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A Glimpse of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

May 24, 2011 By Melanie Edwards 4 Comments

All photos property of ModernMami.com Disclosure: My family and I were invited to Universal Orlando Resort as part of a blogger/media press tour. All expenses paid. No compensation received.

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Filed Under: life, Orlando/Central Florida Events & Attractions Tagged With: #uorfamily, florida, harry potter, harry potter orlando, harry potter photos, harry potter universal, harry potter universal photos, harry potter universal pictures, islands of adventure, orlando, photography, theme park, travel, Universal orlando, universal orlando resort, universal studios, universal’s islands of adventure, wizarding world of harry potter

Experiencing Universal Orlando Resorts #UORfamily

May 17, 2011 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

My family and I are visiting Universal Studios this week as part of a blogger tour. We live about 30 minutes away from Universal, but haven’t been in 5 years, so this is definitely a treat for us. Baby girl is super excited, as am I, to be honest. We’re staying at the Loews Portofino […]

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Filed Under: life, Orlando/Central Florida Events & Attractions Tagged With: family, family vacation, florida, loews portofino bay, orlando, travel, Universal orlando, universal orlando resort, universal studios, vacation

Mess-Free Art Time When Traveling – Win a Crayola Color Wonder Travel Pack!

August 2, 2010 By Melanie Edwards

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More and more my 4 year old is taking an interest in art and enjoys coloring, drawing, and painting more than she used to when she was younger. Something she often asks to do, but that I hesitate to let her, is finger painting. It is about the messiest activity you can give a preschooler […]

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: art supplies, blog contest, crayola, crayola color wonder, finger painting, giveaway, Giveaways, myblogspark, preschooler, toddler, travel, traveling

CEO and WAHM on Balancing Work and Family

June 9, 2010 By Melanie Edwards 20 Comments

South Africa Giraffe Sunset

Guest post: Sandy Salle is a native of Zimbabwe and was born and raised in Southern Africa. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Hills of Africa travel and is passionate about using her first-hand knowledge of Africa to create the trip of a lifetime for her clients. Currently based state-side in North Carolina, she […]

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Filed Under: guest-posts, Wahm, Working Mothers Tagged With: balance, balancing work and family, CEO mom, family, guest post, Hills of Africa, life, Sandy Salle, super mom, tips, travel, Wahm, Work, work at home, work at home mom, work at home moms, work at home mothers, work family balance, work life balance, work-home life, work-life, working moms, Working Mothers

Free and Low-Cost Activities for Preschoolers in Orlando

February 24, 2010 By Melanie Edwards 9 Comments

I recently participated in the Trekaroo KidsMobile blog carnival, where a few Orlando bloggers created lists of their favorite kid-friendly activities in the Orlando and Central Florida area. Many of the lists created have suggestions for traveling to Disney. I offered up a list of Free and Low-Cost Activities in Orlando for Preschoolers. Since Orlando […]

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Filed Under: Orlando/Central Florida Events & Attractions, preschoolers Tagged With: activities, blog carnival, central florida, cheap, disney, family vacation, florida, free, hotels, kids, kidsmobile, low-cost, orlando, preschoolers, restaurants, theme parks, toddlers, travel, trekaroo, vacation, walt disney world

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