By Amy Allen Johnson
What does your family do after eating and before the shopping? As a kid, I remember going to the movies on Thanksgiving.
What better time to release a movie than when families are together, school's out and it's a national holiday?
Apparently, that's not news. Buena Vista (aka Disney) can c...
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By Erica Fehrman
We just put away sippy cups, the kitchen table booster seat, and diapers at our house. My older son can swim. Our family participated in an Urban Adventure Race this weekend (one in the hiking pack and the other on foot) and we won the Family Division. We may very well have been the only famil...
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By Erin Oltmanns
Back in February, I realized that I’d become pretty consumed with crossing things off my to-do list. Laundry was getting done. Meals were planned. Floors were mopped. Dust bunnies were trapped and released into the wild.
Things were cooking along pretty good, but I noticed that I we were in a r...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson
My daughter hasn't taken a nap in about six months. And oh how our world has changed. As much as I love that little energizer bunny, I will admit that I miss those little three hour siestas she used to take. It was a time of battery recharging, accomplishing things and peace.
Without that l...
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By Amy Allen Johnson
When the holiday list seems too long, one of my favorite things is to kick back and watch a holiday movie with my kids. What are the best holiday movies you say? Charlie Brown's Christmas? Rudolph? Technorati has a great list of holiday movies that are family appropriate. What's on your lis...
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By Erin Oltmanns
The term “fun for the whole family” gets tossed around A LOT.
“Come to the Scarefest 2011 Cornmaze! It’s fun for the whole family!”
No. It isn’t.
But, a Disney Cruise? A Disney Cruise owns family fun.
I’ve been on a cruise before, so I thought I knew what to expect from a t...
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By Staff
DFW mama Mina had the chance to interview Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ringermaster Johnathan Lee Iverson and his wife Priscilla. Hop on over to DFW Mama to check out what it's like for a whole family to run away with the circus!...
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By Parenting Magazine
6 fun, everyday ways to sneak in exercise with your kid.
By Shaun Dreisbach, Parenting Magazine
Hit the playground! "It's honestly better -- and far more fun -- than any gym," says Stefko. The monkey bars and mini-rock wall build upper-body muscle. Jumping off the climbing structures boosts bo...
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By Raejean Roberts
We recently found these words in our advent drawer, “Christmas Scavenger Hunt.” One of my children was in charge of hiding the clues and reading the first clue to everyone else. We spent less than 10 minutes running from place to place in the house, letting out some Christmas excitement.
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By Rachael Herrscher
Win a Royal Caribbean family cruise vacation for four onboard the most innovative, adventure filled ships at sea! Royal Caribbean is providing one lucky winner the chance to win a 7-night Caribbean cruise including accommodations, most meals, beverages and entertainment, from Broadway caliber produc...
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