Category: Family Life
The days are long, but the years are short
If you are a parent, please stop and watch this short 1-minute video. This was created by Gretchen Rubin who reminds us “The days are long, but the years are short”. This is such a powerful and true statement. I don’t know how you feel but the years seem to fly by. So often we […]
Free Concert at Pottery Barn Kids
Celebrate the Fourth of July with a free concert at Pottery Barn Kids stores featuring the most spectacular performers in children’s entertainment! Summer Sing Along Concerts Performances will be June 28 – 30 from 10am to 10:30 and then again from 11am to 11:30. Check out the full schedule here to see if the location […]
New Car in this Economy?
Today, I took my car in for service and came home with a new car! Yeah I know not the usual service appointment but, in the words of the godfather they made me a offer I couldn’t refuse. My car was just about towards the end of the warranty and all of a sudden started […]
Picnic Food Safety Tips
It’s officially summer, and temperatures are hot throughout the U.S. Summer weekends are synonymous with bbq’s and picnics, but are you taking the recommended precautions to keep your food safe? Microorganisms love to grown in hot weather, and develop quickly. Here are 7 tips to follow when planning to eat outside.
1. Keep perishable food on […]
Family Picnic Tips
Last weekend we were grilling burgers near the beach, and I could not believe how many flies were around. For some reason I thought if we were close to salt water that there would be less pests in South Florida, but that is clearly not the case. The good news is that there are some […]
PBS KIDS Summer Reading Challenge
I just signed my kids up for the PBS KIDS Summer Reading Community Challenge. Today is Day 1 Challenge so its the perfect time to sign up! Receive tips and ideas on ways to keep your kids reading all summer long.
Our day 1 Assignment: Turn reading into a fun social activity — start a summer […]
Kids and Facebook
Consumer Reports recently cited that over 7.5 million of its users are younger than the minimum age of 13 which is required to be on Facebook. Of that number they say 5 million users are under the age of ten which is a very scary statistic. We monitor every thing that our kids do while […]
Kids Bowl Free
Not sure what to do this weekend or during the summer with the kids? Have you heard of the Kids Bowl Free Program? Register for free at http://www.KidsBowlFree.com – Kids Bowl Free provides 2 FREE bowling games every day all summer long to kids at over 950 bowling alley’s from coast to coast and in […]
Safer Chemicals Act Jessica Alba
Several months ago while watching a TED video I was enlightened and scared enough to make a change for my family. I suggest you read the Unhealthy Truth about our food it is eye opening a scary to find out about our food supply. It was the author of that book, Robyn O’Brien shares her personal story […]
Staying hydrated in the summer
Keep Children and Teens Hydrated – Hydration for sports and fitness.
Summer is coming. Kids love to participate in sports, spend time at the beach and play outside, but with the summer heat comes added risk for dehydration. Dehydration is occurs when you lose more fluids than you take in. Kids are busy having fun and forget […]
