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Taking the kids camping this spring? Here are some gimmicky must-haves to pack in your camping bins to make them smile. These products may even help amuse them while you take five minutes of relaxing peace after all the packing and setting up.

1. Magical Fire Colorant

We discovered these little packets of wonderfulness once while camping at a state park three years ago. The camp host sold us a bundle of them. We threw one in the fire that night, and we suddenly had [...]

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Is the great outdoors calling your name this spring? Are you thinking about packing up your kids and heading out to explore the back country? Have you always wanted to pitch a tent on the side of a mountain? If so, here are a few must-have items to keep your sanity intact and make your adventure manageable.

1. A Much Bigger Tent Than You Think You Need

Even if you are a small family of three, you won’t regret a sizable tent if you’re new to [...]

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Nowadays flying has become that necessary, yet dreaded event that makes you cringe just thinking about it.

Fear not! Although I have only flown with Kennedy twice, I took her on her very first flight SOLO when she was 6 months old! I know CRAZY, right?! Well, I am here to tell you it is not as bad as it sounds IF you follow some of these very simple, practical rules of flying with an infant.

1. Protect your Stroller/Carseat/Pack ‘n Play We all know our luggage gets thrown [...]

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Our family loves to go away somewhere warm each winter-to escape a bit of the cold Canadian winter- and we love traveling as a family! Everyone will warn you that traveling with kids isn’t easy (or doesn’t compare to those dreamy, solo couples vacations)… and they are right, it’s not. It’s chaotic, stressful, tiring…

But, on the flip side, it’s fulfilling, fun and offers some of the best quality, distraction-free family time [...]

It has been 80 degrees here in Maryland over the last few days even though it is February (and usually snowing and freezing!). This untimely, but very welcome, warm weather has me wishing for summer - and specifically summer vacation! Every year we go camping at the beach. The warm breezes, cool water lapping at our feet, and wonderful oceanfront sunsets are really relaxing and much needed after the school year (my hubs and I are both teachers). I could sometimes do without all the sand everywhere (seriously, it gets EVERYWHERE!), but it is a small price to pay to see my family making wonderful memories and enjoying our time together unplugged from the rest of the [...]

Disney World is such a magical place, especially for toddlers. A trip to Disney World can be exciting, exhausting, and overwhelming as a family with a toddler. But, can you imagine taking a trip alone with your toddler?

The first time I tried, I was nearly in tears! I was trying to make the best use of our annual passes at the time, so I decided to take a trip to Disney World with my toddler when my husband was gone for a few days. The difference was that I was rolling all of the emotions, expectations, and responsibilities onto myself. No one would be there to rescue me when I was too tired to move or if my toddler decided to have a meltdown.

ALONE at Disney [...]