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Elf on the Shelf Ideas
This story originally appeared on South Houston Moms. This year, I’m helping to bring the magic of Christmas to your home with a pre-planned list of Elf on the Shelf ideas! You’ll spend under 5 minutes each evening setting up a daily surprise that will help create...
Meet-A-Mom Monday
This week’s Meet a Mom is one of the newest additions to The Local Moms Network (TLMN), Lindsey Harrison, who is one of the New Canaan-Darien Moms. She and her husband and daughter Wesleigh (3.5) live in the beach community of Rowayton, in Norwalk, CT. In addition to joining our team last winter, Lindsey also runs the popular blog, Home With The Harrisons, and recently launched her own interior design firm, Dear Elizabeth Interiors! We caught up with this busy toddler mom to ask her about joining our network, her new business and balancing all these fantastic projects.
Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for a unique holiday gift? Check out these places for some amazing and unique holiday gifts!
Coffee Shop Guide
Are you working from home and looking for a new place to use the WIFI, need a new spot to let your creative juices flow, or maybe you just need a mid morning or afternoon pick me up, if any of these speak to you, then check out these amazing coffee places in Ocean County.
Fallen Apple Cocktail
This cocktail was shared by Lindsay Wernert Potter, the cocktail contributor for Greenwich Moms, from local restaurant Little Pub. Want to sip on something more festive this season than a Cab? Try mixing up this Fall cocktail. It uses cinnamon sticks, fresh apples and...
2021 Holiday Guide
We are filled with JOY here at Ocean County Moms to share with you our Holiday Guide. As the holidays start to roll in we have found some amazing places to shop, local farmers markets, theaters, breakfast with Santa, holiday lights, cozy coffee shops, and SO much more.
Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
If you loved the Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies we recently shared, you have to try this Pumpkin version!
Easy Pumpkin Chili
This pumpkin chili recipe from Chef Debra Ponzek is a classic fall dish, full of seasonal flavors like pumpkin and butternut squash. Like all chilis, it’s versatile and can be made ahead and frozen, making it a go-to for busy autumn nights.
Meet a Mom Monday:Christie Esteves
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I've lived in Toms River my entire life (33 years) Child(ren) and Age(s)? 2 kids: Juvia 4, Ezra 1 One thing people would be surprised to know about you. It might not be that surprising to people that...
After School Guide
Starlight Performing Arts Starlight Performing Arts, located in Manahawkin, NJ, offers training in Dance, Voice,Acting for Stage and TV/Film, Musical Theater, Instruments, Audition prep, Self-tapes and more. Whether you are looking for group classes or private lessons...
Halloween Books for Kids
This story was contributed by Rosemary D'Urso of Library Mom! Follow her on instagram @librarymombooks. It’s the season of ghosts and goblins and we are thrilled to share our list of brand-new picture books along with some timeless favorites that are...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Samara P. O’Neill
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? Went to Jackson Memorial when there was only 1 HS 🙂 Child(ren) and Age(s)? 2 Children - Olivia Sara 9yrs. & Danny Jr. 12 One thing people would be surprised to know about you....
Littles Guide
Ocean County Moms is proud to bring you our Littles Guide. For all things for those littles ones you have. From photography shoots, sleep therapist, speech therapist, chiropractors, unique toys and more! Check out these amazing businesses, follow them, support them and reach out to them.
Filet Sandwich with Horseradish
This filet sandwich is a Fall crowd-pleaser, ready for football Sunday or any time you’re making food for a group. “It’s a perfect, easy meal for when you’re entertaining and don’t want to spend the entire time in the kitchen,” says Greenwich Moms‘ Layla Lisiewski. Kids don’t love spice? Just hold the horseradish sauce and serve with ketchup.
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Kelly Coyle Crivelli
Meet one of our favorite moms, Kelly Coyle Crivelli. Kelly is the owner of The Little Point Bookshop, in Point Pleasant Beach and one of our favorite moms. Her love for books is inspiring and we can’t wait for you to meet her. Check out her social media pages, website and stop by the shop better yet, join us at her fantastic bookclub!
2021 Fall Guide
Come along with Ocean County Moms as we “fall in love with fall”. As the nights start to drift in quicker, the breeze blowing, and crisper days arrive we have the BEST Fall Guide for you! We have local fairs and festivals, unique fall experiences, pumpkin picking, farms, and so much more!
Creamed Corn Pasta with Zucchini and Basil
This Creamed Corn Pasta with Zucchini and Basil is the perfect end of summer recipe, packing in all that seasonal produce into a pasta dish that is both kid-friendly and vegetarian. If your family loves it so much you want to make it all winter long, just sub in frozen corn!
Meet-a-Mom Monday Patti Read
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? Sayreville, NJ, but moved to Ocean County almost 8 years ago. Child(ren) and Age(s)? Parker- 5, Easton-3, Max- 1 One thing people would be surprised to know about you. After I graduated college I...
Generation 9/11- An Interview with the Filmmaker
This year marks the 20th anniversary of September 11th. For many of us, that tragic morning felt like a line drawn in the sand. You remember what you were doing, where you were—and who you were—before it happened. Then, the world—and your view of it—changed forever. Now that we’re moms? The day, and anniversary, somehow seem to hold even greater significance. The children who lost parents in the attacks are no longer children, but young adults. A new documentary, Generation 9/11, features seven of the children who were born after their fathers died on September 11th, 2001. We spoke to filmmaker and mom Liz Mermin about this fascinating—and simultaneously sad and hopeful—project.
Meet-a-Mom Monday:Jackie Anderson
Jackie Anderson, MS CCC-SLP is a certified speech-language pathologist and Owner of Ascend Speech Therapy. Jackie provides in-home speech-language evaluations and speech therapy for children in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, and Teletherapy for all of NJ! Jackie has worked extensively with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and considers this an area of specialty. Other areas of experience include Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, Pragmatic Language Disorder, ADHD, Learning Disability, Developmental Delay, Sensory Processing Disorder, Speech Sound/Phonological Disorders, Alternative-Augmentative Communication (AAC,) and more! The mission of Ascend Speech Therapy is to provide engaging, research-based therapy that is functional in your child’s life. “Together, We Rise!”