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100 Places That Can Change Your Child’s Life

100 Places That Can Change Your Child’s Life

This is the book that had me fantasizing about winning the Powerball and taking my husband and sons to travel...

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Allergy-free chocolate chip cookies

Allergy-free chocolate chip cookies

Long before we had kids, my husband and I were cookie aficionados. Having grown up baking, I would make them,...

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Pin of the Week: Covered patio with seagrass seating

Pin of the Week: Covered patio with seagrass seating

Airy covered patio with seagrass seating Source: planete-deco.fr via Holly on...

Keep Earth Day momentum going and win a Ranger Rick Jr. app

Did Earth Day this month get your family fired up about the planet? Keep the momentum going with new things you might...

Keep Earth Day momentum going and win a Ranger Rick Jr. app
posted on: Apr 27, 2013 | author: Holly

12 reasons Key West is great for kids

Key West, Florida, is a place known for pub crawls and debauchery, but that doesn’t mean visitors with children...

12 reasons Key West is great for kids
posted on: Apr 15, 2013 | author: Holly

Pin of the Week: Hanging boat bed

Hanging boat bed Source: designers.elledecor.com via Holly on...

Pin of the Week: Hanging boat bed
posted on: Apr 14, 2013 | author: Holly

Newborn health information, discussions and links

Blessed with two babies, normal deliveries and no complications. That was my personal experience with newborns....

Newborn health information, discussions and links
posted on: Apr 13, 2013 | author: Holly
Pin of the Week: Living room with nautical touches

Pin of the Week: Living room with nautical touches

posted on: Apr 7, 2013 | author: Holly

Casual living room with nautical touches Source: myhomeideas.com via Holly on...

It’s OK to play outside when the weather isn’t perfect

It’s OK to play outside when the weather isn’t perfect

posted on: Mar 27, 2013 | author: Holly

How many perfect-weather days do you get every year where you live? Where I live in southern Florida, I’d estimate the number would be 75 days....

World Water Day: Clean water saves lives

World Water Day: Clean water saves lives

posted on: Mar 22, 2013 | author: Holly

Today is World Water Day, a day to think about and act on the lack of clean water in many parts of the world. About 800 million people, or 11% of the...

New nature and outdoors books for kids

New nature and outdoors books for kids

posted on: Mar 18, 2013 | author: Holly

It’s spring, and to many people that means getting outdoors more — and there are new children’s books about nature and the outdoors...

Ranger Rick’s Tree House app is a fun, interactive magazine

Ranger Rick’s Tree House app is a fun, interactive magazine

posted on: Mar 15, 2013 | author: Holly

As a kid, I liked reading Ranger Rick magazine at my school library. So it’s fun that Ranger Rick is still around for my own kids to read...

How to make a Princess running outfit: Queen Elinor

How to make a Princess running outfit: Queen Elinor

posted on: Mar 14, 2013 | author: Holly

A few weeks ago, I entered my first race — the runDisney Princess Half Marathon. It was a fantastic experience! The Princess Half attracts...

runDisney races fun for the whole family

runDisney races fun for the whole family

posted on: Mar 11, 2013 | author: Holly

I did it! A few weeks ago, I completed my first organized race at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World — the runDisney Princess Half...

Pin of the Week: Poolside cabana with fireplace

Pin of the Week: Poolside cabana with fireplace

posted on: Feb 3, 2013 | author: Holly

Poolside cabana with fireplace Source: houzz.com via Holly on...

WaterAid brings clean water to the world

WaterAid brings clean water to the world

posted on: Jan 30, 2013 | author: Holly

Sometimes when I give my kids a bath or run water into a pot to cook something, I remind myself how fortunate we are to have clean water so easily....

Pin of the Week: Inside/outside beach house

Pin of the Week: Inside/outside beach house

posted on: Jan 27, 2013 | author: Holly

Inside/outside beach house Source: houzz.com via Holly on...

South Florida Nature Activity Guide to Winter

South Florida Nature Activity Guide to Winter

posted on: Jan 25, 2013 | author: Holly

Last fall, I created a free guide for families to do nature-related and outdoor activities in South Florida, where I live. A lot of family-fun guides...

BubbleBum inflatable booster seat: Why didn’t I think of this?

BubbleBum inflatable booster seat: Why didn’t I think of this?

posted on: Jan 25, 2013 | author: Holly

Has this happened to you? There have been so many times that my mom friends have asked around for a spare car seat for their visiting...

End child trafficking — What you can do

End child trafficking — What you can do

posted on: Jan 24, 2013 | author: Holly

It’s hard to think about, but slavery does exist here in the United States and around the world. Human trafficking is devastating for its...

Remembering the Sandy Hook angels with 27 acts of kindness

Remembering the Sandy Hook angels with 27 acts of kindness

posted on: Jan 15, 2013 | author: Holly

In a more perfect world, I would have never seen this photo of a beautiful little girl named Catherine Violet Hubbard. I would have never known her...

Wild Kratts teach kids about ocean life in new show

Wild Kratts teach kids about ocean life in new show

posted on: Jan 14, 2013 | author: Holly

My sons love the Wild Kratts show on PBS Kids! My older son pretends to be Martin, and my younger son insists his name is Chris on a regular basis...

Pin of the Week: Hanging Porch Nest

Pin of the Week: Hanging Porch Nest

posted on: Jan 13, 2013 | author: Holly

Hanging porch nest Source: goodreads.com via Holly on...

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