Outdoor Play: 10 Tips to Reduce Sleep Deprivation in Childrenme • time management • parenting • ages and stages
Sleep—My son came into our room the other night at 11:00 p.m. and told me that he was having a hard time falling asleep. It got me thinking: "What had he been doing all day that would keep him up at night?" He went to school, did his homework,…
Arches National Park: 6 Tips to Hitting the Highlights in 3 Hours or Lessmom • family fun & traditions • family fun • travel
Travel—One of our favorite parts of having our kids go to sleep away camp each summer at Sanborn Camps is our road trip to and from Colorado. We go different routes each time and stop at different destinations along the way. This year, we traveled back via Highway 70,…
Building Blocks: Not Child’s PlayDuring childhood, I had a set of wooden blocks. Not the light and painted kind, but the heavy-store-bought-is-for-sissies kind of blocks. Family legend goes that I was given these for my first birthday. My dad made them and put them in a wooden wagon that he also made. Each block…
Every October my little family finds its way to Gardner Village to see the witches. And every year my little people go looking for “Witchy Pooh” . . . the witch who is reading the paper in the outhouse. This year we ended up at “Breakfast with a Witch” (thanks…
Family Traditions That Lead to Family Fun and TogethernessFamily traditions can create lasting happy memories for your children. One of my focuses as a mother is to create memories that endure for my family. Most family traditions can be very simple activities that you do on a routine basis. Simple Family Traditions Growing up my dad made us…
