Our elves have been busy on the PLAYGROUND collecting toys all year for you lucky girls and boys. We thought it was time for our inner Santa to come out and spread the joy this holiday season. For all you parents who’ve been nice, (and let’s hope, a little naughty as well), take a peek at our wish list. Using the ultra-tech Random.org, we’ll be giving one lucky winner a prize off our list that’s their heart’s desire Monday - Thursday next week.
We’d love to hear what the parents of Central Florida think. Tell us your thoughts on Santa this season. Is he a welcomed visitor or has he been “outted” in your home? How exactly do you handle the Santa situation in your family?
Are your inquisitive kiddos wondering just how Kris Kringle knows who’s been naughty or nice? We’ve heard some Central Florida parents have invited the Elf on the Shelf to serve as a special spy. Santa has commissioned this elf for a very important assignment: Watch the “Nice-list-hopefuls” during the day and return to the North Pole each night with a full report. Santa then sends the magic Christmas elf back to your house (hence his new location every morning). Sometimes, though, in the wee hours of the night, all sorts of mayhem tends to happen.
BE A WINNER: All visitors who post feedback on a PLAY GUIDE listing (from now until Dec. 15) will be entered into a drawing to win this Early Rider Mini Cycle. Retails for $190.
Take Two. We are so excited that this sweet and upscale puppet theater is back on the scene at the Altamonte Mall. Reserve your tickets now for “The Little Drummer Boy and Other Traditional Carols,” running December 7 - January 3.
What do you get when you combine hip, A-list mom Lisa Pearcy; her husband, Ben; son, Gavin; PLAYGROUND and peppermint? A sweet surprise and a hot cover! Check out the cover photo shoot video, and be sure to get your hands on a copy of the Winter issue of PLAYGROUND for your peppermint surprise.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Now that you are you are stuffed from your turkey feast, here is another Thanksgiving treat (with fewer calories) - another look through the PLAYGROUND looking glass…
By the time you hold your precious copy of PLAYGROUND in your hot little hands, it is - by-far - an understatement to say, “A lot of work has gone into the magazine.” From concept, to assigning those fabulous writers you’ve grown to know and love, to capturing the perfect images and pining over which ones to choose, pain-staking efforts are taken to deliver to you the best magazine we can offer. Watch the video!
We heart Cookie Johnson! Well, really we heart CJ by Cookie Johnson, the hottest new jeans made for women with curves. We’re not talking plus size ladies, we’re talking size 2 - 18 real bodies with real curves. Oh, and did we fail to mention that Oprah has just announced that these jeans are her new fave?
This look is the result of mommy spending most of her time at the Orlando grand opening of H&M in the kids section which takes up the entire second floor. Thankfully a fresh breeze swept through Florida for the next couple of days and Selah was ready to embrace the chill and make mommy’s mini purchases worth the effort of stocking up on winter wear…even though it lasts for a quick minute.
Someone once said to me, “You aren’t really recycling if you aren’t completing the cycle by buying products made from recycled materials.” The comment really struck home with me, an avid recycler, and made me search out products for my family made from recycled materials.
Vegetarianism and Veganism too much to ask of your meat-loving family? Try Flexitarianism - a growing trend of people with a loose loyalty to meat-free eating. This semi-vegetarian diet focuses on a vegetarian diet while allowing for occasional meat eating too.
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