Some people (including my husband) love to grumble about the lines and offer the “too busy/too many people/too crowded” argument as to why families shouldn’t go to the mouse megapark. But can I tell you something fun? We went to Disney World (with four adults and two very young kids) in July 2014 (when crowd levels […]
FREE Sample Touring Plans for Disney World! Perfect for Families with Young Kids
Disney trips usually requires a bit of planning, which is perfectly fine by me since I’m a compulsive planner! But some people may not enjoy trip planning as much as I do. In case you’d rather not mess with planning or you feel overwhelmed by the options, I decided to share our Disney touring plans […]
Easiest Way to Teach Your Child How to Ride a Bike
This is the third post in our series with our awesome sponsor Yuba bikes all about biking with kids! You can read our favorite ways to make family rides MORE fun for little ones HERE and our painless yet practical bike safety refresher course HERE. You know how there are some childhood milestones that parents feel like they […]
9 of the Best (Mostly) Educational Movies and Shows for Preschoolers
This post is proudly sponsored by Pop Secret. Pop Secret has a new (and FREE!) app that allows your phone to “listen” to your popcorn and microwave so that it’s popped to perfection. Perfectly popped popcorn thanks to your phone? That’s crazy! Click on over to check it out HERE. Take your time–I’ll wait until you come back. […]
Share the Road–A Bike Safety Refresher from Someone Who Has a Lot to Learn
Can I start with a confession? I’m not a very safe biker. Okay, so I’m cautious and careful–I would never do anything truly crazy like jump off a curb or try to race a train at a railroad crossing, but bike safety issues (helmets, lights, bells, hand signals) have never really been my thing. I know, I know! This […]
Kids on Bikes: 11 Ways to Make Family Bike Rides {More} Fun for Kids
This is the first post in a new series on Nothing if Not Intentional about biking with kids! While I’ve never considered us serious bikers, we have somehow managed to end up on a few epic bike adventures (starting with when Nate and I decided to spend seven days biking across the upper portion of New Zealand […]
50+ Screen-Free Travel Toys & Activities for Kids of All Ages!
At our house, we have what I call a “travel bag of tricks.” This bag has a permanent home in the back of our daughter’s closet and is filled with travel toys. It only comes out when we travel, so all of the toys are special and novel when we take a road trip or […]
Serious Question: My Child Is a Late Teether. When Should I Worry?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Orajel Kids. A sponsored post from Orajel seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to bring up something that’s been on my mind: baby teeth. I’ve been obsessing over my youngest daughter’s unusual teething pattern. She is a month away from two, and she’s still missing six teeth. […]
What’s your dream vacation?
Today’s my birthday! Anyone wanna guess my age? 😉 I’m celebrating by spending time with my family…and dreaming about travel. That sounds about right for me! I love a good vacation, but did you know that even vacation planning boosts happiness for up to eight weeks!? So for my birthday…how about you join me in […]
Embrace the rain! 10 ways to play outside on a rainy day.
If the rhyme is “April Showers Bring May Flowers” is true, then what do June showers bring? Because it’s been raining a ton here lately! I thought it would be proper for our last post in our summer play series for me to share our favorite ideas for playing in the rain. (You know, the reasonable […]