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If you want to save money on your next hotel stay, there are many different ways to do it. You can either book your room directly with the hotel, use a third-party site that offers discounts, or check in later in the day. Prepaid Rates Prepaid hotel rates can be a good way to save […]
When traveling with kids, it can often feel like getting anywhere requires a herculean effort. Just trying to keep them entertained in the car for even a short trip can feel like an uphill battle. However, there are some simple tricks and tips that you can use to make car rides with kids more enjoyable […]
Author Sara Broers has free presentations and book signing events in November for 100 Things to Do in Iowa Before You Die, published by Reedy Press. With Iowa’s dozen-plus scenic highways and byways, and this book as your guide, your next road trip will be an epic one for the record books. Join author and Iowa native Sara Broers […]
Everyone knows that traveling is stressful and exhausting, especially if it is to or from a big city like Philadelphia. However, planning your trip ahead of time is the best way to avoid these frustrations. The following tips are just a few of the things you can do to make traveling to and from Philadelphia […]
Travelling for hours at a time in any mode of transport isn’t usually a delightful experience. This potential for frustration and boredom is increased when the journey must take place in a car. When you add a young child or children into the mix, it understandably becomes fraught for everyone, the youngsters included. Here are […]
When traveling with children, there’ll be a few things that are as daunting as taking the bus. This isn’t to say that buses aren’t safe or don’t feel comfortable, but you have to consider all the extra factors involved, most especially when traveling with kids. If you’re planning an intercity trip by taking a bus […]
The fact that you have an infant can sometimes stop you from dreaming of vacations and flying. Usually, people think that a baby on board can cause a lot of problems for both parents and other passengers. Therefore, mothers feel anxious before the flight, and think about whether it will be possible to breastfeed there, […]
So you’ve decided on a family outing to Southern Shore, SC, and looking to book an ideal vacation rental. While booking accommodations for a small family can be easy, things can be overwhelming when booking rooms for several family members, including the elderly. And before you regret not booking a beach house with the best […]
Say hello to My Moxy Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner. A hair product that knows how to let its hair down and have a good time while battling the dry brittle hair and fizziness that the Midwest winter has in store. With snow already peeking its head out and temperatures that one could only guess will be from day to day, my hair takes a beating this time of year. Not to mention, I have put it through a mess of color treatments and heated styles over the years. This puts a lot of pressure on my shampoo and conditioner. It has to come in strong and ready for battle to be able to tackle the dryness and frizz issues I have going on. While I have tried a lot of brands over the years only a few have scored that repeat buyer status. @my_moxy is definitely one of the winners for my family's continued business.
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Here are 5 great ways that you and your children can celebrate the fabulous characters created by so many talented authors during National Children’s Book Week:
#1. Have your child dress up as their favorite children’s book character. This does not need to be elaborate or entail purchasing anything. Simply recreate the character’s dress as best as your costume box (or closet) allows. Maddie and Albert go on so many adventures that recreating one or two of their looks (safari outfits, summer clothes, square glasses or a red hat) should be easy enough. Children love to emulate the dress and mannerisms of people they admire. Then let them tromp around town all day dressed like this.
#2. Have a favorite book swap with other children from school, play group, daycare or the neighborhood. Encourage each child to bring their favorite book (of the moment) either from their personal library, the school or the local library and put all of these in a box. Have each child pull out a new book to take home and read. Get together again to return everyone’s book and let the kids talk about the characters. Did they like them? Relate to them?
#3. Write a letter to a favorite author. Authors like myself love to hear from young fans, especially about characters that they have created and that readers have connected with! Writing letters also helps young readers learn the format for letter writing, practice writing their own (and the author’s) address and feel quite “sophisticated” as they take the letter to the nearest post office. Sometimes they even get a reply!
#4. Act out a scene from a favorite book. Find props around the house and find siblings or other kids to play parts. For the truly creative book lover, scenery is fun to create. And you can always bring out those costumes they created earlier to make it an (almost) official play. Off, Off, WAY Off Broadway here they come.
#5. Create a life-sized favorite character from a book. Get a roll of (cheap) printer’s paper. Trace your child’s form and then have them add clothes, hair and accessories for a favorite character. These can hang in your child’s room later.
#bookstagram #nationalchildrensbookweek
Known for its delicious bars of chocolate goodness, @milkboychocolate has launched its newest product, Milkboy Swiss Chocolate Drink. With a rich, velvety mouthfeel, the decadent Swiss Chocolate Drink is a dairy-free, gluten-free, GMO-free cacao powder. Making it a hot cocoa selection of joy and warmth for those colder days which have already begun in the Midwest. Even Nat loves it!!! #joyful
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Updates- I know I've been away for a while from social media. I miss it for sure. About 6 weeks ago my daughter started getting extremely ill, we've spent a lot of time back and forth with children's hospital and are very close to having a final diagnosis. She are colonoscopy and enteroscopy on Monday. Initial findings were not good but we are really holding out hope that the biopsies come back okay. So, we might be more taking time off from traveling and our online presence. But.... We will be back when Nat is doing better. Thank you all for your support and just following our journey for the last 13 years.
#missyou #wewillbeback
One of favorite moments from Jurassic Quest today! We had a great time roaming through the lives of those who lived here before us.
This is a fantastic show for younger children up to tween age and even adults who still have a love of all things dino.
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