We’ve got summer on the brain and Summer Camp 2013 on the schedule! For 11 weeks, your kids can dive into all sorts of fun—we’ve got a pirate-themed week, a spirit week, a carnival week, even a secret-agent week! The fantastic fun kicks off the week of May 27 (although we are closed on May [...]

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Forget the toys with bells and whistles and bright colors and flashing lights — break out some cardboard boxes and sheets and blankets and your little ones will keep busy all day long. Give your kids some index cards and a pencil and perhaps you’ll be razzled and dazzled by finger puppets. My kids spent [...]

Hey, moms: When you flip through stacks of photos — actual stacks of photos or the online versions, either option applies — do you find yourself in the pictures? Chances are, no. Perhaps you are behind the camera all the time, maybe you are too busy running around to stop and pose, or, probably, you [...]

Don’t you just love how the outdoors inspires imagination?

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The beach is not my ideal summer stop—not because I don’t find it beautiful and breathtaking or anything like that; it’s because the sun is always so scorching hot, and there’s just never enough shade available to protect my pale and pasty complexion. Sure, there are umbrellas that put off a little square of darkness; [...]

I have friends who are at Disney World this week — they’ve been planning since last year to descend on Orlando, Fla. and spend seven days jamming all sorts of park experiences into their schedule. They’re staying on property, planning to eat at great restaurants, and I’m betting their three little girls are just thrilled [...]

My third-grader took a field trip to Sea World last Tuesday, and I was a chaperone. I thought the day would be kinda crazy with rain and crowds and overall madness, but the six hours spent riding coasters and watching Shamu shows were surprisingly splendid. The few sprinkles were refreshing, the number of guests at [...]

It’s hot here in Florida — already. We’re talking temps in the 90s, lots of sunscreen, and kids who seek water and air conditioning after a good chunk of time outdoors. Inside time is important in the heat of summer (I know, it’s not summer yet, but, still, scorching days have arrived), but how do [...]