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Tag: Entertainment
All parents know how important it is to entertain our creative kids. Is your family looking for something fun to do this weekend or beyond? Need a night out – just the two of you? Our kids want activities that will satisfy their need to experience new events, and this section is filled with fantastic places to go and activities to do! So come check them out and plan your next family outing.
Tips to Eat, Drink and Be Merry – But HEALTHY – This Holiday Season
Ah, the holiday season. A time for traditions and entertainment, frivolity and fun. A time to let normal schedules slide and more than a few rules to be ignored. But when all the eggnog has been drunk and all the presents unwrapped, the best holiday memories are the ones you form with those around you […]
What To Do With All The Toys?
It’s holiday time again. What am I gonna do with all of the toys? I feel bad, but there is no more room. Oh yes, gifts are great, but then you end up with millions and millions and MILLIONS of them. OK, maybe not millions and millions, but a lot – and they take up […]
Stress Free Holiday Family Travel Tips
The single biggest issue with kids and traveling during the holidays – or at any time, really – is the waiting. Waiting in line to board a train or airplane; waiting at an airport for the weather to clear; waiting at the destination point for Grandpa to pull up to the curb and pick everyone […]
How to Keep Education Flowing “Outside” of the Classroom
It’s hard to sit still in a classroom all day, regardless of whether you’re 5, 15 or 50! While classroom learning has its place and its benefits, there’s much to be said for the value and joy to be found when you learn by exploring the world around you. That’s why it’s so important to […]
Trick or Treat
It’s hard to believe that it’s already fall and school is well underway. Along with apple picking and homework, it also means that Halloween is fast approaching. For many kids, this is a very exciting time because it means two incredibly important things – costumes and candy! But while it’s easy to get the toothbrush […]
Mommybites Chit-Chat with Deena Blanchard, Post-Partum Mental Health Expert and Pediatrician
Mommybites Chit-Chat: Conversations with luminaries, entrepreneurs and influencers in the parenting world Tell us a little about you (your background, your job, what makes you tick or anything else you think our Mommybites moms will find interesting). I am a mom to three boys, Nathan, 13, AJ, 5, and Davey, 18 months. I am also […]
Momtrends Moms Night Out
Last month, we had the pleasure of attending the Momtrends‘ Moms Night Out. Co-hosted by Meredith Publications as well as Earth’s Best, Clorox, Glad, Avent, and Quaker, the event was an opportunity to mingle with other moms and learn that, according to a recent study by Parents Magazine, balance is B.S. Apparently, Moms worry (in […]