Editor’s Note: We welcome our newest columnist, Kristen Howerton, this week to OC Moms. This is the first installment of her weekly parenting advice column, Take It ...

MIDLAND, MI — Joyful Tantrum Recess, a toy store and gift shop where customers are encouraged to play and stay awhile, is now open in Midland. Nearly everything in the new shop is brightly colored and ...

Local entrepreneur Julia Kepler has opened another toy store in Midland. Kepler, the owner of Joyful Tantrum, a downtown Midland toy store, and its adjacent business, Serendipity Road, has expanded ...

MIDLAND, MI — Walk into downtown Midland’s new Joyful Tantrum toy store and you’ll find wooden blocks, books, puzzles, hand-sewn stuffed animals, bracelet-making kits, STEM activities and more. What ...