Our Visit to Spark! Dallas
A few weeks ago, my daughter and I visited Spark! Dallas with her class as part of a special Field Trip. Apparently some art teachers in the district had had some sort of retreat there, loved it and, recommended it.…
21 Places to Go with Kids During the Summer in the Dallas Metroplex Area – A Guide for Summer 2017
Before every summer in March or April I sit down to research places I can take my kids to during the summer. Even when I was a teacher, with the summers off, I would look forward to the time with…
Opinion: Our Old vs New Allowance System
Most parents I know start giving their kids allowance at some point in their young lives. We believe that today’s youth lives in a world where they are given everything. Somehow, our culture has veered that way and we believe…
KidZania coming to Frisco!
We first visited KidZania in Mexico (Monterrey) two years ago while visiting family during Christmas. They had said wonderful things about the experience and really, we had to see it to believe it. KidZania, which has been announced is coming…
Our Visit to Great Wold Lodge – Grapevine, TX
I have lived less than an hour from the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX for the past 14 years and yet I’ve never stayed there. I guess for a few years I didn’t really realize it was there. And…
Opinion: My Experience with Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts
As I am writing this, I have a 10 year old daughter and a 7 year old son. This year, we decided to start them on the Scout Path. My daughter became a Junior in a Girl Scout Troop and…
Our Visit to Medieval Times
We have been to Medieval Times around five times. I remember seeing it in Orlando whenever we went to Disney when I was younger, but we never went; so when we moved to the Dallas Metroplex area we booked a…
Our Visit to the Smokey Mountains
Last Summer 2016, we visited the Smokey Mountains. We drove about 14 hours to Sevierville, Tennessee. We stayed in a cabin in the Oak Heavens Resort and Spa and did several activities during our four days there. We like renting…
Perot Museum of Nature and Science vs. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
We are Perot Museum Members. We live 32 miles from the Perot Museum and 60 miles from the Fort Worth Science Museum. Our membership allows us free entrance to both museums. As you can imagine, we visit the Perot Museum…
Our Visit to Adventure Landing
When I was younger, we would go to a mini-golf place with my dad. We didn’t go very often, but boy, did we love it. I think it’s because of this that I am attracted to mini-golfs. Whenever I moved…