Activities
Kids Photo Scavenger Hunt
This activity is good for burning a full hour of daylight. Bonus! No mess involved and very few supplies needed. I highly recommend this activity.
Holidays
Five Great Children’s Books for National Reading Month
March is the month of National Reading and we have some book recommendations for your kids that we think you will love.
Holidays
Easter Traditions and Ideas
We found a few clever ideas for Easter that you can incorporate into your Easter celebrations.
Holidays
April Fool’s Day Pranks
We highlight our favorite harmless pranks to pull on kids or your partner. Our favorites are the computer pranks. Though the joke’s on you if your child is more tech savvy than you. Ha!
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How to Make a “Unique” Diaper Cake. Ha!
Forget the traditional diaper cake. Follow our DIY steps to making one that is not only memorable, but useful. Hide a bottle of champagne in the middle.
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How To Make Terrariums With Kids
I decided a terrarium would be an easy enough project and could burn some daylight. Here is how we did it and how you can make one with your kids.
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Tooth Fairy Traditions
Where does the idea of the tooth fairy come from? And how does she leave treats at your house? A quick look at the origins of the tooth fairy, and at some cute DIY crafts to hold the teeth and the money.
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This is Me Journal: a perfect keepsake gift
The children’s activity book is also a keepsake for mom. It encourages and captures your child’s drawings, writings, dreams. You can help your child spend the upcoming year journaling her memories.
Holidays
Five Ways To Celebrate Earth Day With Kids
Five ways to mark Earth Day with your kids by celebrating recycling, reducing and caring for the earth in tangible ways they can understand and relate to.
Activities
Inspiring Ideas For Kid’s Birthdays
If you’re looking for ideas for your child’s birthday party, we’ve got some fun and creative ideas to share with you to help make your party special.
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Gardening with Kids: Potted Flowers
An excellent way of honoring our earth is to let it help us grow things. It is remarkably easy to start flowers and plants and even vegetables from seed. This is an excellent project for parent and child.
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50 Things To Do With Kids Around Detroit Before They Grow Up
Michigan is full of great museums, parks and amusement parks, but we kept our list to family destinations within an hours drive of the Detroit area.
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The Best Outdoor Games For Kids (especially summer)
My goal for the summer is a lot of old fashioned fun. I’ve come up with a list of 10 of my family’s favorite neighborhood outdoor games.
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Portland, Maine: 50 Things to Do With Kids Before They Grow Up
Amanda of SouleMama, and author of The Creative Family, takes us through her hometown of Portland, Maine. If you and your family haven’t visited Maine yet, make sure to put it on your must-visit list!
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Making Camping With Kids A Little Easier
We’ve found tons of great tips for making the experience of camping with the family as organized and as smooth as possible.
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10 Great Activities For Your Block Party
If you’d like a chance to meet your neighbors and build a community on your block, a block party is a great idea. Here are 10 things to do at your block party.
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The Twin Cities: 50 Things to Do With Your Kids Before They Grow Up
The Twin Cities, (aka Minneapolis-St. Paul) has year-round recreation and more theater than any other city than NYC, all of which are great activities for kids.
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Five Ways To Keep In Touch While Your Kids is at Camp
Do you have kids away at camp? Are you missing them? We have some ideas for creative ways to keep in touch with them while they’re away.
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Tampa Bay: 50 Things to Do with Your Kids Before They Grow Up
Discover the unexpected activities for kids to enjoy in the beautiful Tampa Bay Area.
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San Francisco: 50 Things to do with your children before they grow up
There are a lot of reasons for paying all that astronomical rent to raise children in San Francisco. Here are fifty.