MP doesn’t usually take the kids to fast food restaurants (with the exception of an occasional soft serve or juice box on the road) but she’s not opposed to a good hamburger. That’s why South Portland’s newest restaurant, Elevation Burger, caught her eye. Local dads and business partners Mark Caron and Chris DiMillo decided to open the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cute potato giveaway’
Burgers on the Rise and a Delicious Giveaway
Posted in Food, giveaways, Restaurants, tagged alternative to fast food chains, brooksville maine, chris dimillo, cute potato giveaway, decadent shakes, elevation burger, free-range, grass-fed, kid-friendly restaurants in Maine, maine goat cheese, Maine Root, mark caron, organic burgers, south portland maine, sunset acres farm and dairy on February 9, 2012 | 68 Comments »
Family Photo Giveaway
Posted in giveaways, tagged cathy clicks, cathy davis photographer, cute potato giveaway, eastern promenade portland maine, family photos, otto pizza portand on October 20, 2011 | 20 Comments »
MP’s parents visited not long ago, and she thought getting some professional photos of the family would be a good idea. Enter our wonderful sponsor—photographer Cathy Davis of Cathy Clicks. Cathy kindly agreed to meet us on the Eastern Prom in Portland after 5 p.m. The weather cooperated, but the Cute Potato kids were running [...]
Last Minute School Shopping (plus a Giveaway)
Posted in giveaways, Shopping, tagged baby bjorn, cute potato giveaway, last minute school shopping, maine, PO.P sale, polarn o. pyret, polarn o. pyret sample and warehouse sale, Portland, quality kids clothes, signature stripes, simply scandinavian, stokke, swedish children's clothing, swedish maternity clothing on September 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
MP is a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to shopping for the kids’ fall and winter clothes. She’s the mom who shops for coats when the thermometer drops below 40º. Sometimes waiting to the last minute pays off in form of a sale. Par exemple: this Friday and Saturday’s Polarn O. Pyret Sample [...]
Portsmouth Fairy House Tour Giveaway
Posted in Events, giveaways, tagged cute potato giveaway, fairy house series, fairy house tour, peirce island new hampshire, portsmouth new hampshire, south end portsmouth nh, southern new hampshire dance theatre, tracy kane on September 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
CP#1 and her friend, R., have a few things in common: the girls like to sing and dance; they love dress up; and they’re always game for adventure. So you can imagine the level of excitement at our house when R. invited us to this weekend’s 7th Annual Fairy House Tour in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [...]
Giveaway Winner & Swans Island Baby Blankets
Posted in giveaways, Shopping, tagged clay tile mom, cute potato giveaway, heirloom blankets, maine baby gifts, northport maine, portland maine, sleeping children, swans island baby blankets, swans island blankets, swans island custom baby pillows on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to everyone who entered our latest giveaway! Congratulations goes to Rebecca Racine. She is the winner of a $25 gift certificate good towards a keepsake tile from Clay Tile Mom. For the past 18 months, Rebecca has struggled with getting her daughter to sleep without a battle. This week a small miracle occurred: So [...]
Clay Tile Mom’s Keepsake Giveaway
Posted in giveaways, tagged clay tile mom, cute potato giveaway, freeport maine, jessica teesdale, keepsake footprint tile, keepsake hand print tile, peek-a-boo children's center, portland maine, smudge art studio, westbrook maine on May 17, 2011 | 17 Comments »
MP was recently introduced to the work of Portland-based artist Jessica Teesdale. Known as the Clay Tile Mom, Jessica creates keepsake hand and foot print tiles. The busy mother of three started her business in 2008. Since then, Jessica schedules print sessions at her home studio, playgroups or spaces like the Peek-A-Boo Children’s Center in [...]
The Perfect Chocolate Cake (& a Giveaway)
Posted in Food, giveaways, tagged blue fondant flowers, cake balls, cathy ducey, children's cakes, children's cakes maine, chocolate layer cake, cute potato giveaway, hello kitty cake, maine, my mom made it, Scarborough on April 17, 2011 | 21 Comments »
CP#1 wanted a Hello Kitty themed party for her fifth birthday. To help create a memorable cake, MP enlisted Cathy Ducey, baker and owner of Mom Made It! in Scarborough. Cathy, who makes everything from scratch in her home kitchen, was kind enough to let MP bring some gluten-free ingredients to make CP #1 a [...]
Family Sleigh Ride
Posted in Events, tagged cute potato giveaway, maine, pejebscot sno-chiefs sleigh ride, pine tree camp fundraiser, pine tree camp rome, pine tree society sleigh ride, world's greatest sleigh ride lisbon falls on January 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This week, we’re asking readers to tell us how their families celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Cute Potato team celebrates with an annual sleigh ride—namely, the Pejepscot Sno-Chiefs World’s Greatest Sleigh Ride in Lisbon Falls. The event is fun for all involved, and better yet, the proceeds benefit Pine Tree Camp—a 285-acre summer camp in Rome, [...]





