Category: Family Life

  • Blast away Boredom with a library card… and not just for books!

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Library Card.. and not just for books! Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a…

  • Blast away boredom in Houston: Discovery Green

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    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Discovery Green, downtown Houston’s newest park Our family LOVES Discovery Green! It is a perfect place for frolicking on a truly…

  • Blast away Boredom with a daily schedule

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Daily Schedule Relaxing and living the carefree, unscheduled days of…

  • Blast away Boredom in Houston with a LEGO event

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Help build an 8-foot pirate entirely out of Legos Houston’s LEGO…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a reading chain

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    Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Reading Chain Make a chain ‘link’ from construction paper for each…

  • Blasting Away Boredom in Houston: Miller Outdoor Theatre

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    Fourth in the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Check out the Miller Outdoor Theatre schedule for lots of wonderful…

  • Blasting away Boredom with a calendar

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    Third in the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… A Big Calendar This summer I created large calendar pages just…

  • Blasting Away Boredom in Houston: The Riddle of the Rainbow

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    Second  in the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com. Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… The Riddle of the Rainbow, written by Jeanette Clift George and…

  • Blast away Boredom with MomsToolbox!

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    Summer is filled with lots of free time. And all that free time can be heavenly… until your children get bored and you get tired of coming up with new ideas. What’s a mom to do? This is where I hope to come in: It is my plan to help you blast away boredom this…

  • Our family is about to grow…

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    No, stop. I am not pregnant (at least I don’t think I am). We are simply planning to open our home to a Danish teenager we have known for quite some time later this summer. Her dad and my husband were soccer teammates in high school before her dad fell madly in love with a…

  • Earth Day recycled giveaway: Ranger Rick

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    Since it is Earth Day I thought I’d host a real recycling-type of giveaway: 8 already-loved, but still in excellent condition, issues of Ranger Rick, the National Wildlife Federation’s magazine for children. Instead of something new, I’m keeping these perfectly good magazines from going to waste and sharing some love with your family. Nope, this…

  • What do YOU take to the hospital?

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    My sister-in-law, The Happy Housewife, is about to have baby number 7 and she is looking for guidance on what to pack in her hospital bag. You’d think she might know by NOW! Seeing as this is Baby Number SEVEN, I guessed she had the basics down and suggested chocolate. I like to take a…

  • Discovering Houston’s Discovery Green

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    Friday night we took the older two kiddos to Discovery Green, Houston’s newest outdoor park and entertainment venue. The park was hosting a dog jumping competition, a short film festival and a zydeco concert… all for free. We valet parked at one of the restaurants, cruised by the dogs and the kids made a bee-line…

  • Family Fun Website

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    http://familyfun.go.com/ Even when my children were too young for the ideas in the magazine Family Fun, I enjoyed flipping through and seeing what other moms might be doing. Now that I am a mom, I still enjoy perusing the pages for ideas, but often I find myself intimidated, as a lot of the ideas seem like…

  • Preschool Express

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    http://www.preschoolexpress.com/ Not feeling all too creative, but still want creative, educational and fun things to do with your preschooler? Jean Warren’s Preschool Express is the answer. This site is chock-full of excellent ideas for preschoolers and their parents (and teachers) arranged in an easy-to navigate format. Looking for something simple yet relevant to do every day?…