The concept of artistic collaborations has been around for years across various mediums including music and movies. There are even food franchises that have joined forces for cross-branded products like Oreo cereal. In recent years, we̵ ...
We regularly talk about the benefits of playing board games including being an awesome idea for family bonding. Over the years we have regularly professed how gaming teaches kids to win and lose gracefully, improve their social skills and d ...
We live in a wonderful time for board and card games. Publishers are packing more value into the box and are always offering new mechanics and components never seen before. Gone are the days where every title on the shelf consisted of a bo ...
We place a heavy emphasis on STEM / STEAM which is why we regularly feature educational games and ideas for incorporating STEM into family quality time. Each year we also make sure we put together a list of STEM gift ideas for the holidays ...
In the past couple of summers, a friend and I have driven for a little over two hours to meet some other friends from St. Louis at a hotel for the weekend. No, it wasn’t one of those trips (get your minds out of the gutter). It’ ...
Despite everyone else I know being totally fanatic about Harry Potter, it’s not a series we ever invested in. Whenever we go to trivia night, our friends know not to rely on us for help in that category. But we recognize the importanc ...
Funny how things come full circle when we least expect it. Case in point: As a mom, I want to ensure I’m raising girls that will know how to be independent, strong and prepared for anything that tries to trip them up. I shared a post ...
With a soft, calming voice, I remember Bob Ross talking about the “happy little trees” as he smushed his paintbrush against the canvas and magically they began to appear. It would have been cool to be able to transform a palette ...
Something about raising kids that continues to fascinate me is how they see things through their eyes. For example, when I think of Chicago, the first things that comes to mind are the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears along with what used to ...
We don’t talk too much about horror movies on the site because it wasn’t something our girls were interested in until a year or so ago. Well, I probably should probably clarify that only Madison has an interest in seeing such ed ...
