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Spring Break 2023 Kids Travel Essentials

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It’s spring break season! If you live where it’s cold, you’re likely reaching the point of winter where you’re ready to trade your snow boots for a pair of flip flops! Whether you’re taking the kids on a plane 1,000 miles away or your taking an hour-long road trip, I’ve rounded up a few of may favorite kids travel essentials for spring break 2023! Follow me on social or subscribe to our channel for more fun celebrating, cooking, and crafting with kids!

I’ve grouped everything by boredom busters, kids travel essentials, travel sleep, and swimwear. Items linked below from left to right!

Boredom Busters

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Kids Travel Essentials

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Swimwear (Family Matching Swim) and Accessories

Sleep Essentials and Family Matching Pajamas

Handy Kids Apps, Playlists, and Kids Podcasts for Road Trips

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Splurge vs. Save: Easter and Spring Décor, Kids Easter

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For Easter 2023, we’ll go splurge vs. save on some Easter and spring decor, gifts, and home items. I have some great Pottery Barn dupes and Amazon finds from the Pottery Barn Spring and Pottery Barn Easter collection. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Easter and Spring decor and kids’ Easter items with both inexpensive Amazon finds and Pottery Barn picks.

While each item on the splurge side is something I love and think is of great quality, it isn’t always in my budget to splurge on. I’m always on the hunt for lookalike items that are a little more budget-friendly. I’ll give you links and prices for both. Check back for more of the Splurge vs. Save series for Easter, Spring Break, and more!

Pottery Barn Bunny Ear Easter Basket

Pottery Barn Peter Rabbit Dinnerware

Potter Barn Tule Tutu Easter Basket

Chunky Throw Blanket

Bunny Statues

Easter Bunny Napkin Holder

Easter Sign

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Kid-Friendly April Fools’ Jokes for Kids

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This year for April Fools’ Day we decided to let the kids think of their own pranks for each other as well as us parents. Check out our YouTube channel to see how the pranks played out! We hope you enjoy trying one of these kid-friendly April Fools’ Day pranks with your family!

https://youtu.be/Pq17cRWMVUE

We had mayonnaise milk for our little guy (total fail! He liked it!), spicy spaghetti for our middle, and a chocolate onion “cupcake” for dad!

Prank #1: Mayonnaise Milk

Mix milk and mayonnaise as desired. Serve to your victim and wait for their reaction! In our case, there was no reaction so don’t be afraid to add more mayo!

Prank #2: Spicy Spaghetti

Add pasta sauce and hot sauce or spicy salsa as desired. We went mild with this since it was for our little one but you can go as spicy as you’d like for an adult or older kiddo.

Prank #3: Onion Cupcake

Grab a cupcake wrapper, an onion, and store-bought frosting for this kid-friendly April Fools’ joke. We left the onion whole and frosted it but you can also slice it in half and add it to the cupcake wrapper to give an extra onion smell and taste to your “cupcake”. Place the onion in a cupcake wrapper and frost it and sprinkle it as you would a cupcake.

Happy April Fools’ Day!

5 Rooftop Hotel Bars In Chicago

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Drink up and don’t look down at these 5 Chicago hotel rooftops. With amazing city views these are a few of our favorite spots to drink under the sun.

 

J Parker

J Parker

The J Parker (Lincoln Park / Hotel Lincoln Rooftop)
1816 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL
www.jparker.com

 

 

10 Urban Roofscape Godfrey Hotel

10 Urban Roofscape Godfrey Hotel

 

10 Urban Roofscape (River North / Godfrey Hotel Rooftop, Retractable Roof)
127 W. Huron
Chicago, IL
www.godfreyhotelchicago.com

 

 

Drumbar

Drumbar

Drumbar (Gold Coast / Raffaello Hotel Rooftop)
201 E. Delaware Pl
Chicago, IL
www.drumbar.com

 

theRoof at theWit

theRoof at theWit

ROOF on theWit (Loop / Rooftop)
201 N. State
Chicago, IL
www.roofonthewit.com

Terrace At The Trump

Terrace At The Trump

Terrace At The Trump
401 N Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL
www.trumphotelcollection.com

 

Lottie's Bucktown Patio

Lottie’s Bucktown Patio

View more outdoor patios and rooftops on the PG Patio Guide

Best Outdoor Bars and Restaurants In Chicago

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III Forks Rooftop

III Forks Rooftop

The time to enjoy rooftops, sidewalk cafes, patios, beer gardens and any chair you can find outdoors is here. In A-Z order, here are a few to check out this summer. Neighborhood and the type of outdoor space is noted in parenthesis.

 

III Forks (Lake Shore East / Rooftop)
180 N. Field Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 938.4303
www.IIIForks.com

 

10 Urban Roofscape (River North / Godfrey Hotel Rooftop, Retractable Roop)
127 W. Huron
Chicago, IL
www.godfreyhotelchicago.com

 

Big Star (Bucktown / Patio)
1531 N. Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL
bigstarchicago.com

 

Cactus Bar & Grill (Loop / Sidewalk Patio)
404 South Wells
Chicago, IL 60607
www.DontDrinkAndTrade.com

 

Cantina Loredo

Cantina Loredo

Cantina Laredo (River North / Sidewalk Patio, Rooftop)
508 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
www.CantinaLaredo.com

Castaways (Lake Michigan/Lincoln Park)
1603 North Lake Shore Drive (North Avenue Beach)
Chicago, IL 60612
www.castawayschicago.com

 

Clark Street Dog & Bar (Lakeview)
3040 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657
www.clarkstdog.com

 

City Winery (West Loop / Patio)
1200 W Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
www.citywinery.com/chicago

 

Commonwealth Tavern (Roscoe Village)
2000 West Roscoe Street
Chicago, IL 60618
www.commonwealthchicago.com

 

Del Frisco’s (Gold Coast / Patio)
58 E. Oak Street
Chicago, IL
www.delfriscos.com

 

Drumbar (Gold Coast / Raffaello Hotel Rooftop)
201 E. Delaware Pl
Chicago, IL
(312) 933-4805
www.drumbar.com

 

Frontier

Frontier

Dryhop Brewers (Lakeview / Patio)
3155 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
www.dryhopchicago.com

 

Frontier (West Town-Wicker Park / 3 Season Patio)
1072 North Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60642
(773) 772.4322
www.thefrontierchicago.com

 

High Noon Saloon (Wicker Park / Sidewalk Patio)
1560 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 227-9339
highnoonchicago.com

 

Homestead On The Roof (Ukrainian Village / Rooftop)
1924 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL www.homesteadontheroof.com

 

Howells & Hood

Howells & Hood

Howell’s & Hood (Streeterville / Patio)
435 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 262-5310 www.howellsandhood.com

 

Joe’s Bar Trackside (Clybourn Corridor / Rooftop)
940 W. Weed Street
Chicago IL 60642-2540
(312) 787-9600
www.joesbar.com
www.arlingtonpark.com/trackside-otb/locations/trackside-chicago-joes

 

Hopleaf (Andersonville / Patio)
5148 N. Clark Steet
Chicago, IL
www.hopleaf.com

 

Kit Kat (Lakeview / Patio)
3700 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60657
www.KitKatChicago.com

 

La Madia (River North / Sidewalk Patio)
59 West Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
www.DineLaMadia.com

 

Little Goat Diner (West Loop / Patio)
820 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
www.littlegoatchicago.com

 

Logman & Eagle (Logan Square / Patio)
2657 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL
www.logmanandeagle.com

 

Mott Street (Wicker Park / Patio)
1401 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622 www.mottstreetchicago.com

 

RM Champagne

RM Champagne

Moody’s Pub (Edgewater / Patio)
5910 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
moodyspub.com

 

Nacional 27 (River North / Sidewalk Patio)
325 West Huron
Chicago, IL 60610
www.Nacional27.net

 

RM Champagne (West Loop / Patio)
116 N. Green Street
Chicago, IL
www.rmchampagnesalon.com

 

Rock Bottom (River North / Rooftop)
1 W. Grand
Chicago, IL
www.rockbottom.com/locations/chicago

 

ROOF on theWit (Loop / Rooftop)
201 N. State
Chicago, IL
www.roofonthewit.com

 

Twisted Spoke (West Town / Rooftop)
501 N. Ogden Ave
Chicago, IL
www.twistedspoke.com

 

Sheffield’s (Lakeview / Patio)
3258 N. Sheffield Ave
Chicago, IL
www.sheffieldschicago.com

 

J Parker

J Parker

Small Bar (Logan Square / Patio)
2956 N. Albany
Chicago, IL
www.thesmallbar.com

 

The Dawson (River West, Patio)
730 W. Grand
Chicago, IL
www.the-dawson.com

 

The J Parker (Lincoln Park / Hotel Lincoln Rooftop)
1816 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL
www.jparker.com

 

The Southern (Bucktown / Patio)
1840 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL
Thesouthernchicago.com

 

Timothy O’Toole’s Pub Chicago (Streeterville / Sidewalk Cafe)
622 North Fairbanks Court
Chicago, IL 60611

www.TimothyOTooles.com

 

The Dec

The Dec

The Dec (Gold Coast / Ritz Hotel Rooftop)
160 E Pearson
Chicago, IL
www.fourseasons.com

 

Park Grill / The Plaza at Park Grill (Loop/ Sidewalk Cafe)
11 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60602
www.ParkGrillChicago.com

 

West Town Cafe (Ukrainian Village / Sidewalk Patio)
1916 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
www.westtownbakery.com

 

ZED451 (River North / Rooftop)
739 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60611
www.ZED451.com

 

ZOCALO Restaurant and Tequila Bar (River North / Patio)
358 West Ontario
Chicago, IL 60610
www.ZocaloChicago.com