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Are We There Yet?: Games, Puppets and More
By Rebecca Dravis,
08:56AM / Friday, December 27, 2013
So what is the deal with the Easy Bake Oven?   Santa brought one to my 8-year-old this Christmas. She has wanted one for three years, but the box says "8 and up," so I told her she had to wait until she was 8 to ask for one. She asked this year, Santa obliged, and now we have a big black hunk of junk on our kitchen counter.   Our first attempt to make the cookies that came with the box was trial and error, but eventually we got some very small treats that tasted OK. However, the second attempt to make pretzel sticks failed miserably. An hour after we first turned the thing on, the pretzels came out still completely raw. The oven appeared to be on, as

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Are We There Yet?: Last Call For Santa Claus
By Rebecca Dravis,
11:08AM / Friday, December 20, 2013
I don't know about you, but that foot of snow certainly put me in the mood for Christmas. There's nothing like a white Christmas!   Seasonal family events are winding down, but there are a couple of opportunities to see Santa Claus this weekend before staring down a week and a half off from school. (Don't worry: I have some ideas for that, too!)   On Saturday, Dec. 21, Santa Claus will be making a special appearance at the Goodwill store on 457 Dalton Ave. in Pittsfield from 1 to 4 p.m. Children can bring their Christmas wish list, hop up on Santa's lap and tell him how good they have been all year. All children visiting Santa that day will go

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Are We There Yet?: A Weekend With the Claus Family
By Rebecca Dravis,
08:58AM / Friday, December 13, 2013
This weekend belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Claus.   On Saturday, you can hike with Santa. And on Sunday, you can have lunch with both of them and then decorate a cookie with Mrs. Claus.   I'm especially intrigued by the hike with Santa, who is not someone normally associated with physical activity - a belly like the bowl full of jelly and all that. I do applaud the creativity of the Trustees of Reservations, which are hosting the event on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at Bartholomew's Cobble in Sheffield. Kids will enjoy a half-mile hike with Santa, learning about nature and the wonders of winter. It's free for adults, and kids pay $15 - and get

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Are We There Yet?: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
By Rebecca Dravis,
05:20AM / Friday, December 06, 2013
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!   My favorite radio station, B95.5 out of Albany, N.Y., has been playing Christmas music since the beginning of November. Some people think that is crazy, but it's perfectly fine with me. "Jingle Bells" and all of the other classics just make my heart melt, even in November.    Family holiday events are catching up with the music this coming weekend, the first full weekend of December, where there is no shortage of seasonal fun. 

First up on Friday night, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. is the annual tree lighting ceremony in Park Square Pittsfield. I drove through Pittsfield one evening earlier

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