They say that everything is bigger in Texas and, when it comes to family-friendly attractions, that’s definitely true! When you’re planning a trip to the Dallas, Texas area, there are plenty of kid-friendly sights, places, and attractions that the whole family will love! From national monuments to super-sized sporting arenas, Dallas has it all. And …
Family Game Night is a serious tradition in our house. We love reserving time to spend games together as a family, even as our kids get older. Throughout the years, we’ve played many, many board games and we’ve tried lots of kids’ activities. But these 10 ideas for family game night are some of our …
We’ve all been in the humiliating situation where our child makes a scene through it’s screams, rants and kicks but nothing is worse that when they do it in front of peers, friends and family. Don’tworry! We have all been there and I have some tips to help you. Imagine the scenario if you will. …
Over at Lemon Lime Adventures, we love Legos. In fact, we call our oldest son “Legoman” due to his infatuation with the toy. So when we were asked by Kelli to be part of her Family Game Night series, we knew exactly what game we would pick. Planning a Family Game Night inspired by Lego …
School is back in session for pretty much everyone around the country – with a new school year comes new fears and new friends. Many of us can remember when a new kid came on the school scene, or maybe we were that kid. You learned how to adapt and make friends. But how about …
A Teachable Moment April 2013 – Your job is more important than you think! Dr. Susan Bartell April 25th marks this year’s Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This annual event, began in 1993, and was originally known as Take our Daughters to Work Day. Its primary goal was to give girls the …
Groceries are expensive. Time is money. And who wants to spend hours in the kitchen each night? It’s much more fun to spend that time with family or relaxing. The good news is you don’t have to sweat over a hot stove. You don’t need to spend a fortune either. Here are five quick, easy …
I used to be fairly organized. I wouldn’t say that I had a place for everything and everything in it’s place, but I would say that I had a handle on where everything was and it was very easy to keep things neat and tidy, before kids. I was even able to stay relatively organized when …
Guess what!!! It’s family night! Time to get out a game and just spend some fun time with the family. Question is what game? Peaceable Kingdom offer several different kind of games that fit just about every need! The thing I love the most about Peaceable Kingdom are their cooperative game. I haven’t heard of cooperative games …
Just recently I was thinking we needed more games that we could do with our kids, something appropriate for a 3 year old and 5 year old. It seemed like every game I was finding was good for Zoey but not good for Bryson. Or it was the other way around. I recently had a chance …
We’ve been having a lot of fun with shapes around here and I’m really surprised at all the non-basic shapes Chipmunk is now able to recognize. For example, we were looking through the Love Heart Learning – Shapes ebook (I grabbed it while it was free, don’t spend $5 on it!) and she knew trapezoid! Impressive. …
This is a fun new 10 week series here at Southern Mom Cooks. Every Sunday, for 10 weeks, I will be bringing you a fun Menu Planning Tip for you to pin on Pinterest and use throughout your home! Keep a file of favorite recipes. When planning your meals, pull out this file and use …
