Hello! And welcome back to another round up of ways to bring more intention and thoughtfulness into our day to day lives so we can be more like the 90s moms we admire and want to become!
It has been such a fun Substack week! I have not only been able to get to 300 subscribers (in just 3 months, thank you SO much for being here 🎉) , I also got to virtually meet with Brittany Viklund and Courtney McGee on the East Coast to chat about doing Substack Lives together around becoming more of a 90s mom next month - a dream come true!
Right now I am scheduling these lives for every other Tuesday at 1pm CST in August because I was thinking between nap times would be ideal.. let me know in the comments what you think of this time!
And speaking of collaborating with amazing moms on Substack, I got so inspired by Emily Gregory’s idea to do a Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt so I asked her if I could share that here as the 90s Mom Activity of the week and she said yes!
Her note immediately brought me all the way back to when our parents or teachers in the 90s would do things like this for us. They made a simple trip to the store or a fast food place an experience. And it really just takes a little bit of magic and intention. For Emily, it was a clipboard and a camera and a little independence to make this a core memory for them (and her)! This is what she writes about how she did it:
So I gave them a clipboard, a pencil, a scavenger hunt, a Camp Snap camera, and a little freedom.
Their job was simple: work together to find everything on the list.
My job was: To hang back. To watch them read signs, scan shelves, debate whether something counted or not. To see them take turns, negotiate, lead, and follow. To notice what caught their attention that wasn’t even on the list.
My husband and I shopped from a distance.
And somewhere between the produce section and the pasta aisle, I found myself remembering another grocery store, years ago, in Massachusetts.
Back then, their little hands reached up for apples so they could proudly hold them in front of the camera. They couldn’t read the signs yet. Now they’re reading the words themselves and navigating the store on their own…cue the waterworks!
They worked through the list together. Solving problems and helping each other along the way. A preschool teacher even stopped me next to the yogurts to tell me what a fun activity this was.
Here is her article with the Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt download she made, it is so cute. My daughter is 2 years old and can barely reach for the apples now, but in a few years we definitely will be doing this and using her sheet!
Okay, while you’re at the store doing your scavenger hunt, here are the ingredients for the recipe of the week: Cosmic Brownie Cookies (inspired by Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies) ⭐️
1 box of Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie mix (Costco has a pack of 6, just saying)
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup (semi-sweet) chocolate chips — I like the big yellow bag from Tollhouse
2 eggs
Toppings (easy chocolate ganache):
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup heavy cream
rainbow chip sprinkles
Heat oven to 375 degrees
Mix all of the cookie ingredients together
Measure 2 tbsp dough on cookie sheet
Bake for 8-10 min
When they come out, tap firmly on stove to flatten a bit
Cool for a few minutes
For the ganache:
Separately, heat 1/4 cup cream and 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds, push the chocolate chips down and let sit for 3 minutes and then use fork to stir
Spoon ganache on each cookie and top with rainbow chip sprinkles and that’s it!
I made these on a whim on a Saturday morning for our community group and it brought so much whimsy and joy. You really can’t go wrong with these. Can’t wait to see how yours turn out!
Which, my product recommendation for the week is to get a camera. I am not picky about what kind of camera but there is something so beautiful about having a camera that isn’t your phone. For my birthday this month, my friends got me a Kodak Pix Pro and it takes 90s kind of photos that are so cute and the flash is amazing. I also do have the Canon G7x, actually inherited it from my dad, and the Sony ZV-E10 which I do recommend both but you do not need anything fancy.
Emily Gregory recommends Camp Snap, a digital camera without a screen, to capture memories (like the scavenger hunt) without being distracted by another screen. They are a vibe and if you use her link, you get $5 off!
And again, you do not need to go buy another thing but I always want to recommend thoughtful and cozy items that will bring back more magic in your life and I am pretty sure an old school camera will do that :)
That’s it for now but I have a super exciting announcement coming on Monday about how I want to utilize my subscriber chat and I am just giddy about it because I think you’ll get a kick out of it too.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! See ya next week!
xoxo
Andi
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