With summer fast approaching in many areas around the world, it’s common for parents to be both excited and overwhelmed at the idea of their kids being home all day for a few weeks or months. And while many families like to spend their summer vacations outside enjoying nature, families that live in very hot parts of the world often need to take extra precautions and have different plans to help their families stay cool. So if you live in a hot climate, here are three tips to help you and your kids enjoy your summer without overheating.
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Four Ways To Get Your Whole Family Fit
Exercise is important in order to have a healthy body and a healthy family. If you want to be healthy and live a long life you need to workout. If you want your children to learn good health and wellness lessons, you need to make sure they are fitting physical activity into every single day.
Exercise is used in addiction recovery, it helps boost your mood, and it keeps your body running at peak performance. You can get your whole family into fitness by finding ways to make it fun and do things together. Here are some tips. [Read more…] about Four Ways To Get Your Whole Family Fit
5 Family Activities For Outdoor Fun
Though for many families, winter means that most activities are going to take place indoors, that doesn’t mean you can’t plan for the coming spring, when everyone will be itching to get outside and get involved in some more outdoor family activities.
And so you don’t get caught up trying to figure out what some of the activities are after the warm weather has already broken, consider things like minor landscaping projects, playing catch outside, putting up a basketball hoop or a hockey net, cooking outdoors, and sitting around a fire. [Read more…] about 5 Family Activities For Outdoor Fun
5 Ways To Save Money On Tech Gear for Your Kids
Let’s face it, parents – your kids are going to want expensive tech gear, and you’re going to feel like you have to buy it for them. All of their friends will have it, mainstream culture tells you that you have to get it for them, and, in a practical sense, a lot of tech is useful for educational purposes.
But how can you save money on all of these tech things and still avoid going broke!? Well, the following are five tips that will help you save them money, and they’re with regard to coupons, renting, multi-purposing, learning the lingo, and making those little suckers pay for a few things themselves! [Read more…] about 5 Ways To Save Money On Tech Gear for Your Kids
Summer Safety Tips For Moms And Dads
Summer time is here. Time for warm (and hot) weather. Time for swimming, time for fun outside, and time for a whole new set of dangers for babies and young children.
Every parent cares about their children and wants to keep them from harm, but long winters sometimes make you forget about all of the dangers the warm weather presents. In case you need a little reminder, here or some summer safety tips for parents.
Sun and Heat Protection
Two of the biggest summer safety issues, for both adults and children, are sunburn and heat stroke. There are ways to avoid both of them. [Read more…] about Summer Safety Tips For Moms And Dads
Who is Liable When Your Kid Gets Hurt in a Park Playground?
Parks and playgrounds will always have an important role in a child’s life. They are places where great childhood memories are created. For parents, these open spaces also hold a special place in their hearts.
But sometimes, though, the unexpected can happen when you least expect it. A child can get hurt while playing at the park’s playground whether by himself or while in the company of other children. When this happens, who then is to be blamed?
Liability
While parks and playgrounds are responsible for providing people with a safe environment, liability for injuries incurred during a recreational activity can be difficult to prove. Parents need to take action right away and talk to an injury attorney about their particular case to determine if there’s a basis in filing a legal suit against the management. [Read more…] about Who is Liable When Your Kid Gets Hurt in a Park Playground?
5 Best Educational Board Games for the Family
Board games have been around for a long time and they have brought fun entertainment to kids, adults and families. When asked about the best or perhaps the most popular board game, many would surely pop on your mind such as the Monopoly, Sorry and Life among others.
It’s a fact that the traditional board games for adults and kids are still around but many have also been introduced in the market. But it’s not all about edging out the old ones because the benefit here is that people now have more choices when it comes to selecting the form of entertainment they prefer.
Games played using a board and pieces vary in the number and ages of players, themes and time allowed. Some require only two players while the others can be played by two or more people.
Blokus
Blokus is an abstract strategy game that uses colored pieces in the shape of a Tetris. The goal is for all players to use all their pieces to the board but only touching corners of the colors assigned to them. [Read more…] about 5 Best Educational Board Games for the Family
Top 4 Fun Party Favors for Free—Well, Almost Free
The best part about holidays and milestones is the opportunity to throw parties. Although you can throw a few of your own, parties tend to be the most fun when they’re for kids. From classroom shindigs to birthday parties to fêtes thrown just for the heck of it, be sure to include some of these top four kid- and wallet-friendly party favors.
1. Fashion Accessories
Is your little girl having a princess party? The whole group can leave with a style upgrade when you give out small and simple fashion accessories as party favors. Look for fun, age-appropriate pieces that can fit with your theme. For example, if the party is zoo-themed, each little girl can get her own pair of cute animal drop earrings that she’ll actually be able to use well after the party has ended.
2. Homemade Edibles
What could be easier and more cost-effective than simply baking a batch of cookies for party favors? Kids will definitely love a sweet treat, and you can easily customize these with frosting designs. If your little man is having a superhero party, you can make cookies designed for different superheroes so each child has his or her own unique treat. The Internet is a virtual gold mine for interesting food crafts for kids, so feel free to explore how other parents do it or get creative with your own project.
3. Plants
Every kid should have a plant to gain a better understanding of nature and to practice responsibility. You can custom decorate a few clay pots, purchase some seeds and fill the pots with soil from your own backyard for an inexpensive and extra special party favor. For a girl’s birthday party, every guest can have her own flower, while a boy’s party can have “cooler” plants like cacti. For both boys and girls, look for fun character pots that grow grass from their heads for a hilarious twist.
4. Monster Doh
If you’re not feeling very crafty, take the easy way out by purchasing some containers of Play Doh, removing the labels and replacing them with funny monster faces for a unique and simple party favor. Simply remove the labels by soaking the Play Doh containers in warm water until the adhesive comes off the container. Have fun with stickers, googly eyes, colored cotton balls and other decorations to make Play Doh monsters or other characters for every guest.
You can make pretty much anything into a party favor with a little creativity and some craft glue. Use your imagination or explore Pinterest and parenting blogs for some good ideas on getting started. After shoveling out big bucks for presents, renting a venue and paying other party expenses, saving money with cost-effective DIY crafts can enable you to throw the party of the year without breaking the bank.
Teaching Kids to Save Energy the Fun Way
Kids need to learn their responsibilities early on. Teaching them what they can do to help in the house, for example, can be done at about the age of four or five. From simple things like picking up toys to throwing wrappers in the trash can, they can learn gradually through constant reminder and encouragement given in a nice way.
In terms of saving energy, kids need to know as well that they can do simple acts to help mom cut electricity bills. This is normally taught in school so they should already know this. The trick is to avoid doing a lecture all the time. Instead, tell them their duties in a nice way that they will listen to you or better yet, do it in a fun way.
Join Online Games
Firstly, you might want to encourage them to play some internet games or research about energy saving techniques. You can choose from various green websites some of which are that of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Ollie’s World and newyorkenergyrates.com. On these sites, kids can find answers to their questions on saving energy and play games as well.
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