There’s a funny thing about kids’ birthday parties. You can spend three hours agonizing over the perfect dinosaur theme (let alone any theme to be honest), order custom balloons, match every napkin to the cupcake frosting, and still... It’s the moment someone accidentally trips into the gift table that gets talked about for months. While that sounds like a scene from a bad movie, some sort of ...
Family Fun
Making a Weekend Home Bistro for Fun Family Dinners
Having family dinners isn't really as common as it used to be, but it's one thing our family has always done. It's gotten a little more difficult as the kids have gotten older. Cross-country practice at 6 p.m. throws a kink in it on a regular basis, but for the most part, we eat our meals together. On the weekends, we sometimes follow supper with fun family games, but every now and then, ...
Ideas For Quality Time With Your Family
As our kids have gotten older, it has become harder to have consistent quality time with our family. Sports and school schedules, summer jobs, and social activities keep our kids going from dawn to dusk. And we are still carting some of them from place to place, too. We run year 'round. Still, spending quality time with your family is vital in so many ways. It’s a way to grow a stronger bond ...
8 Ways to Keep Your Kids Active and Engaged This Summer
Summer often proves to be a wonderful time of year to enjoy the sunshine and get outside, as well as to enjoy the time you have indoors on days when it’s not so sunny, but let's face it: school is barely over before you begin to hear the summer chorus. "I'm bored." On repeat all day long. So if you’re struggling to know exactly what to do with your kids to keep them active and engaged ...