Local Park Rotation: What Works at Our House
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what local park rotation can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Museum Free Days Without the Daily Battle
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: A Realistic Family Plan
Most advice about hiking with small kids falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Car Trip Survival Kits Without the Daily Battle
There is a reason car trip survival kits keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
The Mistakes We Made With camping in the backyard
If you have ever started camping in the backyard with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Farmer Market Mornings Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason farmer market mornings keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Our Weekend System for beach day packing lists
If you have ever started beach day packing lists with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Rainy Sunday Plans for Tired Parents
There is a reason rainy sunday plans keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
The Mistakes We Made With visiting grandparents ideas
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what visiting grandparents ideas can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Picnic Anywhere Checklist Without the Daily Battle
Most advice about picnic anywhere checklist falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
How We Finally Solved city day trips on budget
There is a reason city day trips on budget keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
The Mistakes We Made With nature scavenger hunts
If you have ever started nature scavenger hunts with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Bike Ride Routes for Families Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started bike ride routes for families with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
Photography Walks Together Without the Daily Battle
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
There is a reason volunteer days with kids keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Our Weekend System for holiday light tours
There is a reason holiday light tours keeps coming up in conversations about Weekends & Outings: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Swimming Lessons Logistics Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started swimming lessons logistics with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
The Mistakes We Made With zoo and farm strategies
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what zoo and farm strategies can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Simple Checklist: quiet sundays at home
Most advice about quiet sundays at home falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Making Photo Albums Together Without the Daily Battle
Most advice about making photo albums together falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…