Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater and Academy was born in someone’s living room in 1961. At the time there was no theater productions for children in town, and a group of concerned citizens decided to take action. Their first show was “The Pied Piper of Hamlin” over fifty years ago. For anyone who has ever experienced(…)
We have lived in the area for over a year now, but it wasn’t until last week that we finally made our way to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. If I could go back in time I would, instead we bought a yearly pass and have visited four times since. We have found peace in the(…)
Ah, Saturday mornings. What were you like before kids? Lazily laying around, considering what we might do, but didn’t have to, and otherwise taking the day as it came. Now, we try to squeeze as much sleep into our eyelids before the eventual pounce, please, and plans for the day are made and okayed. For(…)
I have always loved ballet. I was never one of the little girls that took lessons when I was little. Instead, I grew to appreciate ballet as an art form through the annual performance of The Nutcracker my mother took me to every year. I would watch the beautiful ballerinas gracefully move across the stage and pick out(…)
When we moved to Madison in 2009, my five-year-old son quickly made several neighborhood friends. My 18-month-old daughter was a different story. Being younger, she was not as independent and I began to look for activities for her. In my search, I came across The Little Gym. What is The Little Gym? From their website:(…)
Local business owner Colleen Cassidy-Murch and Oscar Wilde must be kindred spirits. No other example of “life imitating art” could be more true for this artist-turned-entrepreneur. Armed with her sunny disposition and warm smile, Colleen owns and operates Picket Fence Studio, and hosts children’s creative art classes for parties and groups. She also specializes in(…)
My daughter Caroline and I started attending Music Together in 2009 when she was about 6 months old. Mainly it was as a way for us to get out of the house and for me to be around other adults, considering that my husband worked late hours and traveled often. All of my other mommy(…)
