Mission Possible!

We are on a mission to recruit more Mama Approved Ambassadors. Won't you join us?

Our magazine and subsequent Facebook page is one entity. As a Mama Approved Ambassador, we ask that you post at least once a week, a shout out to locally owned businesses in the Treasure Valley. Any type of business will do, but they can't be corporate owned. I will then message you each Friday to get your perspective on your top pick of the week and rate it based on our scale. I suggest visiting our website:http://mamasfavorite.blogspot.com/, To get examples of how we have been doing our rating scale and perusing our facebook fanpage as well. If you'd like to be an MAA, I will add you as an admin for our fan page and add you to our group... There are three of us so far and it has been really fun... Let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you for your interest in MFT Magazine!

If you or someone you know may be interested, please message us!

Thank you!

August Issue of MFT Magazine is here!

Check it out!

Click below to view the entire issue......
MFT Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2

Top Picks for Friday July 25th!

Our top picks for the last Friday in July are....

Hot dogs, hot rods, and back to school

August brings the end of the summer season, but it is far from over! We are gearing up for a hot and sizzlin August issue of MFT Magazine..

All we can say is:

Hot Dogs, Hot Rods and Back to School !

Our top picks for the week are tomorrow.. stay tuned!

Our Top Picks! - Friday July 11th

Almost here!

We are putting the final touches on our first issue of the e-magazine component of Mama's Favorite Things! MFT Magazine - Locally and family owned businesses in the Treasure Valley is going to be filled with fun facts about our area, BBQ do's and don'ts and listings of our fav splash zones and firework shops. We hope you'll share and read and be just as excited as we are!

We added a sponsor!

We are excited to announce that we have added another corporate sponsor!

Summer Time!

We are gearing up for the release of our first issue and cannot wait to share our top picks for local pools, BBQ's and antique shops in the area. We also want to say, Happy 4th to you all and hope that you are enjoying our e-magazine as much as we are making it! Take care and enjoy this first day of July! GO USA!!!

Announcing....

Our Top Picks for this week!

Lavender Farm!

Did you know that there is a lavender farm in Meridian? It is on the corner of Cherry Lane and McDermott Rd. The fields are gorgeous. They have an walking path with A-Z varieties of lavender. They are open Saturdays from June 22-July 27 from 9-2 and by appointment for special occasions, meetings, family reunions. Call them @888-5080 or just drop by on a Saturday morning, Lavender Acres 2000 N McDermott Rd. 

Mama's Favorite because it is educational and calming. The lavender gives off a sweet aroma and subtle buzz of the bees pollinating radiates calm. The bees are so happy around the lavender that people are insignificant. For local flair, I rate it a 5. For atmosphere and layout, I give it a 4, little ones need to be watched closely. And customer service is definitely a 5. You can take tours and their owners can teach you a lot about lavender and bees.

Roastere is amazing

Today we sat down to have a coffee and a chat with a potential MAA and when I went to get a drink of iced tea, I was short 15 cents. Rather than be dismissive and rude, the lady behind the counter simply changed my total to accommodate whatever change I had in my purse.. Not only was that amazing, but the atmosphere and iced tea was great too!

We added another MAA

We are so excited that we couldn't hold it in.. today we just added another MAA ("Mama Approved" Ambassador). She is already helping us streamline our communication and has such amazing ideas on how we can reach a larger audience! Yay! Welcome aboard!!

Flying Pie, Village Cinema and a fun place to visit.. Hidden Springs

Our top picks for Friday June 20th have just been announced and we couldn't be more thrilled with sharing the love..

"Summer Time" Photo Contest!

Photo Contest time! Mama's Favorite Things is seeking "Summer Time" photos with family and friends at a local eatery, outdoor fun in the valley or anything else that makes Idaho a fun mecca for the summer. ** All photos submitted will be voted on and the very top photos will be featured in the July issue! ** Contest ends Friday June 27th, voting ends Monday June 30th...

How to enter:

1) Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mamasfavoritethings

2) Look for our post about our photo contest and comment on it with your photo. 

All entries must be submitted on our FB page in order to be considered. 

All photos must be from the original person, only photos from the original poster will be considered..

 ** and please! Keep it clean!!

Top Picks coming soon...

We are thrilled and ecstatic and amazed and, and, and.. no words can describe our feeling right now. .

Tomorrow marks the end of our first week and we have accomplished so much!

26 new likes to our Facebook Fan Page - -

12 new followers on twitter - -

11 new blog posts ---

We are on fire! Speaking of fire, we asked about some amazing, family owned and local (of course) BBQ joints and we have two in the running for our top picks this week.

We will announce our top picks tomorrow.. so stay tuned and as always, share and share alike about Mama's Favorite Things!

Opening Day to Float The Boise River!!!

Photo courtesy: Ryan McVay

Well, yes, it is a bit chilly to actually float today, but it was announced that opening day is today.

Float season begins at Barber Park, where they will turn on their air pumps and all will celebrate. Such a popular past time from young to old here in Boise. Epley's will be renting rafts and inner tubes and the shuttle buses will be shuttling! Float season is here!

You can rent an inner tube for as little as $12 or you can get the whole family in a raft for $55. The shuttle between Barber Park and Ann Morison is only $3 and makes rafting easy! Be safe and don't forget sunscreen!

Taco's!

Tuesdays and tacos seem to be a tradition a lot of families share. So we want to find out, where is the best place to grab a taco? So far we really love the fish tacos at Sockeye Brewery. What is your fav? Let us know!

They like us, they really, really, like us!

Only one or so hours into our opening and already have 11 likes on our facebook page.. so cool! Now we hope to start getting some "mama approved" businesses willing to list with us. We know they will come.. like they say, "if you build it, they will come".

Here is how you can help... "Like us!"

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