The Candy Fairy is Coming to Town!
Ever heard of the Candy Fairy? You may want to incorporate this into your Halloween traditions. With the welcome arrival of cooler temperatures and the month of October, our thoughts turn to planning...
View ArticleCreate Your Family’s Holiday Tradition
I adore the holidays; the sights, smells and the warm fuzzy feelings. With the current economy, now is a great time to bring back the real reason for the holidays (which is not retail shopping). Our...
View ArticleThe Other December Holiday – Hanukkah
Hanukkah may not enjoy the same name recognition (or consistent spelling) as Christmas, but it is a fun holiday with its own family traditions. And gifts and chocolate. What’s not to like? For kids,...
View ArticleTips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Every year it becomes a cliche to make a New Year’s Resolution in December and then end up breaking it two weeks into the new year. Most of our resolutions come as the result of a drunken statement...
View ArticleNew Year’s Traditions From Around the World
I don’t know about you but, my family had a lot of traditions when I was growing up – and I really had no idea where most of them originated. We have always celebrated New Year’s Eve as a family. Not...
View ArticleKeys to Success: Set New Year’s Resolutions you can Achieve
Whether you are successful at achieving them or not, chances are, every January 1, you start off with a new list of resolutions that you intend to keep this year. Some of us are better at setting and...
View ArticleSpring Traditions Around the World
Learning about various cultures is always fun and enlightening, not just for adults – but kids as well. This spring, people around the world will participate in activities and fun. From the ancient to...
View ArticleFell Off the Treadmill? Get Back on Track With Your New Year’s Resolutions
It is nearly March and many of us who jumped into New Year’s Resolutions with gusto are finding that we have run out of gas. Or maybe we even left our resolutions to die by the roadside. How do we get...
View ArticleTraditions: Keying into the Heart of Your Family
When I was just finishing second grade, I stumbled upon a large, hard cover Christmas book filled with poems, lyrics to carols and pictures. I set out to learn every lyric printed in that book so that,...
View Article7 Ways to Create Holiday Traditions with Kids
One year I read a Christmas book to my young daughter and the next year she asked for it again. Now, 5 years later, we still read it each December, snuggled under a blanket near the fire. The month of...
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7 Back to School Traditions: Getting Your Kids Excited
Some schools near us started back to school today. Thank goodness my kids have a few more weeks of summer vacation, but it reminds me that we need to start getting ready. I’ve said before that our...
View ArticleDia de los Muertos: 10 Things You Might Not Know
This weekend saw the celebration of the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. We might recognize a few of the popular symbols or associate it with Halloween, But this festival...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve: A Tradition for Reflection
New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that – outside of visiting New York and a kiss when the ball drops – doesn’t really come with a set list of traditions. December is filled with movies and songs...
View ArticleMoms Say: Our Last Day of School Traditions
It’s June. For most elementary students, the year is wrapping up. For most parents of elementary students, you are running ragged because the school has decided to plan everything under the sun within...
View ArticleNew Year’s Traditions: Moms Tell Us Their Plans
We’ve done it. Today brings 2015 to a close. And if you’re anything like me, you want to do something special to mark the occasion, but life has left you a bit behind in the planning department. Do not...
View ArticleTips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Keep this New Year's resolution with proper motivation and determination.
View ArticleNew Year’s Traditions From Around the World
Learn traditions celebrated for New Year's from around the world.
View ArticlePut That On Your Christmas Card: Wacky Holiday Traditions
Check out these seven unique holiday traditions shared by different families.
View ArticleCreating Winter Family Memories and Traditions the Kids Will Always Remember
Create great family experiences that continue each year for memories that will last always.
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