Tips to Bring Story Books to Life is a sponsored post If you are a parent struggling to get your kid's nose in the pages of a book- or looking for a creative way to bring storybook pages to life for your kids-- I've got 3 Tips to Bring Story Books to Life with Netflix, Crafts and Recipes! Share the timeless classics your parents once read to you, like The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make EVERY DAY A Big Day this Summer
Make EVERY DAY A Big Day this Summer is a sponsored post. Thank you for supporting The Staten Island Family I recently read an essay by a 60-something mom who was longing for the days when her kids were young and every summer season was filled with their screaming voices, sibling rivalry and oodles of time spent carting them to the pool, BBQ's and Fireworks ceremonies. Her words were so full … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged
5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged was written in partnership with Shopstyle Studies show that time spent on entertainment media by today's children averages more than 7 hours a day.* (*Kaiser Family Foundation Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8-to 18-Year-Olds.) That's pretty close to every minute a child isn't in school or sleeping! Are your kids starting to … [Read more...]
11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into!
11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into is a sponsored post. Are you a DIY-er? If you are, there's no reason not to get your kid in on the act as well with these 11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into! And even if you have TWO LEFT THUMBS (LIKE ME) you don't need to be a Martha Stewartesque type to get down and dirty as a DIYer all you need is … [Read more...]
10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids
I know scheduling 10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids is a lot easier said than done and even when I get that time in; my son is a bit hard to impress. It feels like it is increasingly getting that much tougher for us parents to compete for our kids' attention having to keep up with the excitement of a fast-paced movie or television show for their affections. And of course it … [Read more...]