Board Games Encourage Communication and Socialization

In a day and age of distracting electronic gadgets and social networking online, playing board games with friends and family is a simple and fun way to reconnect with others. Many people today communicate via email, cell phone, or mobile device, and it can be easy to forget or neglect to learn real life [...]

10 Fun Winter Activities for Your Kids

The winter months can come to be a dreary and dull time if you’re the type that prefers spending lots of time out in the sunshine with your kids. However, with a little creativity, you can make memories and have a fabulous time during the cold winter months just like in the summer months.
Bundle up [...]

Ticket to Ride Train Adventure Game

When looking for something “unplugged” to do, either for yourself, or with your family, what do you hope to get out of the experience? Are you only looking for something that is fun and enjoyable or are you hoping to do something that is educational so you can learn something from the experience. Either option [...]

Family Volunteering

Listen in to the conversations you hear at the grocery store. You may hear one mother complain that her children often say “I want this” or “I want that.” Another parent may mention that they’re tired of how many different directions their family runs on a daily basis. Whether your family has the “I wants” [...]

Ways to Attract Winter Wildlife to Your Home

In the winter, your garden pond is probably fairly quiet – hoses and pumps have been disconnected, and the pond itself may be frozen or drained. But there are ways to bring your garden pond to life in the winter by attracting wildlife. Here are some ways to attract wildlife to your garden pond in [...]

10 TV Free Resolutions for the New Year!

May 2010 be a year with less time spent in front of the electronic babysitter and more time spent with family and in the pursuit of your passions. Here are my 10 resolutions for TV Free, active outdoor activity and time.
1. Do at least 7 of the 13 organized winter hikes in my community.
2. Go [...]

5 Ways to Reconnect with Nature

We live in an era of electronics and technology, and while these things are useful, it’s important to keep things in perspective and enjoy the natural world. Studies show that just getting outside for an hour a day is very beneficial, especially for children. In fact, there are more and more programs [...]

Make an Easy Bird Cake from Table Scraps

Make an Easy Bird Cake from Table Scraps
In some parts of the country, the mast – or nuts and fruits produced in the wild – is at a 40-year low. This means a lot of wild birds will be very hungry this winter. You can help feed them, save money (commercial bird food is expensive) [...]