Military life comes with its own unique stressors. Here are some of our favorite ways to let off some steam as a family. Military families face many challenges. While they are supporting their family members in uniform, they’re often also dealing with the strain from frequent moves and deployment on top of life’s everyday stressors. […]

Keep them Active, give their social skills a Boost and encourage Creativity. Playing a variety of games can be an important part of a daily routine for every child, but especially for kids who are homeschooled. The power of playing games can have an amazing effect on kids. Not only does it provide kids with […]

Everything You Need to Know About Nerf and Other Foam Weaponry Did you know that enough Nerf darts have been sold over the last five years to circle our planet four times around? The count is somewhere over 4 billion darts since the inception of the product. Yes, seriously, someone did the math. If you […]

Got Preteens? Here Are Some Gift Ideas You Can Feel Good About Giving. The holidays are here and whether the preteens in your life have been naughty or nice, you’re probably going to buy them a few gifts. Sure you can get them whatever big budget electronic gift that is on their list, but we […]

Because Holiday Stress Isn’t Just for Adults When most people think about holiday stress, they envision people fighting to shop in crazy retail store sales or struggling to put toys together at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, or even hoards of people stressed by holiday parties and spending overload. They don’t realize that […]

Baby It’s Warm Outside In every holiday movie, Christmas carol or seasonal commercial, you see glistening white snow, frosty cheeks, steaming hot chocolate and warm woolen mittens. It seems like the whole Christmas season is wrapped in snowflakes and icicles. So, what are you to do if you live where the weather is tropical and […]

The More the Merrier Christmas is coming and that means party, party, party! After all, it’s the most magical time of the year, and festivities are everywhere. If you’re in charge of a big group holiday party or want to host one, you may have some gnawing questions about how to entertain during the holidays […]

Start a New Tradition This Thanksgiving It’s that time of year when everyone runs to the grocery store to buy cranberry sauce and yams. In fact, it’s the only time of year that we all eat cranberry sauce and yams. They are part of the Thanksgiving tradition, after all. But who says that you have […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Once the turkey left-overs are wrapped in tin foil and the last piece of pumpkin pie is devoured, the cooks all breathe a sigh of relief and the real quality time together begins. If your post-meal Thanksgiving activities include a food-coma and staring blankly at a football game or a movie on […]

Have Yourself A Creepy Little Christmas It’s that magical time of year between Halloween and Christmas when kids go from excited to extremely excited. As the temperatures drop and November creeps near, the season kicks off with spine-chilling costumes and escalates to mind-thrilling sparkling lights, with an endless supply of sugar and magic in the […]