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How To Create an Awesome Playground in Your Backyard

Backyard playgrounds are part of almost everyone’s childhood. What adult does not have some memory of playing outdoors with their siblings or the neighborhood kids as a child? Today, many parents wish to create an idyllic area for their children to play. Below...

3 Ideas for Spring Break Fun

(Editor’s note: today we have some suggestions from Anna at Kumon.com for ways to make spring break special this year. Thanks Anna!) Special Spring Break Ideas Spring break offers the last extended break for children before summer begins. This year, think about...

Be Surprising

Last year at this time the boys and I went skiing for the very first time ever in our whole lives. Our neighbors’ private school was having a field trip and invited us to join. It was a fantastic trip! The only downside was the 12 months of begging to go again....

There’s a Piano in my Kitchen

Well, there’s not now. But there was a piano in my kitchen a few days ago. Darn, I should have taken a picture. The only way to get through that part of the house was to squeeze past the piano or climb past the couch that was on the other side of the island...