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Family Friendly Tips for National Parks

Family Friendly Tips for National Parks.  Want to enjoy the National Parks, but are a little overwhelmed? Fortunately for me, I’ve had my parents and sister to help guide the way on my first adventures.  Here are some Family Friendly Tips for enjoying the National Parks. Rangers are Your Friends – They know the ins and outs of their park. They can tell you where to park, how to get to the best shuttle bus, which hikes would be best for your family. Rangers are the ones who helped us get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Family, Learning Tagged With: family travel, National Parks, Rocky Mountain National Park

By Kristen 31 Comments

10 Tips for Legoland Florida

LEGOLAND Florida with kids

Welcome! Are you planning a trip to LEGOLAND Florida?  You are in the right place! If you have a true LEGO lover in your house, you've probably been planning a time to visit the famous LEGOLAND.  Honestly, when our LEGO magazine arrived with the park and water park advertised, I never thought we'd go.  I guess I just thought LEGO would be a passing phase.  Was I wrong!  Not only did we make a trip to Florida, but we've also gone to the one in California.  True LEGO fans, are fans for life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: family travel, legos

By Kristen 4 Comments

Simple Preparations for Easter with Children

Simple Preparations for Easter.  We're preparing for Easter!  As a Christian, it's our most important celebration of the year.  We love planning a neighborhood Easter celebration and reading this great book, The Jesus Storybook Bible (available here).  Just like advent during Christmas, this can be read everyday before Easter during Lent. The book has has 44 passages and is a super easy daily read.  We aim to finish around Easter, so I count backwards from Easter for 44 days.  Sometimes I add … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Crafts and Celebrations, Family Tagged With: Easter, faith

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Pinewood Derby Car Ideas: Angry Birds and Super Mario

Pinewood Derby Car Ideas Are you looking for a fun and creative way to rock the Pinewood Derby this year?  I'm excited to share with you two popular Cub Scout Pinewood Derby car ideas; Angry Birds and Super Mario.  Also, see my tips for how to make a Pinewood derby car a positive experience for kids and their parents. Many men have fond memories of  Cub Scouts, but for many, the best memory is of the Pinewood Derby. If you're preparing for Boy Scouts camp, you'll want to check out this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: Crafts, DIY

By Kristen 6 Comments

Crystal Heart Science Experiment

Crystal Science Experiment This Crystal Science Experiment is a super way to bring some STEM activities into the holiday.  While we love Candy-Free Valentines, we have fun with hands-on experiments.  For more Valentines Crafts click here.  This crystal activity can be customized with different shapes and letters. When we finally tried to jump into the Borax Crystal crafting pool, it was a total bust.  Turns out I didn't have the correct ratio of Borax to water.  When we tweaked it just a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: STEM, Valentine's Day

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