Posts filed under ‘Kids in Margaritaville’
Festive Cocktails for Kids–Sophisticated Enough For Grown-Ups, Too
It’s always fun for the kids to have a sophisticated ‘soda’ at a party. It’s also wise to have tasty non-alcoholic drinks as an option for your guests. Read on for some festive, holiday thirst quenchers…
Raspberry Champagne Sparkler
- 1 oz raspberry puree
- 1 oz clear apple juice
- non-alcoholic sparkling wine (such as Martinellis)
Add raspberry puree and apple juice to a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine. Stir and serve.
Christmas Cheer Cocktail
- 1 oz lychee juice
- 1 oz clear apple juice
- 1 oz cranberry juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Let’s Take the Kids: Phantom of the Opera, San Francisco
We went to a 2:00 Sunday matinee of The Phantom of the Opera at San Francisco’s Orpheum theater and all three of my kids were mesmerized! They range in age from 7-12.
Days later the girls are singing in the car, in the kitchen, in the shower…you name it! My 10 year old will all of a sudden come up with a plot question or point and need to discuss it. Then all of the kids will fall into discussion about characters, stage production or costumes. They have Phantom on the brain.
My 7 year old is exceptional about sitting through movies and performances. We accidentally took her to The Secret Life of Bees and she followed the plot without a hitch. You know if your 7 year old has the staying power. My 10 year old daughter is just discovering romance, so it was perfect for her age group.
Great production–powerful and moving. Get your tickets and go as a family–you have until January 4, 2009!
Mom and I Are Going To The Drunk Store…
Last week when I said we were going to stop at the Drug Store, my 6 year old, K3, had to ask me where exactly we were going. I said it again and she said, “The Drug Store? We’re not supposed to do drugs, mom.”
I explained it all to her about why I was referring to Rite Aid as a Drug Store. That showed my age. We might have had to all go home and listen to records or some such thing next.
Today, I was driving with K3 in the car and we were talking on speaker phone to Nana. K3 said, “Nana, we are going to the Drunk Store.”
My mom sure must wonder what we’re doing out here on the west coast with her grandchildren.
