Category: Family Activities
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Family Movie Night Ideas for Sensitive Kids: What Works for Us
Looking to start a family movie night tradition — but your kid finds most movies too much? Same here. Our son is easily overwhelmed by loud scenes, scary villains, or high-stakes storylines… and honestly? I don’t blame him.
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Family Theme Night Ideas to Build Lasting Memories
When we moved our son’s bedtime back, our evenings started feeling chaotic — until we created Family Theme Nights. These simple, screen-light traditions gave our evenings more structure, helped our son stay engaged, and brought us closer as a family.
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Top Gymnastics Toys & Books for Kids
Gymnastics is at the forefront of our lives every single day. As his passion has grown, we’ve discovered all sorts of toys, games, and books that help him stay connected to the sport even when he’s not in the gym.
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Creating a Home Gymnastics Space in Small Areas
When your little gymnast’s passion takes off, it’s amazing to have a space at home where they can practice and play safely. But what if you don’t have a huge dedicated room or gym? We’ve been figuring this out ourselves, and here’s what’s worked for us so far.
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Your Kid Loves Trains: A Beginner’s Guide
When you buy through links on the site, I may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here My son is obsessed with trains. In fact it’s not uncommon for him to just tell people he’s a Train Enthusiast! We watch shows, we read books, we go to museums and we build/play…
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Thomas & Friends TV Shows: Classic vs All Engines Go
The Railroad Series, kicked off by Rev. W. Awdry in the 1940s, first brought us Thomas, a tiny Tank Engine who stole the spotlight. Thomas quickly became the heart of the series, sparking kids’ love for trains everywhere.
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Preschooler Kids TV Shows I don’t Hate (2024 Edition)
When you buy through links on the site, I may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here Navigating the wasteland that is children’s television can be a daunting task. With so many different avenues for shows it is easy for your child to get sucked in to wormholes of terrible shows.…
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Teaching your Kid about Star Wars
How do you teach a young Padawan about the ways of the Force? How do you introduce them to all the stories that happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away? If Star Wars is something you loved in your youth it can be special to share…
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12 Favorite Toddler Books This Dad Actually Loves Reading
My son is obsessed with books! One of my favorite things is when he goes to the his cubby to go grab a book. He’s definitely got some preferences, if he doesn’t like a book he will let you know.
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This Dad’s Guide to the Park
You never realize how important parks are until you have a kid. Before I’d go play basketball every once in a while, but now I’m hitting parks several times a week. I’m lucky to be in Los Angeles where you also can pretty much use parks all year round. I’ll…