Cheap Summer Fun
Free (and almost-free) activities to keep kids active all season long.
Ask the Expert: Why Is My Toddler Waking Up Early in the Summer?
Amber LoRe, a baby and toddler sleep consultant with The Baby Sleep Site, helps you figure out why your toddler is waking up so early during the summer, and how to get them to sleep later.
What Is It Like to Be 2 Years Old? Fun. Confusing. Unapologetic.
You know a lot about things like trucks, but don’t understand how to keep a secret.
Ice Karting: For When Regular Karts Somehow Aren't Fun Enough
9 Easy, Cheap and Fun Sensory Bin Ideas
10 Tips for Beach Fun with Little Kids
I LOVE the beach!! And although we live a good 5-6 hours from the nearest ocean, we’ve now done beach trips with young kids many times. At different points as parents, we’ve experienced…
On the Cheap: How to Raise a Family on a Budget
Starting a family means creating your own traditions — a favorite playground or picnic spot, or a beloved song you sing in the car. Each...
Summer's ending! 14 things to do with your kids before school starts
How to prepare kids to go back to school: 14 things you can do
Guide to Life: How to find good child care
For a new parent returning to work or a parent in need of summer care for older children, the task can be highly challenging. The range of options - for-
How to Financially Plan for Having Kids
If you’ve ever thought about having kids, I’m sure nothing you read and no one you talked to about it promised you it would be cheap. Quick reminder: It costs an estimated $233,610 to raise a child through age 17, according to government data.
How to Establish a Solid and Productive Work Flow
Summer is right around the corner and sometimes that means your work schedule can go all over the place. Kids……
Fun School Lunch Ideas
How Finnish People Have Fun
Winter limits the amount of outdoor activities, but that doesn't mean you can't create new ones. Finnish writer and energy expert Janne Käpylehto created an entertaining ice carousel in Lohja, Finland and it went viral on the internet. Janne cut a circle on a frozen lake with a chainsaw and later used a solar-powered outboard motor to make it spin.
Ideas for home learning..and FUN!
I'm sure most of our NCCDI families are aware that we have a very active Facebook community. Did you know that we are also active on Pinterest? We very strongly believe that parents are a child's...
Want to have More FUN?
My wife and I have three wonderful kids. The reason we believe they are so great is not just because they do well in school or excel at their sport of choice, but because they are becoming (fingers…
Pass it on; You Still Know How to Have Fun
TrueNorth's TrueMentors program pairs caring adults with local children in mentor relationships. You'd probably make a great mentor - what do you have? Pass ...
9 Fun Ideas for Cooking with Kids
Want to get the kids more involved in the kitchen? Try some of these fun activities and kid-friendly recipes!
Should You Try to Be the "Fun" Parent?
A young teenage boy died recently, in a hotel room after an overdose of drugs. The partiers around him didn’t even know he was in…
Why You Should Have (Way) More Fun
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Tips for making healthy lunches fun for your kids
As the new school year begins, so does the chore of keeping your kids interested in their school lunch, while trying to keep it healthy. Our expert shares how thinking outside of the lunch box can make all the difference.
8 Fun Ways to Build Fine Motor Skills
Does your child have trouble with fine motor skills and handling small objects? Try these fun art projects and activities to build fine motor skills.
