Visiting San Diego: San Diego Natural History Museum
Visit San Diego’s Natural History Museum website here. We visited San Diego during the summer with family and we got to experience 7 of their tourist attractions: 1. San Diego Natural History Museum 2. Sea World 3. USS Midway 4.…
Opinion: Our Experience with MEL Science
From my previous post, you may have learned we tried Kiwicrate.com for about two years. We are now in the process of weaning out of it (we have a few more months left in our pre-paid subscription) and are starting…
TBT Reviews are Coming!
I would like to review old movies each Thursday as I watch them with the kids. I have a summer movie line up in place and are excited to introduce kids to the movies I enjoyed when I was younger.…
Places for Kids to Stay Cool During the Summer in the Dallas Metroplex
In case you are like me and are looking for cool places where kids can get their wiggles out, I offer this list of venues for elementary school kids: Venue Locations Cost About Jumpstreet Allen, Dallas, Plano 3 and…
Opinion: Our Experience with Amazon Freetime
Get Amazon FreeTime I can’t recommend Amazon FreeTime Unlimited more. It is wonderful. We have been using it for three years and the only drawback I can honestly say makes our experience less than perfect is the fact that the…
Opinion: Our Experience with KiwiCrate.Com
www.kiwicrate.com We have been Kiwi Crate subscribers since 2015. We are about to wean out of it now as our kids get older and are having different interests, but we enjoyed it while it lasted. Kiwi Crate has several brands,…
Crayola Experience is Coming to the Dallas Metroplex!
Today I learned about this new center coming to the Dallas Metroplex. I would think it must be a little like a Legoland, but instead of Legos, it features crayola crayons (and markers and stuff). Earlier I also heard about…
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…