024

Ugh...

07/06/2024

A night to remember for centuries when you watch Fall Out Boy performing from Madison Square Garden in NYC on their So Much For (2our) Dust tour exclusively on Veeps. Best part? Tuck the kids in bed and tune in from home. The easiest way to relive your youth. Get Veeps & tune in June 7 >> https://veeps.events/fob2024

06/06/2024

Looking for an enriching family-friendly activity on Saturday, June 15? Come to the Ravinia Festival to see a hip hop, funk, and rock mash-up with Divi Roxx Kids! This eclectic bass player has toured with Beyoncé and Victor Wooten, to name a few, and is onstage for Ravinia’s Kids Concert Series 🎵
Tickets and More!
https://www.ravinia.org/Online/Article/061524-DiviRoxxKids

06/06/2024

🍩 Rise and Glaze! It's National Donut Day tomorrow and we've got all these sweetest deals in town for you.

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05/06/2024

🎉 Dad-tastic Fun Alert! Celebrate Father's Day with our FREE Dadlibs printable and make Father's Day extra special!

Head to MacaroniKID.com to get your FREE printable today.

05/06/2024

All the feels...

04/06/2024

School's out for summer! Celebrate with a sweet treat!
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Bartleby’s Ice Cream Cakes Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets Crumbl Cookies Culver's Nothing Bundt Cakes

03/06/2024

Yep...

02/06/2024

Goals...

01/06/2024

The Enigmatist was incredible! Perfect for teens, especially those into magic, puzzle solving, or math. It was very funny and entertaining. My mind was blown! https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/the-enigmatist/ Chicago Shakespeare Theater

“Breathtaking as a Houdini escape” (LA Times). Take part in an immersive night of puzzles and illusion from David Kwong.

31/05/2024

The worst...

31/05/2024

Get ready to release your kids' inner artist with ... MUD. They'll be shocked you came up with it!🖌️

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30/05/2024

When kids’ unfiltered truth bombs in public make you want to crawl into a hole and hide…😂

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29/05/2024

100%...

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28/05/2024

Congrats to Jessica Murphy and Christine Krogmann on winning a free week of Annie Jr. camp with Corella Productions. Jessica won by random draw, and Christine won by making the most referrals. Summer camp is sold out, but check out the shows planned for the Fall https://www.corellaproductions.com/copy-of-enrollment

28/05/2024

Viva la vida when you catch Coldplay’s Music of The Spheres World Tour: Live at River Plate in Buenos Aires streaming on Veeps. It’s the adventure of a lifetime without leaving the couch or hiring a babysitter. Get Veeps & watch now >> https://veeps.events/Coldplay2024

27/05/2024

100%...

26/05/2024

Still worth it...

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26/05/2024

Yesterday at my high school senior’s awards ceremony, I sat behind another senior mom I’ve known since our kids were in elementary. She was sitting next to her mom.

I knew it was her mom, because over all the years since our kids were small, I’ve seen this mom’s mom at lots of these events. I’ve also seen her—this grandmother, this mom of an adult child—at the grocery store with her grandkids but without her daughter. I know—because my fellow senior mom has told me so—that her mom fills in a lot of gaps and takes care of some things so that her grown child can do her demanding away-from-home job and do it well.

And the other day, I saw a post from a different mom, thanking her own mom for being there for her kids and her family…again, to fill in some gaps.

Given the chance, this is the kind of mom I hope to be for my grown children. I hope to come alongside them sometimes and smooth out some rough edges. I’m not going to be out in front, leading the way as I used to be when I was the mom in charge. But I can sometimes sit or stand next to my children or walk a few steps behind, following their lead.

I’d be privileged to be the third or fourth emergency contact on school or health forms. I’d be glad to hang out at my working kids’ houses to let the furnace repair guy in. I’d be thrilled to pick up one grandchild from one place while my own child is picking up another someplace else. If there’s an extra ticket to some ceremonial moment, it would be my huge honor to be offered it and to take it.

I’m not sure where it says that when our kids hit age 18 or 21 (or 50), they’re not supposed to need us anymore…that in order to be successful, they have to be able to function fully without us, leaving us to just show up for Mother’s Day or the occasional big event.
Needing each other as adults isn’t being dependent; it’s being human.

And so if someday, I can do what the older mom I saw in that darkened auditorium has done—the same one I’ve sometimes seen pushing her grandchildren in grocery carts around a fluorescent-lighted grocery store—and come alongside my big kids in the years ahead of us, that’s a place I’ll be only too glad to be.

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24/05/2024

We tried...

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24/05/2024

Finding something kids and parents can agree on doesn’t have to be hard. Macaroni KID moms found swimwear and summer styles for their families at Lands' End and everyone’s smiling.

Kids love the bright, comfortable clothes, parents appreciate the high quality and affordable prices. Showing up to the pool with the cutest kids on the block has never been easier.

Find all the summer clothes your crew needs and save 50% off your order of kids' products with code MACARONI at Lands’ End today >> https://www.landsend.com/shop/kids/S-xec-xe4

23/05/2024

23/05/2024

The easiest way to get kids active? Make it a game. Sync up the step trackers and launch a family step challenge. Grab this guide that’ll give you the tips you need to have your family hitting the trail in no time. https://vz.to/mackdstepchllng

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22/05/2024

So stressful...

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22/05/2024

Wasn't sure how the adaptation to a musical would be, but it was fantastic. Very funny and great music. Broadway In Chicago

22/05/2024

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21/05/2024

Prioritize your child's well-being with open dialogue about mental health. 💬 Read on to learn how to start the conversation today.

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