This year I am riding in Nyx. Although I used to ride in the Metairie parades on Mardi Gras day with my family, I am excited because this is my first time in an Uptown parade. It is also my first...
In 1947, the founders of the Krewe of Thoth intentionally planned their Uptown route with "institutions that care for persons with disabilities and illness" in mind. For decades, the Krewe of Thoth has brought Mardi Gras joy to pediatric...
After Christmas in New Orleans
When Christmas is over, most people are left feeling sad, down and depressed. But in New Orleans, the end of Christmas means the beginning of CARNIVAL SEASON!
I am not a huge fan of parading as...
One of my favorite aspects of being a New Orleans mom is giving my kids the gift of Mardi Gras.
I married into a New Orleans family, and I lived a childhood void of what I now consider THE BEST...
How often do you hear people say, “It just doesn’t feel like Christmas!?”
The holiday season rolls around, and people who are normally infused with all the tidings of good cheer suddenly don’t feel it. They feel Grinchy or grumpy...
Safety Tips for Carnival That You Need to Know!
I have been very lucky of late to experience Carnival season in a way that not many people are able - "in" the parade, but not on a float. My husband...
Gender reveal parties — contrived product of the Pinterest party phenomenon or a fun way to announce the sex of your unborn baby to loved ones? I was on the fence, until the idea for the reveal of my...
Here in New Orleans we are lucky to have the carnival season as the perfect cure to post-Christmas blues. Taking down all of the gorgeous Christmas decorations (and maybe New Year's Eve decorations) got you a little sad?! Well,...
Across the city of New Orleans, just before and all during, women (and men too) are breaking out the glitter. We are in prep mode for our parades across the city in Cleopatra, Muses, Nyx, King Arthur and more....
If you have recently moved to New Orleans, welcome! New Orleans Mom prides itself on being the premier parenting website for New Orleans, and we have dozens of tips for enjoying Mardi Gras with kids. While sleep is about to...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Tara Jones, a family travel planner with Cupcake Castles Travel Co, who specializes in Disney vacations.
Five Mardi Gras Vacation Destinations {That Don’t Include Disney World}
It’s that time of year that everyone in NOLA looks...
Our Mardi Gras Krewe Tactics
Growing up outside of New Orleans, in Chalmette, my childhood experience of Mardi Gras was very different that my adult experiences. I went to a handful of parades as a kid but didn’t really...
Seriously, we live and play in the coolest city ever. Even with Alabama throwing shade this way, our version of Mardi Gras is top notch.
Mardi Gras is about bleeding purple, green and gold. It is about majorette boots, sequin...
As we turned the corner of the civic center parking lot on the float, my heart swelled. There were at least 400 exhausted men standing on the sidewalk, bleary-eyed, arms crossed, all waiting for their girlfriend/wife's float.
What I realized then is...