Treats to Make at Home: Easter Edition

Treats to Make at Home: Easter Edition

Spring is in the air! And that means Easter isn't far behind. Our team at Great Pretenders wants to share a few fun recipes that you can make with your little ones!
Throwing a Socially Distant Birthday Party

Throwing a Socially Distant Birthday Party

Throwing a socially distant birthday party is actually simpler than you might think. For a memorable event, you should think outside the box and tailor the party to fit the birthday person’s inter...
Halloween Learning Materials

Halloween Learning Materials

Our team has partnered with Mastermind Toys to bring you a creative package of Halloween Learning Materials for grades K-2.  These learning materials are intended to help parents structure their d...
Celebrating Halloween in 2020 - Craft Ideas Included

Celebrating Halloween in 2020 - Craft Ideas Included

Let’s avoid the Trick-or-Treating meltdown that we are all anticipating from our kids this year. A great way to do that, is to make Halloween feel EXTRA special this year. How you ask? Celebrate al...
Frightful Fruits for your little Boo

Frightful Fruits for your little Boo

Halloween is approaching and you may begin to wonder how I can make Halloween 2020 extra special for my children? Will there be Trick or Treating this year? Our team at Great Pretenders wants to gi...
Meet the Maker with Joyce Keelan!

Meet the Maker with Joyce Keelan!

We are slowly coming to the end of our Meet the Maker series. But we cannot finish them off without introducing you to Joyce Keelan! Joyce is the founder of Great Pretenders and the hardest working...
Meet the Maker Monday with Lucy

Meet the Maker Monday with Lucy

Happy Monday!! We want to introduce you to a VERY special guest this week... Miss Lucy!! Lucy, her sister Matilda and her mom Kate were here for their summer visit, so we thought we would sneak in ...
Childhood Years & Brain Development

Childhood Years & Brain Development

Happy Friday everyone! We partnered with our friends at Boon-Dah to bring you this blog post about why early childhood years are important for brain development! Visit their website at www.boon-dah...
Meet the Maker Monday with Maria

Meet the Maker Monday with Maria

Happy Monday everyone! This week, we want to introduce you to our lead sewer, Maria. Maria has been with Great Pretenders for nearly 20 years! Before watching the interview, can you guess how many ...