Make Mom's Night Out a Holiday Tradition

5 Ideas to Connect with your Mom Friends this Holiday Season

There are so many Holiday traditions that I look forward to every year. But, you know, Holiday Traditions don’t always have to be about family. One of my favorite traditions is a Mom’s Night Out with great friends. For a quite a few years now, a bunch of girl friends and I have been getting together in December to have Holiday Tea. We meet, drink, eat, relax, laugh and exchange some gifts. I really look forward to the fun and the chance to unwind every year.  Tea parties not your thing? No problem. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you spend time together. To help get you planning, here are some other ideas for outings with your bestest Mom friends. Take some time for yourself during the Holiday Season to unwind and recharge. After …

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5 Creative Ideas to Have More Fun with your Elf on the Shelf

Creative ideas to keep the kids giggling with the Elf on the Shelf Holiday Family Tradition

Have you heard of the Elf on the Shelf Holiday Tradition? It's been growing in popularity for years now. In fact, we’ve been playing this fun Hide ‘n Seek game every Christmas for the past 6 years. How does it work?  Your Elf has a job to do, as the book that comes with the Elf explains. He or she sits in your house during the day but then at night, the Elf flies back to Santa to report on who has been naughty and who has been nice. Wait! Why would kids like that? Well, here’s the fun part. When the Elf comes back in the morning, he’s sitting in a different part of the house. It is the ultimate hide and seek game. As a family you can name your Elf and record the day he or she was "adopted" into your family in the keepsake book. You can …

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5 Fun Easter Family Traditions to Try this Year

Make the Easter Holiday more memorable with these fun family activities

Family traditions are so important and Easter is a great time of year to celebrate and have fun with loved ones. But Easter can mean more than just a ham dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt. Here are 5 ideas to start a fun, family Easter tradition this year. Eggs of  Different Color. We all know you color Easter eggs at this time of year. But, why not start a tradition where every year you try a new way to color the eggs? Take turns choosing the egg decorating theme for that year – stickers, decopage, tie dye, googly eyes, etc. Family Fun magazine, Martha Stewart Living, and Celebrations.com provide you with some great ideas on how to decorate Easter Eggs. Or, start a tradition where you take some of the decorated eggs to a nearby nursing home. …

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Try a New Family Holiday Tradition

Bring the family closer together this Holiday Season with these smile-inducing traditions.

Family traditions are wonderful, aren’t they? The anticipation. The preparation. Knowing that your family has done this activity in the past and will continue to do so, makes an activity powerful. Hopefully, your family traditions also are a load of fun, because the Holidays are all about spending time together as a family. Although we all love traditions, it doesn’t mean you can’t adapt or update things. Variety is the spice of life! What’s the worst that could happen? You don’t like the new activity and you don’t do it again next year. You may already have a few traditions in place but I want to inspire you to start a new one this year or add to an existing holiday tradition. Chase those bah humbugs away! Here’s a list of ideas for …

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5 Creative Thanksgiving Family Fun Ideas

Inspiration for Thanksgiving family activities and traditions.

Sue Kirchner is a family fun coach and weekly contributor to Patch.com. She created ChocolateCakeClub.com and ChocolateCakeMoments.com both sites dedicated to helping busy families have more fun together. Sue and her family fun ideas have been featured on TV, newspapers, magazines, and blogs.  Looking for some fun activities to do with the family around Thanksgiving? Whether you need a craft to keep the kids amused after Thanksgiving dinner, you want a fun way to teach your kids to be grateful, or you want some inspiration for a new family tradition, here are several ideas to keep the family laughing and creating memories around Thanksgiving. 1. Get Active! Many towns and park districts host a Turkey Trot 1 Mile and 5K race every …

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Sue Kirchner

1:35 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Jessica, I love that idea!!! I hope you all have a blast on the scavenger hunt. Sue Kirchner   more ›