Educational Nature Activities for Children
Educational nature activities for your kids to have fun with this summer.

Writing a Family Mission Statement
Preparing a family mission statement is a great family activity and will help bring unity and a sense of purpose to your family.

Scavenger Hunt Basics: Important Tips for Planning Successful Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts are a fun family activity, as well as a popular teen youth group activity. These tips will help you organize a successful scavenger hunt that everyone will enjoy.

Types of Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts are a great family activity, fun for teens, and are also popular for groups of all sorts, especially to promote team work. Here are some creative scavenger hunt ideas!

What to do When Your Kids Don’t Want to Exercise
Tips for making sure your whole family gets the exercise they need.

Make Yarn Balls for a Kid Rainy Day Activity
Kids confined to the house because of rainy weather? These yarn balls are easy to make and will give your kids hours of fun.

Fun and Educational Beach Activities
Fun, educational activities and crafts your family can do together at the beach.

Planning a Meaningful Aquarium Trip for your Kids
Going to an aquarium is an enriching, educating experience for the entire family. These tips will help you plan a successful aquarium trip.

My Week Working at a Rescue Mission
My experiences while working for a week in a rescue mission.

Inexpensive Things to do With Your Family this Summer
Fun, inexpensive summer family activities.

Remember Game Nights
Game nights are a great activity to bring families together.

3 Fun Spring Activities
Fun spring activities for the entire family.

Rain Rain Go Away My Kids Want to Play
Creative activities for your kids to have fun with on rainy days.

Try These Scrabble House Rules
Fun new twists to the game Scrabble--a great game idea for family night!

Surviving Winter Break
Tips for keeping your kids busy during their winter break.

A Kid Weather Activity – Make a Simple Thermometer
How to make a simple homemade thermometer--great science experiment idea!

Families That Play Together Stay Together, A Personal Life Experience!
Families that play games together enjoy fun times and closer relationships.

Inexpensive Things to do With Your Family This Summer
Inexpensive summer activities for the entire family.

Preserve Family Traditions With a Time Capsule
Ideas for preserving family memories in a time capsule.

Fun Summer Scavenger Hunts for Kids
Creative scavenger hunt ideas to keep your kids busy this summer.

6 Ways You Can Get the Kids Outdoors this Summer
Inexpensive, fun outdoor summer activities for kids.

Cheap Summer Fun for Kids
Creative, inexpensive summer activities for kids of all ages.

Building a Basic Backyard Sandbox
How to build a backyard sandbox for your kids.

Things to do with Newspaper
Making newspaper costumes is a great rainy day activity for kids.

A Car Picnic
The next time you take your kids to run errands with you at lunch time, try having a car picnic!

Five Fun Ways to Keep Your Kids Happy at a Restaurant
Tips for keeping kids entertained while eating out at restaurants.

Backyard Snow Activities for Children
Activities your kids can do outside in the snow during winter months.

13 Things For Your Child To Do (Instead Of Watch TV)
Fun activities your kids can do instead of watching television.

Family Traditions: What Can You Do Together?
Ideas for activities you can do to spend time with your kids.

Create A Story Book With Your Child
Encourage your children to write by helping them create their own story books.

Finding Fun Ways to Travel With Children
Ideas for making travelling with kids more enjoyable.

Glow-in-the-Dark Scavenger Hunt
Fun idea for hosting a glow-in-the-dark scavenger hunt.

Frugal Toys
Inexpensive toy ideas for kids.

Frugal Springtime Fun With Kids!
Spring is on the way, and that means the kids are going to be ready to play outdoors more. But the time always comes when every mom hears "I'm bored!" Be prepared with these ideas to beat boredom before it begins!

How are Your Family Rituals?
Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, make sure you're holding and creating rituals which have meaning for your family. Family dinners, weekend trips, or family laundry day on Sunday can all have an important impact on your family.

Helping Your Child Develop the Fitness Habit
While most children are born healthy and fit, not all of them remain that way. Doing so depends in great part on four factors: environment, attitude, knowledge, and lifestyle. All of these elements are within your control.

Fun with Children: Making Memories on a Budget
Making memories on a budget is very easy to do. Choose any of the 31 ideas below and you'll have a fun-filled time without breaking the bank!

There are Stories to be Told: Start a Family Tradition
One of the most rewarding ways to use your outdoor living space is to gather your family members for a reunion.

Tons of Balloon Fun
Balloons are fun for all ages! Try these balloon activities and then see how many more uses you can find for balloons!

200+ Ideas for Summertime
Since we don't use the phrase "I'm bored!" in our home, we never hear our kids complaining about being bored during those long days at home during the summer months. But ... I have to admit that we're still an incredibly normal family.

Creating a Travel Journal for Kids
Creating a travel diary or journal is a wonderful activity that will not only keep your children busy in the car on a long trip, but it will preserve their memories for a lifetime.

Pack Your Car the Night Before!
Packing the night before will help you get on the road sooner which means you'll arrive at your destination sooner!

The Blessings of Sponsoring a Child
For years I had seen commercials on TV about children in other countries needing help. I used to turn my head away because it was hard to watch the condition in which they lived. I was also always concerned about whether or not my money really went to the child or not.

Car Travel Activities for Kids
Time flies when you’re having fun - The miles fly by too! You can make a long family car trip seem a lot shorter if you have fun with your kids along the way. Plan ahead with a few car activities, and making the journey can be as much fun as the destination. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Travel Journals
Travel journals are a fun and memorable way to teach your children to record life's memorable moments as they travel.

Family Night
In my opinion, one of the very best things you can do for your family is to start holding a regular family night. If you don't already do something like this with your family, I encourage you to start this week!

A Child Can Make a Difference
The next time your child comes up with a great idea to make a contribution to your community, give it a chance and help them out. You'll be amazed at the gradual changes in your child as you continually encourage these ideas.

A Blessing Book
There are many ideas for passing down legacies and making memories. I think a blessing book is one of the more positive and encouraging things you can do, not only for yourself, but also for your children.