Allison Leland
I am a wife and mommy to two sweet girls ages 4 and 10 months. I work from home part-time as an art teacher for a local online school. As a Cincinnati native I love this city and am so thankful to be raising my family here. I love getting creative with my four year old and letting her run wild with paint and lots of other art supplies. I am passionate about encouraging creativity and art making at any age. When I am not crafting or having adventures with my little girls, I love organizing, decorating, shopping for a bargain, exploring new places for family fun around the city, cooking, and searching for local restaurants with great food. I also run an Etsy shop, be tees. by AJB (https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuroraJanesBoutique), with my sister selling screen printed baby and toddler apparel.
Outdoor Summer Art Projects
Summer is the perfect time to do some fun art projects with your kids - more specifically, MESSY art projects! Put your kids in their swimsuits, make a mess, and then spray off with...
What a New Mom Really Wants
Well, not counting sleep of course! But couldn’t we all use more of that?!? For most of us, when a friend or family member has a baby we want to help. We may wonder...
To My Daughter: As Your First Year of Preschool Ends
In a few short days, you will finish your first year of preschool, the first in the next 19 years of schooling. You say you want to be a doctor so it could be...
The DIY Mom
I am a crafty mom. With the coming of Pinterest and an increased volume in social media in general, moms everywhere are pinning and making hopelessly long lists of everything they want to make...
Faces of Cincinnati: Abigail Morwood
Here at Cincinnati Moms Blog, we are huge fans of our city…and the lovely people who also call it home. Our “Faces of Cincinnati” series will introduce you to some of these people, as...
Fun, Fast, and Frugal: Freezer Meal Party
It seems like freezer meal cooking and crockpot meals are all the rage. A simple search on Pinterest and there are hundreds of recipes to choose from. There are also companies that sell products,...
Find It: Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt
One of my family’s traditions is driving around to look at Christmas lights in our neighborhood and the area around it. We all put on our PJs, I make hot chocolate for everyone, we...
Reimagining the To-Do List
I am a doer, a to-do list maker. I am not a relaxer.
I take joy in crossing things off my daily, weekly, and monthly to do list. I am a homebody who likes to...
Practicing Gratitude
During this time of year we all tend to think a little more about what we are thankful for. I know I tend to talk to my daughter more about what this means and...
DIY: Family Memory Journal
Sometimes I think it would be easier to go back to the days of film cameras and good old fashioned, "Baby's Firsts" journals. When I was a kid my parents took pictures on their...