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Holidays

Patriotic OC Playgrounds: Play in Red, White and Blue Glory

July 2, 2010

Patriotic playgrounds make it feel like the 4th of July anytime of year. There aren’t many that are red, white, AND blue. You may just have to settle for red & white or blue & white. You can just bring streamers or those little flags to make up for the missing color. Chapparosa Park in [...]

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Father’s Day Picnic Spots in OC

June 18, 2010

Last year, I recommended taking Father’s Day outdoors. It’s no surprise I have the same advice this year. Please don’t limit yourself to this list! It’s just to get the ideas going. Pick somewhere close or go for a road trip. Just get outdoors! Beaches, kids and Dads are made for each other. There are [...]

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Dear Mom

May 9, 2010

Dear Mom, Thanks for playing with me. Thanks for letting me climb trees and pick blackberries. Thanks for making sure I got dirty making mud pies and running around barefoot all the time. Thanks for the quiet outdoor afternoons when I made my own mistakes and figured out solutions. Thanks for letting us play “JELLO” [...]

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10 Ideas for Spring Break Family Fun Away From The Crowds

April 2, 2010

Sometimes families face challenges planning their kids spring break. If you have school-age kids, they’re home. If you don’t then you’re fighting crowds to do the things you normally do without competing with the droves of school kids. I have a particularly vivid memory of driving the kids to Legoland during spring break last year [...]

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Woo-Hoo! Hurray for a Holiday

February 12, 2010

Don’t know about you, but my kids are out of school today and Monday. Are you trying to get creative and think of some things to do? Let’s run through the weekend and I’ll throw out some ideas. Friday: Play with Chores Make a menu and get stocked up for the weekend today. Run your [...]

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Gift Yourself

December 23, 2009

“What do my readers need today?” It’s the question I ask myself when I schedule out my blog posts. It’s an exercise in making assumptions. For instance, I’m assuming that you’re all pretty busy and not really looking for a park. I’m assuming you don’t have much time, or even the desire to cruise through [...]

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Playing with Halloween Candy

October 29, 2009

My 7 year old came up with the holiday play idea of creating a Halloween candy house using Pop Tarts. I’m sure ideas like this can be found on the pages of Family Fun or Martha Stewart, but I thought it was cool he came up with it himself. I’m a not-so-crafty mom. So he [...]

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