Kids' Activities

I originally published this post in 2011, but the information is still relevant for families traveling with small children. Our family has not had a travelling vacation since...
Bookworm is starting to earn more for his allowance, and at 9, he’s becoming more aware of saving for what he wants. For instance, every spring, just a few weeks before...
Last year, we headed down to Mulberry Lane Farm, the only farm in Illinois to offer u-pick organic strawberries and picked and bought 43.5 pounds of...
Bookworm is finishing 3rd grade, and his grades are coming back strong for reading and spelling.
However, his math grades, specifically for multiplication, uh-hum, leave much to be desired.
Unfortunately, Bookworm seems to take after me. I always excelled...
We’ve belonged to our current meat CSA for nearly a year, and unfortunately, since the drought last summer, the quality has decreased while the price has increased. We...
I don’t know if I’m the only one, but neon egg dye kinda freaks me out. Instead, I went searching on Pinterest for a different way...
My daughters are now almost 4.5 and 3 years old. My older daughter, especially, is interested in learning. Because she won’t go to Japanese school until we have the money saved, I felt it necessary to do...
Once again this year I have signed my son up for several reading programs, though he doesn’t need much motivation to read. It is an extra benefit that he gets a free book or another reward for...
Last year we learned about The Great Pumpkin through reading Couponing to Disney, and we let the kids keep 10 pieces of Halloween candy, and...