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Monday, June 30th, 2008Welcome to Week 3 of our 8 Week Summer Boredom Buster Series.
This week’s summer boredom buster is dissecting owl pellets. Owl pellets are the regurgitated indigestible parts of an owl’s prey. Owls like many birds swallow much of their small prey whole leaving behind in their digestive systems the indigestible parts like the bones, fur, [...]
Make Your Own Household Cleaners
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Welcome to week 2 of our 8 Week Summer Boredom Buster series. You can find week 1 here.
This week’s summer boredom buster idea is making homemade household cleaners with your kids. A little like cooking, kids and parents can have a lot of fun mixing ingredients together and seeing what new colors, consistencies, and textures the [...]
Alternatives to the DVD Player While Traveling
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Worried your kids spend too much time watching the DVD player on long car trips and vacations? Here are four ways you can unplug them from the DVD player and into something new.
Audio Books - Audio books are a great alternative to the DVD and a great option for anyone in the family who gets carsick [...]
Letterboxing
Monday, June 16th, 2008Keeping kids from getting bored during the summer months is no small task, so to help we have kicked off an 8 week Summer Boredom Buster series. Over the next 8 weeks we will post a new summer boredom buster idea each week. This is Week One and our first summer boredom buster idea is [...]
Five Fun Things To Do This Memorial Day Weekend
Monday, May 19th, 2008Here are five fun things for you and your family to do this Memorial Day weekend. Remember to take a lot of pictures and write about your fun and memories in your family journal.
Watch a Memorial Day Parade
Make your own backyard rockets with the Rocket Launcher Experiment
Donate to your local Purple Heart organization
Make a patriotic [...]
A Family Journal
Monday, May 12th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
Sometimes it gets really hard to keep track of it all. Even though we have good intentions, keeping track of your family’s memories, family goals, and great times can be hard. It isn’t an easy task to [...]
Creative Ways of Finding Money for Your Family Vacation Jar
Monday, April 28th, 2008Now that we have our Family Vacation Jar decorated and sitting proudly in the middle of our fireplace mantle, we are looking for some creative ways of adding money to our jar on a semi-regular basis. Here is what we have come up with so far:
Dad’s Pockets - If your home is anything like ours, [...]
Family Fitness Challenge
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Exercise has never been at the top of my list of fun things to do and I do whatever I can to not fit it into my schedule. My husband has a slightly more positive outlook and manages to fit in weekly volleyball games, bike rides in warm weather, and an occasional workout on our [...]
New Products - Travel Games, Children’s Journals, Dinner Games, Oh My!
Thursday, April 10th, 2008We have added another boat load of new products to our online store. From the latest version of our popular dinner games to beautifully designed and inspiring children’s journals, we have lot’s of cool new things. Just in time for spring and the summer blues.
Keep kids busy and unplugged from the car DVD player with [...]
10 Fun Things To Do This Spring
Friday, March 21st, 2008Fly a kite
Learn about rainbows and do some experiments
Go on nature hikes and start a nature notebook
Plant a garden
Visit the zoo. The animals typically are more active in cooler weather.
Offer to help an elderly person plant flowers or wash their windows
Buy a butterfly house and watch them grow
Make a birdhouse, feeder, or bath
Visit a [...]