...ar and other Tweeters suggested puzzles as a fun and educational activity. Websites and apps can be educational for your kids. @MelissaNorthway suggested the websites "Reading Rockets" and "National Geographic." Bring along friends. Find educational activities that kids can do with friends or in a group. @SimplyStavish suggested a neighborhood scavenger hunt based on a certain fun theme. “Adventure Walks,” as @wbdean called it, is where you pick a...
...and the bugs will stay far away! Feel free to mix the essential oils for a combination and find what smell you like best. I personally favor the lavender! Inexpensive and easy to make! For another great recipe check out Wellness Mama’s DIY buy repellent. Ditch the A.C. and Sleep Outside! When it’s really hot, we grab the sleeping bags and sleep on the trampoline! The safety netting keeps the bugs out and the cool breeze is refreshing. We lie under...
...ent of your school's PTA/PTO to see if they're sponsoring a dance or dance competition, as a way to encourage physical fitness and fun community behavior, and ask if you can help out either at the event or in its preparation. Like CoachArt on Facebook. CoachArt is a nonprofit that provides free lessons to kids with chronic illnesses in activities like music, photography, yoga, martial arts, acting, dancing, and cooking. Make a resolution to dance...
...in to good old Google, "things to do in (fill in the city or town), OR." I come up with a few sites and almost every city I have ever tried this for has a site specifically for visitors. TripAdvisor, Virtual Tourist, and chamber of commerce sites are all good places to look and can help you find things that you maybe didn't know existed. What we do then is make a list—a bucket list of sorts—of all the things we want to go and see in our town or ci...
...ing matches or ducking Legos, she spills her thoughts on her blog, Things I Can’t Say. Featuring the popular weekly link-up “Pour Your Heart Out” and a guest post series titled “Things They Can’t Say,” Shell’s blog is all about encouraging community and support among bloggers. In her free time (ha!), Shell is cofounder of Other Half Media, which takes on blogging and social media projects for bloggers and companies alike. She also team-teaches cla...
