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Memorial Day Family Fun

For most families the Memorial Day holiday weekend provides a taste of summer fun. Unfortunately, most schools don’t break for summer vacation until June, so the long weekend is typically reserved for abbreviated, wallet-friendly family activities. If you are looking for affordable Memorial Day getaways, consider the following kid-friendly picks: PENNSYLVANIA Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, kicks off its summer season this weekend with a slew of family-friendly events. The resort is sponsoring live entertainment all day and well into the night. In addition to the concerts, the resort is offering climbing wall races, fishing demonstrations, … Continue reading →

Single Parenting – Keeping the Family Together

Becoming a single parent family means changes, some easy and some more challenging. Now that there is just one parent in the household, you want to do everything possible to keep the family close and tight. You want to make sure your children feel comfortable talking to you about anything, that you know what is going on in their lives. Because a single parent home often comes with greater time management challenges, a little more work is required to keep the family together but you can. I remember when I went through my divorce. There were times when I thought … Continue reading →

Create Your Own Family Holidays

This is the time of the year when we’re celebrating holidays back to back. But why wait for “official” holidays to celebrate? Create your own family traditions that are special and meaningful to your family. In her book, Everyday Opportunities for Extraordinary Parenting, Bobbi Conner offers several ideas for reasons for your family to celebrate throughout the year including: Children’s Day (each family selects the date and it can change each year) First Day Back to School First Day of Summer Vacation Annual Family Spring Walk Together (the first day of Spring — rain or shine!) The Family Pet’s Birthday … Continue reading →

5 Ways To Connect As A Family

School has been in session for about a month and a half and for me the time as just flown by. If you are like most families in the country between schools, sports, work, and other activities it is hard to find the time to connect as a family. So try implementing one of these five ways and start connecting with your kids again. 1. Limit activities. Children don’t need to be involved in a million different things to be happy. In fact recent research shows that too many activities can put a strain upon a child increasing their stress. … Continue reading →

Finding Books for Family Storytime

The benefits of reading to and with your child cannot be understated. I literally started reading to Tyler while he was still in the womb. His first words weren’t the usual mama and daddy, it was library and Books a Million. Okay maybe I’m exaggerating a little, but the point is, reading has been an integral part of Tyler’s life from the beginning and it has paid off in big ways. I’m continuously amazed at how well he reads at the tender age of five. If he misbehaves and I tell him he can’t watch TV, no big deal. But … Continue reading →

Family Bowling Night

About ten months ago, my daughter was invited to a birthday party at a bowling alley. She wasn’t even sure what bowling was, but since it was my husband’s turn to take her to the birthday party, she trooped off with a present under one arm. She came back, all alight and happy about the day and desperately wanting to go bowling again. Family Bowling Days A lot of bowling alleys are reinventing themselves to make them more family friendly. Two that I knew of in Virginia didn’t allow smoking on days that they were asking families to bring in … Continue reading →

Keeping Kids Busy Indoors

It has been breathtakingly cold outside this year. This year we have hit record low temperatures here in Utah, in fact, we had our first experience with freezing rain this week. These below freezing temperatures have got the kids cooped up inside all day, every day, and if they’re anything like mine, they’re starting to get a bad case of cabin fever! But don’t worry, we’re here to save the day, because we have lots of ideas to keep kids happy indoors and out! Something Logan and I have decided to do this year is to make a list of … Continue reading →

Mommy, It’s Cold Outside!

It’s that time of year again, if it hasn’t started snowing, it will soon. Regardless, at least here in Utah it is bitter cold outside, causing our little ones to bring playtime back inside. It’s time to remind them that there is more to do indoors than to just plop in front of the TV all day. Sit down with your kids and get the creative juices flowing. If you’re having trouble, here are some fun indoor activities to keep your kids occupied while they are cooped up inside this winter. Bowling Night! Empty water bottles make great bowling pins. … Continue reading →

Halloween Snaps

If you are like me, then you try to get the most use out of your kid’s Halloween costume as you possibly can. In my family that means frequenting Halloween events at the children’s museum, the zoo, school, the public library and other public and private venues. However, regardless of where your little ghouls or gremlins go to get their sugar high, frame worthy photo opportunities are lurking around every corner. If you are looking to snap keepers of your kids this Halloween, consider the following tips: Get Creative: Rather than have your Wolverine clad son pose stiffly next to … Continue reading →

Fun, Frugal Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

Wouldn’t it be fun to frugally celebrate Valentine’s Day? Forget the $12 boxes of chocolate from the drugstore or the $45 flowers from the florist. Instead, celebrate with some great ideas that will put you in the mood but won’t add to your expenses. In the Kitchen Have the family create a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with something full of love from the kitchen. Roll out pizza dough to form a heart shaped pizza and add your favorite toppings. Serve heart shaped chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and make heart shaped sugar cookies. Basically, any food that you … Continue reading →