Kristina Light

Kristina Light

Kristina Light, Web Editor for KCParent.com, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and is happily raising her family in her hometown. She and her husband, Ron, have three daughters. Kristina loves exploring Kansas City's treasured places and meeting the wonderful people who bring our city to life. Her hobbies include writing, public speaking, herb gardening, cooking, crafts with her girls, exploring museums, reading, learning new things, and MOPS.

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  • Banana Bread Day!

        "Mommy, it's Banana Bread Day!," Emily declares upon discovering three bananas that are starting to brown in our fruit bowl. That's the tradition here: any bananas that don't make it into a banana split or bowl of cereal are mashed and baked into banana bread.

         As Emily (4) & Kayla (2) put on aprons and washed their hands, I realize that Banana Bread baking has changed quite a bit with the help ...

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  • Joining the Band!

       We spent Friday night rocking and rolling with Mr. Stinky Feet at his Love Fest concert at the Plaza Library. My girls love his music and know the words to almost all of his songs. We own many of his CDs, and borrow the rest from the library.

        One of the things I love about Mr. Stinky Feet's Concerts is that he includes the kids in the act, asking them to stretch imaginary bubble ...

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  • Snow Day!

        I have a confession that may not be popular with most KC moms.... I'm thrilled for a snow day today! Were it not for the snow, I would have been going from one commitment to another all day from 5am - 9pm... but thanks to the snow I get to spend the day enjoying my girls!

        I had a number of tasks and deadlines to meet today and I spent the last several ...

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  • Valentine Traditions

        I love holidays and I especially enjoy fun traditions with my family. Here are  few of our favorites:

    • COUNT DOWN: I wrapped 14 books about love last night (i.e. "Guess How Much I Love You," "I Love You with All My Heart", etc) and Valentine's Day (i.e. The Peanuts' Valentine book, "Emily's Valentine Party" and others). Love is such a common theme in children's literature... you'd be surprised how many you have in your collecton. Target's Dollar ...

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