Holiday

Living in Baton Rouge, it’s no surprise that our community knows how to celebrate! From the excitement of New Year’s to the patriotic pride of Independence Day, and the magic of Christmas, the holidays are a time for our city to shine.

Red Stick Mom is your go-to resource for all things holidays in Baton Rouge. From festive parades to family-friendly activities, we’ve got everything you need to make the season unforgettable!

Our guides and blog posts have everything a Baton Rouge mom needs to celebrate in style. Explore our guide to Easter egg hunts and fun truck or treat ideas to our  Ultimate Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping Guide , and tips for making Mardi Gras wagons for kids.

From neighborhood light displays and spectacular holiday lights festival to our holiday events guide Red Stick Mom is the ultimate Christmas resource for moms in Baton Rouge. Discover guides, blog posts, and event calendar to help you fully enjoy the holiday season.

If it’s a holiday in Baton Rouge, you can count on fun for the whole family. Whether you’re planning for St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, looking for the best spot to catch Fourth of July fireworks, or ringing in the New Year, Red Stick Mom has you covered.

Discover all the tips, ideas, news, and reviews you need to make every holiday and season unforgettable with Red Stick Mom. It’s your go-to resource for helping moms create the perfect celebrations!

I’m Thankful This Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day!! I’m so grateful to be a mother. It warms my heart to see my kids go from tiny babies to toddlers to the little boys they are now. I have truly loved it. On this Mother’s Day, this year, I would like to list four of the things I’m grateful for :: 1) The ever evolving smiles. It seems like yesterday, I was getting lovely gummy smiles. You know the one where you can see the outline of the teeth in the gums but there aren’t any teeth. Then it was the few teeth grin, now it’s all of the baby teeth for my youngest. My oldest keeps losing teeth ($5 a tooth!!) so he...
25 "Egg-cellent" Easter Jokes Spending time with family and friends during the holidays usually means lots of fun and laughter filling the house. Easter is a beautiful time with family and friends to celebrate life and new beginnings, and of course, adding humor will only make for a better time! Below is a list of 25 egg-cellent jokes to enjoy while dyeing eggs and snacking on those delicious Reese’s peanut butter eggs. What kind of story does an Easter Bunny love? One with a hoppy ending! What happened to the Easter egg when it heard a joke? It cracked up! What kind of beans don’t grow in a garden? Jelly beans! What is an Easter Bunny’s favorite sport? Basket-ball How do...
Easter Home Activities For Toddlers Easter is right around the corner. I decided to put together a list of fun at home activities you can do with your little ones. Easter is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with my daughter. I not only love making her Easter basket every year, but also for my husband and I also love to do fun activities with her as well.    Here’s a list of fun easter activities :: Easter Egg Hunt  You can do a fun Easter egg hunt around the house. Since my daughter is a toddler, I love to purchase medium size eggs. They’re not huge but they’re perfect to hide little gifts inside which is perfect for her because she...
Who caters your Easter brunch in Baton Rouge? Here is your comprehensive guide to the best Easter catering in Baton Rouge! We've done all the research for you to find out who is doing the cooking for the holidays this year. We hope this helps take some of the stress off your & the Bunny's plate. Important Note: If you are planning to order holiday catering in Baton Rouge, be sure to call ahead and check for ordering deadlines.  Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro 6171 Bluebonnet Blvd. Let Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro cater your Easter Feast! You can pick between their Family Meal (feed 6-8) Glazed Spiral Ham Bone in (4-5 lbs), Biscuits (dozen) and choice of two sides (2 quarts) or order a la carte.  Customize your...
Alms-Giving :: Something Greater Than Jonah Mass was weirdly joyful, this past Sunday. Weirdly, because Lent had just started and many parishioners looked the way I felt: tired, frustrated, humbled, and/or ruing the resolution to give up or take up . Still, there was a palpable joy in the sanctuary of our Church. We had gathered, as a family, sharing a creed and a language and a ritual as familiar as the walls that held our worship. Lent can be a period of self-inflicted hardship, but we find comfort in the mere fact of gathering there together and holding one another up. Our little family of four drove home down Goodwood, a direct but scenic meander through leafy neighborhoods, past...

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