The week before school started, the girls and I visited the Museum of Science and Industry to attend The Science Behind Pixar exhibit. We're huge movie fans and Pixar movie fans, in particular. As you can see from the photos below, before the girls even entered the exhibit, their excitement was …
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Filming “The Method Song” As Sisters
Mo and Gigi filmed "The Method Song" with ease as sisters playing sisters. Their character development was pretty much...developed! They had a fabulous time at this shoot. Everyone from hair & makeup, the production team and crew, to the director and Method clients on set, were extremely …
Miko’s Italian Ice In Chicago
I happened to see Miko's Italian Ice out of the corner of my eye. We were driving home from an audition on the north side of Chicago when the bright yellow color of the wall and windows grabbed my attention. Parking tends to be non-existent when I'm actively searching for a spot along Damen …
Convenient First Aid Essentials For Your Active Family
Summer's here and that means your active family is outside and away from home. If your family is like mine, there's biking, swimming, softball, and as you can see from the picture above, rock climbing between bike riding. So if one of my girls gets hurt, or something happens to me or my husband, I …
3 Ways to Connect With Grandparents
The connection between grandparents and grandchildren is special. With this episode of Kidlosophy, Mo and Gig discuss three ways children can connect with their grandparents. Whether you're 8 or 88 you can have fun together. They narrowed down the multitude of options to the following …
3 Times to Express Gratitude Every Day
Have you taught your children to express gratitude daily? William Arthur Ward once said, "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." In our video, Mo and Gig offer 3 times we can say "thank you," each and every single day. When you wake up. Every …
How To Feel Positive Even On Bad Days
Bad days do happen. That's why it's really important to teach our children strategies to feel positive, even in the midst of negative situations. In our Kidlosophy video, Mo and Gigi offer 3 tips to help children feel positive when they're having bad days. These strategies could actually be done …
The 5 Ingredients You Need To Be Kind
The best part is you already have the 5 ingredients. I was inspired to create this list because of my daughter Gigi's artwork. I realized the objects she used in her masterpiece on kindness could be metaphorical for grown-ups. Ingredient #1: Paper Take a look around. Do you have a book that …
I Got Kicked Out For Implying The Importance of Music Education and I’m OK With It
Music education is more important than ever before and I'm not afraid to say so. Why do I sound so dramatic? Because I believe we're at a place in our humanity that's calling for more empathy, more compassion and more of us working together toward a better future. You won't find a simpler and …
