This is our year. This is the year that my family, due to an unforeseen financial windfall and a late Mardi Gras, has decided to visit that place. THE place. The place with the magic. Yep … we are...
Mardi Gras with kids can be a blast with a bit of planning and setting your expectations LOW. We have four kids ages 2 through 10, and every year we have more fun than the last. With a few simple steps, we are...
Where are my Type A personalities at? Better yet, where are my Type As who don’t have a designated spot on the parade routes?
With parade season now in full swing, I’m having Mardi Gras anxiety.
It’s not that I don’t...
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...
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...
Oh sure, Mardi Gras is all fun and games if you're a grown up. But have you ever stopped to think about the children? Those poor kids, they have Mardi Gras problems, you know.
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I have a confession to make:
I stink at Carnival. It is not my strength. I was born and raised here. I have been letting myself off of the hook because I don't find it that easy or that fun,...
So what if your child has an exceptionality, they deserve to be part of the enormous fun and culture of that once a year experience of Mardi Gras. Navigating a parade can be stressful for any family with kids,...
If you have recently moved to New Orleans, Mardi Gras with kids can be extremely overwhelming at first. But trust us - you want a Muses shoe, a Cleo cup, a Zulu coconut and all the beads you can catch!...
The Voice of ALLA :: My Experience Announcing a Parade From Gallier Hall
My family loves Mardi Gras. Like loves it. My husband’s favorite childhood memories all center around parades. My son, who has been in Louisiana since he was...
I remember the day the music stopped, or rather the drums from the marching bands in the parade, like it was yesterday. It happened fast, but this is what I remember. Shots fired, lots of shots fired. People screaming...
Throw Me Something Mista! :: 2022 Guide to the Best Throws from Mardi Gras Krewes
Growing up in Nebraska, every spring my grandparents would send me a box of all their best throws from parades in New Orleans. I would...
It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and everyone's eating king cake! If you have a food allergy or sensitivity, though, traditional king cake may not be an option. Thankfully many bakeries offer gluten free king cakes, as well...
Every Who Dat in NOLA liked Mardi a lot,
But the COVID who came into NOLA did not.
COVID hated Fat Tuesday! The whole Mardi Gras season!
Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be perhaps, that...