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Renegade Made helps kids create random acts of kindness through crafting.

Renegade Made helps kids create random acts of kindness through crafting.

by Christina Refford | DIY

Over the years, we’ve featured loads of great craft kits for kids that flex our children’s creative muscles as they try their hand at making cool new works of art. But I’ve never seen anything quite like the brand new craft kits for kids by Renegade...
11 truly clever tips and tricks for camping with kids to make it fun and easy. (Well, easy as possible.)

11 truly clever tips and tricks for camping with kids to make it fun and easy. (Well, easy as possible.)

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

If you’re up for the adventure, camping with kids can be a really fun, inexpensive way to get away for the weekend. While it’s admittedly not the best night’s sleep you’ll ever get (though really, what parent gets a good night’s sleep anyway?),...
13 awesome Father’s Day gifts for dads who love camping | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2016

13 awesome Father’s Day gifts for dads who love camping | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2016

by Kate Etue | Family Travel, Father's Day Gifts

We’re excited to kick off our brand new 2016 Father’s Day gift guide with something super adventurous: Truly amazing gifts for dads who love camping. As for my own husband, he’s taken our kids on enough camping trips this year to earn him whatever...
From space exploration to circus arts: 10 outrageously cool summer camps we wish we had as kids

From space exploration to circus arts: 10 outrageously cool summer camps we wish we had as kids

by Christina Refford | Family Travel

For many of us, summer means heading off to our go-to camp where our kids spend their days playing outdoors, going on nature hikes, swimming in ponds, and singing goofy camp songs with all their friends. But if your kids would prefer a less-traditional or even totally...
The best bug sprays for Zika virus protection and how to apply them safely. Because we’d like to panic as little as possible about our kids, thanks.

The best bug sprays for Zika virus protection and how to apply them safely. Because we’d like to panic as little as possible about our kids, thanks.

by Kate Etue | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

This year, the Zika virus is on my mind (and everyone else’s, I imagine) so I’ve been avidly researching the best bug sprays for Zika virus protection. It happens that my daughter is extremely allergic to mosquito bites, so when she goes outside in the...
5 inspiring new picture books for National Readathon Day that make kids want to get out and play

5 inspiring new picture books for National Readathon Day that make kids want to get out and play

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

As someone who grew up with her nose in a book, I sure spent a lot of time hearing my parents tell me to put down that book and go outside to play! So in honor of today’s National Readathon Day, I’ve rounded up five wonderful new picture books for kids...
We found the most adorable baby rain ponchos to get rid of the rainy day blues.

We found the most adorable baby rain ponchos to get rid of the rainy day blues.

by Christina Refford | Baby, Kid Fashion

We’re fond of baby rain ponchos as easy, pull-on-and-off alternatives to the traditional raincoats with all those snaps and buttons. You too? Well then your rainy day blues are about to get a little brighter since we discovered these bright and totally...
May the Fourth be with you as you fly one of these cool Star Wars kites!

May the Fourth be with you as you fly one of these cool Star Wars kites!

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

You don’t need to live in a galaxy far, far away to grab one of these cool inner-space worthy Star Wars kites from Think Geek on May the Fourth or any other day. And you won’t even need the force to get one of these babies into the air — just a...
3 great new albums for your next family road trip

3 great new albums for your next family road trip

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

There are few sounds as jarring and mind-numbing as super bored kids whining, Are we there yet? (I mean, could we be little more cliché, kids?) So, with spring break here for lots of families and summer vacations and other road trip opportunities on the way,...
7 of the absolute coolest new ride-on toys for kids. Let’s get cruisin’!

7 of the absolute coolest new ride-on toys for kids. Let’s get cruisin’!

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

With a hint of spring in the air, it’s time to take stock of the cool ride-on toys out there so that our kids can stop hibernating with their handhelds and enjoy the great outdoors instead by pedaling, gliding and zooming around our sidewalks and driveways. And...
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