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Best Baton Rouge King Cake 2018 – voted by YOU!

January 26, 2018 by Baton Rouge Moms

It’s good to be a Louisianan! We took our third annual king cake poll to find out what YOU choose as this year’s BEST King Cake and the results are in! King Cake may be the demise of many New Year’s resolutions, but how can we resist this buttery danish pastry, sweetened with dusted sugar, icing and a plethora of flavored fillings? We can’t! Here are the best Baton Rouge king cakes according to YOU, Baton Rouge moms! Enjoy this trail of delicious king cakes, try them all to decide the best for yourself.

Best Baton Rouge King Cake – 2018

Thee Heavenly Donut – For the SECOND year in a row, Thee Heavenly Donut takes the prize of BEST King Cake according to Baton Rouge moms!! Home of the BOUDIN kingcake and Pecan praline, Banana Foster, Turtle, LA Cajun Mud, Strawberry and famous Fried King Cakes! Thee Heavenly Donut’s mission is to offer the Best, Freshest (made daily), Handmade Donuts, Kolaches, King Cakes, Cupcakes and Specialty Cakes– all year round. Owners Kara and Shane Castille have a passion for Great Customer Service and treating their customers like family. Their products are like no other in the greater Baton Rouge area and truly believe in the quality and deliciousness of these products.
BONUS: Thee Heavenly Donut also has King Cake donuts!!
Oak Point Fresh Market –Home of the Chantilly king cake and the Oreo Cream king cake, Oak Point Fresh Market is a family owned and operated full-service supermarket. They offer a wide variety of King Cakes baked fresh daily! Flavors include banana, Bavarian cream, Orange Dreamsicle, Pecan Praline and many more!
Ralph’s Market -A locally owned business, Ralph’s Market offers a large selection of fresh, high-quality products that includes many grown right here in Louisiana! Also voted Best King Cake in Ascension with over 50 flavors of king cakes!!
Calandro’s King Cake– With over 50 flavors, you’re sure to find the perfect King Cake at Calandro’s, learn more in the video below! Also 4th but not in Baton Rouge… Randazzo’s King Cake!
Ambrosia – There are many options when it comes to The Ambrosia King Cake! The Traditional King Cake (shown here for an “In-Store Pickup”) has cinnamon and sugar inside of our family secret King Cake dough. Purchase a “Mardi Gras King Cake Kit” and take your King Cake home for the kids to decorate and have a Mardi Gras Party!

Honorable Mention:

Rouses – Rouses oval-shaped king cakes are made with their exclusive gourmet cinnamon dough, iced, and sprinkled with decorative sugars in the carnival colors of purple (for justice), green (for faith), and gold (for power). Your choice of traditional or one of their tasty fillings.

More Baton Rouge Area locations to get your king cake fix:

Baums – www.baumspastries.com
Blue Rose Cafe – www.thebluerosebr.com
Gambino’s Bakery – www.gambinos.com
Harvest Market in Prairieville – www.harvestsupermarket.com/
Les Amis Bakery Shoppe – www.lesamisbakeshoppe.com
Tiger Deaux-nuts – www.tigerdeaux-nuts.com

Cox Smart Home Tour – an easier, safer, more productive home life.

September 28, 2017 by Tiany Davis

Life today is more mobile, more connected and more immediate than ever. For moms, it can also feel more hectic as we strive to get it all done and remember all of the things. Today’s family has at least six home devices connected to the Internet, by 2022, it’s expected that the number will grow to 50 connected devices in the home! Last week, I had the opportunity to tour the Cox Smart Home at The Preserve at Harveston and experience firsthand how smart devices continue to modify and form how we connect, live, work and learn.

Moms have busy lives, we are multitasking beasts and keep multiple running lists in our heads at all times. However, trying to remember all of the things while juggling all of the things can become overwhelming and physically and emotionally taxing. My greatest takeaway from the Cox Smart Home tour, that we are not utilizing technology to its fullest potential. There are a plethora of smart resources and services available to us to help make family life easier, safer and more productive. Picture a home full of assistants ready to help make family living run more smoothly in every living space of your home, or when you’re away! As I entered the Smart Home I was introduced to Cox Homelife, Cox Homelife lets you protect, monitor and control your home at the touch of a finger from anywhere, anytime, providing safety and peace of mind.

Cox Homelife safety and security

The safety of my family and my home is of greatest concern when I’m away from home. After leaving the house I will often second guess if I have left lights on or off, if I turned off appliances or if I locked the doors. Homelife mobile app allows you to arm your security remotely or control your thermostat, lights, door locks and even small appliances.

Cox Homelife smart devices

In the kitchen, food blogger and cookbook author Whitney Bond showed how a number of smart devices can be used to make life a lot easier. Imagine a coffee brewer that lets you create a personal brew profile by adjusting the pre-soak time, temperature and brewing time. The smart coffee machine will even text you when your coffee is ready to drink. And when it comes to dinner, the WeMo Smart Slow Cooker can adjust cooking time and temperature using the free WeMo app from your Smart device delivering total peace of mind when you’re away from home. Your furry family members have an assistant too, the Feed and Go Feeder lets you watch and feed your pets no matter where you are.

Cox Panoramic Wi-Fi and “G1GABLAST”

Cooking, video games, live podcasting, video conferencing and even cleaning {the miraculous Roomba} all work simultaneously on the same internet source with Panoramic Wi-Fi providing wall-to-wall Internet coverage and “G1GABLAST” offering speeds 100 times faster than the average speed in the U.S. today. The smart home also showcased a smart flowerpot that monitors and waters itself, an electric toothbrush that gives feedback on your brushing habits, a Sensor Mirror Pro that shows you how your makeup will look in natural sunlight and over 50,000 color variations and Amazon Dash buttons that restock home essentials with one simple click.

In the guest room I met Jason Yang, a world-renowned violinist and composer, he relies on high-speed Internet for all aspects of his work. Jason uses Skype to teach international students and stream live seminars in high definition to his students and fans. The way we learn, teach and communicate has evolved, technology has impacted almost every aspect of life today, and education is no exception.

Remote health monitoring

The Owner’s retreat introduced us to a remote health-monitoring by Trapollo LLC. Two years ago my mother became very ill and moved in with our family so we could help care for her. The ability to remotely consult with my mother’s physician would have made all the difference on days where we were unsure of her vitals and whether she needed to take a trip to the ER. Powered by the internet, the remote health-monitoring system connects patients with their clinicians and physicians anytime, day or night, allowing them to manage their health condition without having to leave their home. Changing the way healthcare is delivered. You can watch the remote health process in action in my video of the Home Smart Tour below.

Cox Contour

Another favorite resource in the home was Cox Contour, Contour gets you to your favorite content faster and easier with features like voice control, predictive search, TV apps and some amazing parental controls. Parents can create an account for each member of the family offering a more personalized viewing experience – up to 8 household viewers can create and access their own personalized profiles. Parents can customize access to content based on their kids’ age, restrict recordings and block television programs by channel, rating or time of day. Somehow, time watching TV or playing on electronics always gets away from me and before I know it our boys have been on for an hour. Cox Contour also lets parents limit the time periods children can watch TV

Technology and smart living are here to stay with new advances created every day, we might as well utilize them and allow them to help make life easier. Cox Homelife along with Panoramic Wi-Fi and G1GABLAST offers families a sense of security and peace of mind in and out of the home. These are game-changing technology-driven trends that will surely make life easier, safer and offer our families a new normal to how we live and learn. There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow!

Cox Connect2Compete – getting more families online.

September 12, 2016 by Tiany Davis

Today’s kids are considered digital natives, they are growing up surrounded by and immersed in digital media. As a homeschool mom, not a day {or an hour} goes by that we do not turn to Google to get quick answers on just about any topic or question. The world’s encyclopedia is as weightless, free and instantly accessible as Wikipedia. Using the internet, you can learn a new language or delve into the depths of metaphysics with just a click of a mouse. The Web has unlocked the keys to a worldwide virtual school, a plethora of information and connectivity. Our boys use the internet to access their lessons, research and watch tutorials on just about anything they want to learn how to do. In much the same way, students are increasingly using the internet to keep up with homework assignments, to do research for school, and to connect with teachers and classmates.

Teachers are using digital tools in the classroom more and more to improve learning, assign online homework, post grades and email parents about student progress or needs. In today’s digital world, home internet connection is a necessity.

It’s hard to imagine living without the luxury of high speed internet, it’s something many of us take for granted. Unfortunately, too many are under-connected; an estimated one in three Louisiana residents does not have access at home. Students who don’t have internet at home struggle to keep up. Especially now, after the recent floods, I would imagine that many more children will go un-connected.

Having internet access at home is essential in helping students connect and succeed in the classroom and beyond. Living without internet access makes it hard for children to explore topics and ideas that interest them personally — what I, as a homeschool mom, call interest-driven learning. It’s easy to see that living without internet access can cause major learning gaps for children. Cox is working to alleviate this struggle.

Cox Connect2Compete Baton Rouge

Cox understands this new reality and works in the communities they serve to provide affordable internet and devices to low-income students and their families. Cox is striving to narrow the digital divide with Connect2Compete, a discounted Internet service available to qualifying households in our area.

There are many families in our area who want internet access but can’t afford the equipment or can’t afford the monthly fees. If you or someone you know is eligible for Connect2Compete, you need only apply online at www.connect2compete.org/Cox or call 855-222-3252 and get connected!

Disclosure: This is a “sponsored post.” The company who sponsored it compensated BRM via a cash payment, gift, or giveaway. Opinions expressed herein are that of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of the sponsor.

20 things I have learned about Louisiana so far…

February 21, 2015 by Rachele Ezzo

We have been here almost a year, now.

Moved from Virginia after 11 years, but originally I am from upstate New York.

What I have learned about Louisiana so far:

When you first arrive your neighbor will call your husband “Braa” which means “Bro” and offer him a beer. That neighbor will probably have been drinking since he got home at 2pm and not be wearing a shirt.

He will also greet you with a kiss on the cheek that smells like beer every time he sees you. He will prove to be the nicest guy you ever met, though.

This neighbor will also appear from the bushes that are like 3 houses down and scream your name and wave to you while shirtless until you acknowledge him.

Same neighbor will have stories on how they survived Gustav, hunkered down under the carport.

If someone lives in North Louisiana and moved to South Louisiana or vice versa, they refer to themselves as being from out of state.

If your family lives in Shreveport, they are considered to be far away. 4 hours (a day trip) as compared to my family in NY which is like 20 hour drive. I try not to be confused when I hear this.

You basically have to provide a blood sample to get your kid into public school around here.

Public schools have uniforms. Never seen that before.

Everything can be a party here. For example, if you car breaks down, why not drink to the occasion?

You can buy any type of liquor you want at Walmart or get a drink through a drive through, and legally have it in your car as long as there is no straw in it. Say what?

If you want a pet, it must be adopted and not considered bought, although you will have to pay for it.

The fleur-de-lis, (Yes I had to look that up on Google to know how to say and spell it right) will appear everywhere, in peoples homes as décor or on grocery bags or on shop signs, as place-mats and on iron gates. I don’t think any other state has a symbol that is used as much as this. I could be wrong.

School will be closed a whole week for Mardi Gras. That is a whole other thing. Mardi Gras.

Your kids will leave Mardi Gras family parades looking like a pimp.

If it’s a little cold the heat is on. If it is a little warm the AC is on. That thing is always running.

You have what is called a “Boil” where you eat food that still has eyes on it and you all eat with your hands from the same pile. Barbaric.

There is gumbo and jambalaya. I still have no idea what the difference is.

If you want to get your kids attention, you say “Come see” instead of “Come here”

Boudin looks like sausage but its not.

If you are on the LSU beach (lake) and some people that were paddle boarding tell you they saw gators in the water, pretend not to be alarmed because they aren’t.

If you are from here, you never leave here. There are like 9 generations of your family here. Roots go deep.

The pediatricians will say “BOBO” for “Boo-boo.”

Bobo is a clown where I come from.

Mosquitoes will appear as much as the Fleur-de-lis symbol.

Lastly, I have to mention smock dresses, big bows and all things embroidered.

Thrift Store Halloween Decor

September 30, 2014 by Maggie

Believe it or not getting your home “Halloween ready” is as easy as a trip to your nearest thrift store. The beauty of Halloween decor is that the more mix/match your items are, the more realistic your scheme will feel. After all, it’s supposed to be somewhat disheveled.

The arrangement above can work for a side table or a mantle.

~Hurricane Vases filled with candy eyeballs, candy corn and moss. . If you can’t find Hurricane vases at your thrift store, attach a glass candle stick to any glass vase using glass glue.

~Mix/Match black candlesticks. Simply spray paint candlesticks you pick up here and there because there’s no reason for them to match. You can pick up candles at any dollar store.

~White pumpkin. Nowadays you can find white pumpkins almost any place that other pumpkins are sold but if you can’t find, spray paint works everytime.

~Fake teeth or joker grillz for greeting guests in theme.

~Spiderwebs. These can be found at any dollar store and really finish off that spooky feel.

~Black birds (rats, bats or cats too). Use black card stock and these FREE Halloween templates to make these come to life. – HGTV has a total of 41 Printable (and Free!) Halloween Templates to choose from!

Halloween Table Centerpiece Idea

Start with a quick table runner by spreading out cheesecloth a little longer than the length of your table. You can purchase cheesecloth by the yard at most fabric stores and it’s pretty inexpensive. Now place a pumpkin atop a cake stand (another thrift store find) and surround with more black candle sticks and dollar store candles.

Do you have any fun Halloween decorating tips?

Trying to Balance Life as a New Mom

September 16, 2014 by Lacey Rabalais

Recently someone asked me how I balanced it all. How I get it all done. I run my photography business from my home, have a 5 month old, and am a stay-at-home wife/mom. How do I take care of all this? Obviously, the questioner hadn’t seen what was behind my office door, what my hair and face looked like, and all those tears that I had cried the day before. I never intended to hide things, but sometimes you have to fake it until you make it, I guess.

With a new baby, life changes. I’m no longer able to sleep until whenever I want on Saturdays. Or any other day for that matter. I have a little boss man who is pretty demanding about what I do in a day. When he’s not asleep, I try to spend intentional time with him. I might be crawling on the floor, reading, or just making silly faces. I don’t want to one day look up from my phone and see that he’s grown up without actually being there.

So how do I take care of everything I need to? I created a SIMPLE little schedule so I can complete the things I need to. This schedule is pretty much written in the clouds so I don’t get frustrated or upset if things change and nothing gets done. In the end, laundry isn’t THAT important.

My (Chores) Schedule

Mondays – Dust, vacuum, mop, trash
Tuesdays – Bathrooms.
Wednesdays – Catch up on anything left from Monday & Tuesday
Thursdays – Bedrooms, sheets, clean fridge & kitchen, trash
Fridays – Yard/outside work, Office work, family time
Saturdays – Family time
Sundays – Church, naps, prep for week
Every day – Pick up as I go.
Laundry – No set day. If it needs to be done, I do it. Typically something around here needs to be washed daily so I start my washing machine in the morning and go from there
Dishes – As needed. Not perfect but we try to do this so we don’t get behind
Dogs – Bathed every 2 weeks, water bowls filled every Monday, blankets washed every week
Photography – Shoots scheduled in the afternoons/evenings. Office work during naps and when I can. Typically try to get things done as soon as possible. I get images to clients in less than a week so I have to make time for that.
Food/Meals – I’ve started meal planning twice a month. We don’t stick to a real schedule for this but it gives me options and gives me the correct groceries for those options.

When do I do these chores? Simple….whenever I can. I have done them throughout the day, during baby naps, while wearing the baby, whatever works.

It’s been all about balance and just surviving for the last 5 months. I look forward to days when we have more of a routine, but that might be a little too boring. Maybe.

What about you, how do you tackle chores throughout the week? Do you have a schedule or do you “fly by the seat of your pants?”

How does your garden grow?

June 7, 2014 by Guest Contributor

A story about letting your soul shine & maybe eating your veggies…

I sit at the table and stare at my plate. It is covered in rice, gravy, pork-chops. You know the plate of a good ole “south of I-10” kind of girl. To combat that, I drag myself into the my gym clothes and hit the pavement. I work out purely so I can eat whatever I want and, at the bare minimum, stay one size. Lately the part of the yard where the garden used to be started mocking me.

When I met my Ben, in his backyard was this ten by ten patch of dirt. From the street you could see the tips of sugar cane growing. Who grows sugar cane in their back yard? Ben, Ben grows sugar cane. This made me happy. After the sugarcane came heads of cabbage, bigger than I had ever seen. We made copy cat PF Chang wraps, and with the last harvest of our winter crops came Sneauxmaggedon of 2014 in Baton Rouge. It was during the cold the garden was ready for a new crop and a soil turning. It was certainly too cold do so. So it sat. It sat for months…till Sunday.

I woke up on the wrong side of bed Sunday. Just one of those moods. I had a bad case of the “don’t wants.” I had a bad attitude. I was tired. I couldn’t tell you why, I just was in a mood. I went outside with the soul intention of letting the dogs out. That garden stared at me as if saying, “Yeah, I know. Today is not my best day either. Want to turn it around for me?” So I did what any rational 30 something would do. I started digging. I could hear myself saying in Dory voice, “Just keep digging, just keep digging.” I was in a bad mood, but I couldn’t let that garden go down like this.

I would dig a hole and then dig another. I would replace the dirt from one hole with the dirt from another. I didn’t know how to turn soil, but this seemed like I good start. Before I knew it, the over-grown garden was ready for it’s crop. I had in turn gotten the best work-out of my life. My legs were burning. My shoulders on fire.

I kept going. I could feel my soul shining. I looked up what seeds I could plant. So I planted. I made a giant herb garden in an old palette. I planted melons, corn, beans. I transplanted my lone tomato plant. I painted some garden markers. Then I moved pavers that were discarded and made a path to the middle of the garden. I felt accomplished. I felt sweat dripping down my back. My legs were covered with dirt and mud. My manicure was destroyed. But I turned that garden around. I made it something more than a patch of dirt. It was about the time that the rain started pouring down that Allman Brothers started playing on my iPod, “Soulshine.”

I walked in and did what any other person in this society would do. I documented my success with a happy caption mistake.

What my caption was supposed to say was “Soil Turned…Seeds Sown…Ice on Back.” When I read the caption later as I was instagram stalking everyone else, I thought, “I love this little bit of serendipitous miss-type.” If there was a lesson in any of this I took this away; good day or bad, right side of the bed or not, you have to keep digging till you find the awesome. You have to do what makes your soulshine.

“People don’t mind. We all feel this way sometimes. You got to let your soulshine. Shine to the break of day.”

Guide to Memorial Day happenings around Baton Rouge

May 26, 2014 by Tiany Davis

Memorial Day generally marks the beginning of summer. Many of you have plans to go swimming, enjoy a crawfish boil or cookout with family and friends. If you have yet to plan anything special for today, we have put together a list of Memorial Day happenings.

We wish you a Happy Memorial Day! We remember and honor the brave men and women that have sacrificed so much to preserve and protect our freedoms. Thank you to those that have served and continue to serve, we appreciate you!

Guide to Memorial Day happenings around Baton Rouge

USS Kidd – Veterans and community members are invited to a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony being sponsored by the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial on May 26. The ceremony will be held in the Louisiana Memorial Plaza, located at 305 South River Road, at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 26th. This event is free and open to the public. 342-1942, www.usskidd.com Free of charge.

Baton Rouge Concert Band Memorial Day Concert: Monday, May 26 7:00p, Louisiana State CapitolThe Baton Rouge Concert Band will playing at the State Capitol steps on Memorial Day, May 26 at 7:00pm. Free of charge.

Ascension Veterans Memorial Park Committee will host a Memorial Day observance at Veterans Park, Gonzales, LA at 11 a.m. Hundreds will gather around the Park Amphitheater to remember those soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country so that we may continue to live our lives in freedom. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments and pass out Buddy Poppies to observers. A multi high school choir will lend their voices in song. Local JROTC organizations will be standing sentinel throughout the park. Local Chapter Rolling Thunder motorcycle riders will stand guard over a coffin symbolizing the fallen soldiers for the duration of program. The Veterans Park is located at 612 S. Irma Blvd in Gonzales (next to Ascension Parish Library).

Outlying Area:

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia. Flag ceremony, 21 gun salute and patriotic music. Free. (337) 344-9397.
MEMORIAL DAY AT PARAGON: 10 a.m., Avoyelles Veterans Monument, La. 1, Marksville. The ceremony will include a 21 gun salute performed by the Avoyelles Parish Honor Guard. A reception will follow. All veterans and active military personnel can enjoy a free buffet on Memorial Day.

The following will be closed:

All city-parish, state and federal offices
Post Offices and most banks
Public Libraries
Public Schools and Public Universities
CATS buses will run on Saturday schedule

Tomorrow we will bring you some neat summer learning activities for the kiddos! Be sure to subscribe to Baton Rouge Moms to get our posts in your inbox! {Sign up via the subscribe box in the right sidebar}

Happy Memorial Day!

Resources: http://theadvocate.com

20 snow day / indoor activities to do with your kids

January 27, 2014 by Tiany Davis

It feels wrong writing this post for Baton Rouge Moms, because, well, we dont get snow! At least we don’t normally get snow, unwanted ice on the other hand… we get. With a second bout of #sneauxmageddon on the way, Louisiana moms are probably starting to feel the wrath of cabin fever sweeping over their homes. A snow day is the perfect time to throw out the to-do list and simply enjoy your children, play with them, have fun with them and make some memories!

20 snow day activities to do with your kids:

Get out the crafts – Let the kids use their imaginations and create a masterpiece.
Make a fort in the living room out of blankets.
Play Restaurant – Let the kids help in the kitchen for a day – bake cookies, make lunch and dinner together and have them “critique” meals on paper.
Write letters to friends and family or fill out a years worth of birthday cards.
Have a fashion show or photo shoot or better yet, make a photo both and take lots of funny pictures. Making photo props can be fun and allow the creative juices to flow!
Read books.
Put on a puppet show. During Hurricane Katrina, we had our boys put on a play with puppets, or paper dolls. They drew the characters, cut them out, glued them to cardboard and glued a stick on the backside, fixed a stage out of a large shipping box, wrote a script and put on a play. This entertained them for hours!
Make paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
Cleaning party! Crank up the radio and have a dance party while cleaning the house! Clean, de-clutter and exhaust the kids. It’s a win win!
Skype or FaceTime Catch up with friends and family you haven’t seen in a while or talk to friends fellow home-bound friends.
Donate – Go through your home with the kids and find items {clothes, toys, appliances} to donate.
Camp out– Create an indoor camp with tents and use the microwave to make s’mores.
Make snowflakes and tape them to the windows.
Try to make Origami – this site has tons of great ideas.
Go to the movies at home– pop some popcorn and catch up on movies you have yet to see or revisit an old favorite.
Puzzles, board games and Charades are always a must on a snow day…try to change things up or make up your own games. Use this Charades generator to get ideas.
Make snow souvenirs! If we get snow, make a bunch of small snowballs. Put them in plastic bags and store them in the freezer until summer. When summertime water fun rolls around, bust out the snowballs!
Decorate the house and get a head start on Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day crafts!
Go through old photos – this always offers plenty of entrainment.
Go play! Bundle up the family for some gold old outdoor play time, even if it’s only ice!

We would love to hear your ideas for indoor activities, please share them in the comments below!

Baton Rouge Sneaux Day

Welcome to Baton Rouge Moms!

October 1, 2013 by Baton Rouge Moms

Hello Baton Rouge Moms!

It’s BRM launch day!!! If you have yet to do so, please take a moment to meet the ladies behind the blog, on our contributors page. Tiffany, Maggie and I are local bloggers that have been supporting moms online for many years. We are thrilled to be joining forces to put our collective talents to work for moms in the Baton Rouge area.

The idea for this community blog was sparked a little over 10 years ago. Yes, I am a procrastinator, it took 10 years for my plans to come to fruition. I wanted to launch a site that would not only support moms in the Baton Rouge area, but make life easier with tips, recipes, reviews and local news. Moms are busy, we need the gifts of knowledge and encouragement without having to dig for them.

My hope is that Baton Rouge Moms will fill a need in the community. Through daily topic posts, mom events and a strong social media presence, we will make it easy for you to find the information you’re looking for while staying connected to moms in BTR.

Here is a taste of what you can look forward to at Baton Rouge Moms.

We have listed some of this weeks BRMB launch giveaways too!

BRMB Daily Blog Topics

Sunday – This Week in BR

Each Sunday we will post a list of events happening in the Baton Rouge area for that week. A one stop resource for you to find all of the weeks events at a glance. Be sure to check out our Kids Eat Free listing as well as our calendar of events (coming soon).

Manger Monday:

Every Monday we will bring you Manger (Manger is the French verb “to eat”.) Mondays. We will share kitchen help in the form of menu plan tips, healthy 30 minute meals, recipes, quick fix snacks, smoothie recipes, green shakes, holiday treats and more. We will also share reviews, specials and giveaways from some of our local restaurants. Our very own Holly Clegg will also join us on BRM with her fabulous recipes and giveaways.

GIVEAWAY – We will be giving away 3 of Holly Cleggs cookbooks, stay tuned for reviews and recipes from these cookbooks… KITCHEN 101, Too Hot in the Kitchen, and Gulf Coast Favorites:Easy Southern and Louisiana Recipes

Tech Tuesday:

Technology is defined as the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life. Every Tuesday we will bring you the latest and greatest in gadgets, apps and online resources for your family. The folks at Cox Communications – “your friend in the digital age”, will share their tips on technology too!

GIVEAWAY – Power up on the go! The HALO Pocket Power Charger is a super-popular, supercharged electronics accessory that provides peace of mind away from home. Charge up any phone, tablet or camera with this super charger, a great gadget for busy moms! Of course this giveaway will include the PURPLE charger, perfect to whip out on LSU game days! ($40 Value)

Wellness Wednesday:

Our days are filled with requests, deadlines and never-ending demands, leaving us tired and rarely taking proper care of ourselves. We can’t take care of our families if we are not taking care of ourselves. On Wellness Wednesday’s, we will share health and beauty tips and feature local Doctors who will guest post throughout the year and share their expertise on BRM.

GIVEAWAY – One lucky Baton Rouge Mom is going to win this Wellness Gift Basket? Filled to the brim with all of the things that will help mom relax and rejuvenate!

Thrifty Thursday Tips

On Thursday we will share money saving ideas as well as local deals, sales, promotions and thrift store happenings.

One of our partners, Chick-fil-A at College Drive, is one place to get a great deal on Kids night! Eat a delicious, nutritious meal and enjoy FREE events for the kiddos! This Thursday, Chick-fil-A at College Drive will host BRFD Fire Safety Night & Parachute Drop, be sure to RSVP here. .

Have you ever seen a flying cow before? Stop by for this very special Kid’s Night with the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Learn about fire safety, tour the fire truck, check out the fire fighter gear and catch your very own cow which will be dropped from the fire truck ladder. See you there 5:30-7:30pm ***Parachute drop begins at 6:30pm

GIVEAWAY – Chick-fil-A at College Drive is giving away 2 Adult Meals and two Kids Meals to be redeemed at the College Drive location.

Fun & Fancy Free Friday

It’s FRIDAY Fun Day and we will be sharing fun things to do in the Baton Rouge area along with freebies, and fun posts for mom.

Speaking of fun, have you had a chance to visit Quarters off Sherwood Forest? Quarters is the only venue for endless family entertainment, including a state of the art video gaming floor with consoles and computers with the really good gaming keyboards and other hardware, 10 lane boutique bowling alley, 2-story 8,000 sq.ft. laser tag arena and a Full Service Restaurant. One lucky family in the Baton Rouge area will get to experience the fun first hand!

GIVEAWAY– Family Access Pass…A family of four will get 1.5 hour of Bowling, 1 Large Pizza & Fountain Drinks, and $5 Winners Cards {$70 Value} Visit Quarters online to learn more at http://www.quartersbr.com/

Sisterhood Saturday

We are all navigating this crazy, amazing, beautiful thing called motherhood together. The key word being “Together”. We hope to bring moms in the Baton Rouge area together for support, encouragement and a real sense of community.

The sense of community is a feeling members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and the group” (McMillan and Chavis, 1986).

Sisterhood Saturday will be a day where we share the real side of motherhood through our own stories, parenting and home keeping tips. We hope you will share your Supermom moments, your struggles, your knowledge and support with us too.

We will also share ways that we as a community of moms can work together to help make BTR the best it can be through social good efforts and volunteer opportunities.

GIVEAWAY – LALove Necklace in Purple, Mint, or Pink – Silver or Gold Chain. We love this necklace from Hey Penelope Design, the perfect Logo jewelry for Baton Rouge Moms Blog!

7 days of of all things Baton Rouge, Family, Fun and most importantly #BRMOMS!

To enter to win the above giveaways, please follow the instructions in our Giveaway widget below… Number one on the widget is the only mandatory entry for our giveaway (leave us a comment and tell us what you hope to gain out of Baton Rouge Moms) All additional entries are extra and will give you additional entries into our giveaway. Giveaway ends Oct. 7th, winners will be listed and emailed on Oct. 8th.

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Maggie, Tiffany and I are excited about the future of Baton Rouge Moms, we hope you are too! As always, if you have any questions, suggestions or if you would like to work with us, please shoot us an email at info@BatonRougeMomsBlog.com

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