Young Child
Summer Reading Ideas for Kids
Prevent summer slide by encouraging your kids to read with these four fun programs.
Activities
Traveling With Kids: The Best Car Activities
Keep kids busy on the road with these old school car games and low-tech toys. No chargers or screens required!
Activities
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.
Activities
What They Did On Summer Vacation
From rafting down the Chattanooga to rock climbing in an air conditioned gym, six bloggers tell us all about their adventures on their summer vacation.
Activities
Homemade Show-and-Tell Theater for Summer Photos
Here’s a new way to showcase your summer vacation photos: A mini theater made from cardboard with real sliding photos!
Baby
Baby & The Beach
Diapers and sunscreen and gimmicks and gear. What works and what doesn’t, down by the shore.
Holidays
Summer Fun Checklist
This past weekend, my son created a list of 25 things he’d like to do this summer. Want to join in on the fun? We’ve made a cute printable that your kids can use too.
Party & Play
The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Playlist for Families
We all know that nothing makes the miles go by faster than some soul-lifting music, so this year we’ve put together Alphamom’s Summer Road Trip Playlist.
Big Kid
A Summer Manifesto For The Big Kids
There’s a no-man’s land, I think, in those big-tween/young-teen years, when it comes to summer break. Here’s my current Summer Manifesto for this summer. What’s yours?
Young Child
Family Experiment: Motivating Children to Save for the Family Vacation
A family of seven kids tries to make small changes to save up for a family beach vacation. Learn how they are doing it.
Activities
Netflix Streaming, my New Internet Best Friend
Netflix Streaming launches Netflix Families with TV and movie recommendations for kids and parents. Get a sneak peek.
Activities
Summer Camp Word Game & Fill-in-the-Blank Printable!
Get your kids thinking and writing during summer vacation with fill-in-the-blank word games inspired by Mad Libs! It’s also perfect for your young camper to send from sleepaway camp.
Big Kid
Need Quality Time With Your Teens? Go Camping!
I never thought I’d grow to love camping, but with a few creature comforts we’ve discovered some of our best family time with the teens, out on the road.
Education
Parent Truths: End-of-School & Summer Vacation Edition
There are universal truths about parenting and particularly so when it comes to the end of the school year and summer vacation. You can relate, right?
Big Kid
How To Have a Successful Multi-Family Vacation
We just returned from a multi-family vacation with my best friend and her family and despite our fears, we all survived and loved it.
Products & Services
Books Girls Love
Summer means outdoor fun, water play, and of course, reading time. Here are some great books and book series that are very popular with girls (and I’m sure boys, too!)
Family Fun
5 Summer Camps Parents Wish Existed
It seems like there are camps that specialize in almost any interest a child might have. Here are just a few of the kids summer camps I wish actually existed.
Big Kid
Summer Reading Recommendations for Tweens and Teens
Is there any better time than summer to dive into a good book or two (or ten)? I say no. Here’s what my teens are reading, and what I hope they’ll read.
Travel
Disneyland: Things to Do (and Skip) with Kids
Headed out to Disneyland Park for a family vacation or day trip? Here are recommendations for rides and attractions so you make the most of your experience.
Travel
Disney California Adventure: Things to Do (and Skip) with Kids
Disney California Adventure Park is Disneyland’s little sister and full of fun rides and attractions. We share our favorite things to do (and skip) with kids.