The Mistakes We Made With local park rotation
If you have ever started local park rotation with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
A Simple Checklist: museum free days
Most advice about museum free days falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Hiking with Small Kids Without the Daily Battle
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what hiking with small kids can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Our Weekend System for car trip survival kits
There is a reason car trip survival kits keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Camping in the Backyard: What Works at Our House
Most advice about camping in the backyard falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Our Weekend System for farmer market mornings
If you have ever started farmer market mornings with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Beach Day Packing Lists: What Works at Our House
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what beach day packing lists can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Rainy Sunday Plans: A Realistic Family Plan
Most advice about rainy sunday plans falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
How We Finally Solved visiting grandparents ideas
There is a reason visiting grandparents ideas keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Picnic Anywhere Checklist for Tired Parents
If you have ever started picnic anywhere checklist with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
City Day Trips on Budget: A Realistic Family Plan
If you have ever started city day trips on budget with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Our Weekend System for nature scavenger hunts
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what nature scavenger hunts can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
The Mistakes We Made With bike ride routes for families
Most advice about bike ride routes for families falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
How We Finally Solved photography walks together
If you have ever started photography walks together with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Our Weekend System for volunteer days with kids
If you have ever started volunteer days with kids with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Holiday Light Tours by Age: What to Expect
There is a reason holiday light tours keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
The Mistakes We Made With swimming lessons logistics
Most advice about swimming lessons logistics falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Zoo and Farm Strategies Without the Daily Battle
Most advice about zoo and farm strategies falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Quiet Sundays at Home: A Realistic Family Plan
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what quiet sundays at home can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
How We Finally Solved making photo albums together
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what making photo albums together can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…