Easter is coming up soon, April 12th, and many of us have been distracted by the Coronavirus pandemic and unsure how things would be as Easter approaches. At this point, it’s clear that social distancing and stay at home orders will still be in place. So, how do we still celebrate Easter to create a […]

Right now during the Coronavirus pandemic, we’re all faced with uncertainty and fears. We’re staying in our homes and we all miss the face to face interactions of our friends and neighbors. So what can we do to help spread some joy in our communities? While we have stay-at-home orders, we are allowed to leave […]

Today our governor announced schools will be closed for the rest of the school year. Learning will still continue but the physical schools closed and along with that, all school activities canceled including graduation ceremonies. Whether your child is a senior, graduating from middle school or kindergarten, we all have been looking forward to this […]

Family game nights are perfect for a fun night together taking a break from electronics. Family game night or teens hanging out. We always like to bring a few with us for camping trips and send along a few when my son goes to summer camp. The biggest hit with teens has been Not Parent […]

Teens need their friends. My son has been asking to go hang out with his friends but right now I’m not allowing it but this is so hard on the kids. Social interaction with their peers is normally an important part of their day. With social distancing due to the Corovid-19 pandemic, many teens are […]

Is your family practicing social distances because of fo the COVID-19 pandemic? Are their schools closed for a few weeks? With so much uncertainty about how long this will be an issue many of us are wondering what are we going to do so we don’t go completely stir-crazy? Especially with teens, this can be […]

We love family movie nights. It’s fun now that my son is a teen, we can rewatch some of my favorites from growing up (that I saw in the movie theater!).  We both get a laugh at how styles have changed but many of the teen storylines are still the same. 80s Family Movie Night […]

When I heard there was a live-action Dora movie, I was excited as Dora is a bit nostalgic to me with memories of watching both Diego and Dora the Explorer with my son when he was a toddler. I was intrigued to see how they were going to translate the cartoon to a live-action movie […]

I wrote this post last year and I’m updating for 2020 where we are faced with an unusual time with the Covid-19 Pandemic and the social distancing and shelter in place restrictions. This year we may need to be creative and order everything online or for drive-up pickup. Because shipping is taking longer than usual […]