Landlocked: The 4 Best Family Vacation Towns in the Continental U.S.

3 SoCal Beaches

Travelers who want to take an exciting vacation around the United States can find many wonderful cities perfectly suitable for families. Many of these travel destinations offer a variety of kid-friendly activities for the entire family to enjoy. Here are four of America’s best vacation towns for families: San Antonio This fun city in Texas [...]

What Are The Best After School Activities For Children?

Little Boy playing soccer

Parents everywhere appreciate the teaching that children receive at school.  Despite the great work done by education authorities across the world, many parents realize that the true development of their children comes in what they do outside of the boundaries of their school. Whether it be after school clubs, groups, or somewhere you take your [...]

Happy Earth Day!

Young plant against green background

Today we join with the other inhabitants of our planet to celebrate Earth Day. How will you mark this special day that was created to raise awareness of the failing health of our beautiful planet? May we    suggest some ideas that you might want to incorporate into your day? If it’s possible for you, [...]

Family Time: The Ballet

dancing ballerina

I thought I’d give you a break this week from my budget ramblings and tell you about a fun family tradition of ours. When I was a little girl my sister-in-law made it a point to invite me to the ballet with her and her friends. I loved the dancing and the music and I [...]

Fun Family Outings For Parents & Children

Father and daughter looking at library books

Many parents cannot afford to drop amusement park-level sums of money every time they take their children out of the house. While young children are eager to go places, they also do enjoy your company. It can be very rewarding for you and your children to experience inexpensive activities together if you know where to [...]

Tickle Trunks

Smiling pirate

When our girls were little they loved playing dress-up, so much so I created a Tickle Trunk for them. Their tickle trunk was a wooden toy chest friends of our had made for them. In there were some old clothes, shoes and purses of mine as well as some outgrown skating dresses from their older [...]

6 Crafty Christmas Gift Ideas That You Can Make Yourself

Cookie Jar

In case you didn’t get the memo, Christmas time is fast approaching and it is that time of year once again where you have to start thinking about buying Christmas gifts for your nearest and dearest. But before you rush out and buy expensive gifts that may or may not be appreciated, why not consider [...]

Glitzy Pumpkins

silver day

This year, instead of making regular Jack-o-Lanterns, we were inspired by Pinterest to do something out of the box with our pumpkins. We loved seeing a different take on decorating the pumpkins and thought we would give it a try. Using silver and gold acrylic paint, we decided on a glamorous look for this year’s [...]

Family Game Night

Family playing a game together.

Game night is a fun way to relax after a long day. Playing games with your family helps build strong relationships and makes fun memories for everyone. Over the years, my family and I have quite enjoyed playing games together. We often pick one to play on our family date night. It’s been a tradition [...]

Pumpkin Carving

happy little boy with pumpkin

Finding the perfect pumpkin is such fun. Make a special occasion of it by going to a local farm. Most farms have a huge harvest of pumpkins on display. Pumpkins come in varying sizes and you’ll have to choose how big or little you want your pumpkin to be. Take your time and buy the [...]