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Tips to Make Traveling with Kids Fool-Proof and a Safety 1st Grow and Go Air Protect Car Seat GIVEAWAY!

February 19, 2016 by Melissa Chapman 48 Comments

Congrats to our winner Julie! While another year has passed, it’s important to check on what’s most important in 2016: your precious back seat cargo especially if you are planning to take a road trip in the near future! If you haven’t taken a once over to make sure no hazardous items are laying around your car, or that your car seat is as snug as can be, it’s a good time to do that. And while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Kid Gear Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Family fun, Melissa Chapman, parenting your kids, Products that will make your life easier, Products we love, raising kids, reading with your kids, roadtrip essentials, the Staten Island Family, The Staten Island Family Giveaways, The Staten Island Family product reviews, tips to make traveling with kids Fool-Proof

8 Unplugged Activities Families Can Enjoy

January 23, 2016 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Whether you are sitting in the Northeast shoveling out of a snow storm- or you are in a sunny climate and determined to keep your kids off the tube, iPad or iPhone- FEAR NOT! I have put together a list of eight activities that all families can indulge in- which will help you all reconnect- have some good old-fashioned fun and don't require any kind of PLUGGED IN fluorescent lighting! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: board games, charades, Family fun, imaginative play, jigsaw puzzles, Melissa Chapman, parenting your kids, the Staten Island Family, unplugged play, volunteering

10 Reasons Why Parents Should Consider Enrolling their kid in the Brain Chase Summer Learning Program

June 10, 2015 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

What's a parent who wants to keep their child learning this summer minus the whining to do? Consider the Brain Chase summer learning program. Check out my first Brain Chase post to get the deets on this online summer learning challenge during which kids will try and find the Sunstone of Cortés and win a $10,000 prize. And to get an even better sense of this program the video below is the … [Read more...]

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Make Learning FUN This Summer With Our Brain Chase Giveaway

May 8, 2015 by Melissa Chapman 19 Comments

Congrats to our winner Leigh Anne! Summer is coming and while your kids will be happily immersed in summery pursuits like; slurping on snow cones, running through sprinklers,  enjoying camp  programs and family vacation time-- it is important that you prepare some type of  concrete plan prior to the summer getting underway that will help curtail the summer slide. On the average kids (who don't … [Read more...]

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WIN SIX Back to Basics TOYS so Kids can #PlayLikeHasbro

April 3, 2015 by Melissa Chapman 38 Comments

Congrats to our winner Nici! Playfulness can grow in times of unstructured togetherness when people are fully engaged and available to each other not when people are together but in their own worlds giving their full attention to technology, which is why unplugging is so crucial for family development. 
So if you are ready to take the plunge, I am here to help with a MEGA giveaway thanks to … [Read more...]

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