Making Family Travel an Adventure
Just in time for National Park Week, which is coming up April 20-28, Family Vacation Critic shared a list of the top-10 national parks for families. Take a look: Yosemite National Park (CA) Grand Canyon National Park (AZ) Bryce Canyon National Park (UT) Arches National Park (UT) Rocky Mountain National Park (CO) Yellowstone National Park (ID, WY, MT) Theodore Roosevelt [...]
Have you taken your kid skiing or snow tubing? I know that some kids get out on the slopes soon after they start to walk, but given I’m not a skier, I’ve been hesitant to take my kids to a ski resort. My youngest son turned three in August, and we decided that this was going to be the year [...]
In late July, my husband and I pulled together an “on the spot” mini-vacation for our two girls (ages 7 and 3). After a brief discussion, we decided that the Shenandoah Valley would be ideal. We settled on Staunton, home to the Frontier Culture Museum, and Roanoke/Salem, home to my brother and sister-in-law. The drive down Interstate 81 from Northern [...]
This weekend, we kicked off our quest to complete The Land of Nod’s list of 100 Things to Do This Summer. It’s a big list with lots of fun activities, like making ice cream, completing a service project and visiting a farm. Today we completed #20 on the list with a five mile hike at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, which [...]
The weather has been great here so I’ve been thinking a lot about hiking. Now that my oldest two daughters are seven and eight years old this is the perfect time to get them out on the trails. Just a few more weeks until soccer season is over and we’ll have a lot more flexibility on the weekends to get [...]
My kids love science. My eight-year-old is taking an after-school class called “Science & Magic,” focused on everyday science experiments, and this week they’re doing the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment, which I know the group will love. So naturally, I’m on the hunt for more activities to further their interest in science, and was excited to see the many [...]
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