Play Ideas

Yes, even I have trouble coming up with weekend play plans!  It’s kind of like planning the family meals – I have no problem making homemade food, but planning the …

You probably think I’m all “extreme nature girl” who goes backpacking and camping with my family all the time. You might have an idealized picture of me as a fearless …

January is a dumb time for New Year’s and resolutions!  As a mom, I’m exhausted. I can’t think past all the holiday festivities, winter vacation, and family get-togethers. My youngest …

I’m out in nature all the time and we’ve bought the butterfly kits and watched them grow — but seeing a Monarch butterfly life cycle out in a natural setting …

My first adventure to Trestles with my family was when the trestle was still made out of wood. I wrote about “Beach Walking for Families in a Surfer’s Paradise.” In June …

The Laguna Niguel Public Library was remodeled in 2012 and features a large children’s section. Family-friendly? Kids Section? Separate kids section with 2 small reading tables for toddler size – with …

Dana Point Public Library has a modest kid section with new releases and separate area of picture books. Family-friendly? Kids Section? Small separate kids section with reading table for kids …

Billed as a “Survivor for kids,”  I breezed through my free review copy of Stranded – the book for kids by Jeff Probst – on our family vacation flight to Alaska. …

In our family, we tend to mark holidays with time together out playing. Here are some simple play ideas to get your family outdoors without much hassle. You can do …

For all the do-it-yourselfers, list-makers, Pinterest-board-breakers (don’t know what that means, but it rhymes) . . . Some summer fun for kids play ideas for that blank slate . . …