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City Hunt and Find Puzzle

 Need something for the older kids to do to keep them busy for a few minutes while waiting, riding in the car or just plain bored?  Here is a challenging puzzle to practice visual perceptual skills.  Print the City Hunt and Find puzzle from Growing Play. Need more game ideas?  Check out Category Games.

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Collect Moments Not Things

We are returning from an unbelievably awesome vacation in Florida.  You know what made it so awesome?  We did nothing but go to the beach everyday.  Beach combing in the early morning, then swimming, lunch on the sand and more swimming.  I have to admit it was one of the best vacations of my life. […]

Quiz Question Road Trip Game

My children of all ages love this game and it is super simple.  Give them quiz questions based on their lives. Here are some example questions: What is Grandma’s middle name? How old was your mother when you were born? What day of the week were you born on? Name all of your cousins in […]

Color Car Road Trip Game

We have been playing different variations of this game for years. Here is how you play Yellow Car: Everyone looks for yellow cars. The game scores as follows: regular yellow car – 1 point, any yellow pick up truck – 5 points, yellow Mustang – 5 points and yellow Hummer – automatic win!  We keep score […]

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Top 5 Family Christmas Traditions

Top 5 Family Christmas Traditions

Throughout the years, our large family has participated in different Christmas traditions.  There is something so comforting about family traditions.  They can strengthen a family bond, create stability, provide familiarity and increase emotional ties. Here are my top 5 family Christmas traditions: 1.  BAKE COOKIES TOGETHER – The taste of the cookie dough, the smells […]