Just because kids can’t vote in this historical presidential election doesn’t mean they aren’t interested and have their own opinions on what needs to be done to improve this country. Nickelodeon totally gets that and is giving kids a wonderful opportunity to get more involved in this historical presidential election.
On Sunday October 12, 2008 from [...]

My girls love going on the computer. What I don’t love though is worrying about what websites they’re going to. That’s why I only allow them to go to websites I’ve checked out myself. If the websites are safe, educational and fun, they get my thumbs up.
Today I’m sharing a great website for kids that [...]

The other day we went letterboxing at a beautiful park, forest, cemetery. Yes . . . cemetery! Just because there are tombstones everywhere, doesn’t mean all cemeteries look like this!

In fact, I think cemeteries and tombstones can be beautiful . . . during the light of day of course.

So we trekked down to our local [...]

Unfortunately, the weather is taking a turn for the worse. At least this week. The forecast is rain, rain and more rain. So I thought I would share an idea for some indoor fun.
Forts . . . kids love to build forts!

Boys . . . girls . . . toddlers . . . tweens . [...]

We just went to a good old fashioned country picnic and had such a good time! Not only did my kids swim in a “watering hole” (a.k.a. icky looking pond I wouldn’t even put my foot in) they caught frogs. When the party host asked “Who wants to have a frog jumping race?” this is [...]

School’s out, but that doesn’t mean your kids need to stop learning! There are a lot of indoor and outdoor activities that can keep their minds engaged. Some outdoor activities include letterboxing and nature scavenger hunts, while indoor activities include printable fill in puzzles and coloring pages. But since both my daughters love math, I [...]