Family Fun Week(s) in Review – May 28th – June 15th

While Jeff was off becoming a daddy for the 2nd time, Lauri has been doing an admirable job of providing stellar FUN ideas for families this summer. Jeff is back full time now and the result had been a bounty of cool tips and activities to occupy and entertain your entire gang! Summertime is a popular time of year for Family Reunions. Lauri share some helpful ideas on keeping both young children and teenagers happy and pleasant at these family gatherings. While traveling to reunite with long lost relatives, you are bound to encounter some delays. You have to find … Continue reading

Candy Land – An All Time Classic Board Game

My three-year old has been home everyday for a month now. We yanked her out of her old school/daycare in mid-May, allowing her to be home with her new little sister, her mommy and, depending on the day, one of her grandmothers or myself. The sure-to-be painful transition back to school starts on Monday, June 18th. It is a new school, but is running a camp format for the summer, something totally new and fun, so we are hoping the excitement and adventure quality of camp will help her overcome any trepidation she may experience (wishfully thinking, I know). In … Continue reading

Hi Ho! Cherry O – A Classic Counting Game

With my newborn daughter, a mere two weeks old come tomorrow morning, sleeping peacefully just a go-go-gadget arm length away, my three-year old and my wife sat down to a game of Hi Ho! Cherry O. The classic Milton Bradley game was just handed down to my family yesterday from my brother’s clan whose two kids (age 7 and 9) have outgrown the basic counting fun Cherry O has to offer (the game is recommended for children ages 3-6). Hi Ho! Cherry O is billed as a child’s first counting game and while that is not 100% true for my … Continue reading