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The Most Stressful Time of the Year

Notes from Your Stressed Out Publisher

By Amanda Chapman, Publisher of the Winchester Macaroni Kid December 7, 2017

Every year I try not to get stressed out over the holidays and every year I fail. It seems like there are too many things that need to be done, too many places that we need to be, and not enough hours in a day to get it all accomplished. So this weekend, I am taking a break from everything holiday related and spending some much-needed family time with my kids. If you are like me and stress over the holidays, I encourage you to take a step back, breathe, and do something fun this weekend! If you are one who thrives during the holidays, then get out there and enjoy the weekend with all things holiday! Either way, Macaroni Kid has you covered!

Since our lives tend to get even busier than usual this time of year, that is all the more reason to rely on Macaroni Kid to help you find the activities you’re looking for to keep your kiddos entertained without the hassle of doing hours of research to find them!  The most exciting events for the next month are, of course, Santa Sightings!  Santa really gets around and we have his itinerary listed for you in our Santa Sightings Guide.  This guide is your one-stop listing of all the places and events Santa will be in our community this season.  Our Santa Sightings Guide will also feature any and all holiday events and activities that are going on in our community as well.  Make sure that you check our Santa Sightings often as we are always adding new events and activities as we find them.

Are you new to Macaroni Kid?  Make sure you check out our How to Use Macaroni Kid Guide and see how easy it is to navigate through all our website has to offer!  We want to make sure that you take advantage of everything Macaroni Kid has to offer to make your life easier and stress-free!

I try to keep our Event Calendar up to date with all of the latest events, but sometimes I miss one or two, so if you know of a kid-friendly or family-friendly event that’s coming up and you don’t see it on our calendar, you can submit it HERE or EMAIL ME with the info and I would be more than happy to add it to our Event Calendar.  

Macaroni Kid Winchester wouldn’t be what it is without all of you, our Macaroni Kid families!  I just want to send you all a huge THANK YOU for your continued love and support!  I'm so glad you keep coming back every week to see what Macaroni Kid Winchester has to offer! I have a HUGE favor to ask of you! We want YOU to be active with YOUR Macaroni Kid! How do you do this? Here are a few ways!

1. Share Macaroni Kid Winchester with your friends! Ask your friends to subscribe!

2. Share events with Macaroni Kid Winchester! Know of an event that you don't see on the event calendar? Click on "Submit an Event" and fill out the quick and easy form, or send a message to the event coordinator of that event and have them submit it.

3. Nominate! Right now, Macaroni Kid Winchester is taking nominations for our local Parent With a Purpose! Do you know of a local parent who is making a difference in our community with their contribution? Send us an email and let us know who you think would be a great choice for our next Parent With a Purpose and why!

4. Support Your Macaroni Kid! Do you own a local business? Ask about advertising or sponsorship opportunities. All of our guides can be sponsored, which will get your name listed in the guide and in any posts attached to that guide. Also, we are always looking for sponsors for our Parent With a Purpose winners each month!

Those are just a few ways you can be a participant within your Macaroni Kid Community! If you have any questions, please email me HERE!

Wishing all of our Macaroni families a stress-free and fun week!


Macaroni Love and Hugs,

Amanda