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Ten Active Family Activities to Help you Get outdoors with your Kids

July 2, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 16 Comments

Ten Active Family Activities to Help you Get outdoors with your Kids

We are in the thick of  Summer - and that means you will need my  Ten Active Family Activities to Help you Get outdoors with your Kids.  So in addition to getting our kids to break out the bubbles, jump rope, and get their HULA HOOP on (much to my 14 year-old son's chagrin-I am hula-hooping too and he is convinced my every action and move is designed to embarrass him... and I know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: Get your kids gardening, Melissa Chapman, outdoor activities for kids, Planting and gardening for kids on Staten Island, Staten Island Family fun, Weekend family fun on Staten Island

Weight Watchers Cake Mix Cookies

June 29, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 11 Comments

Weight Watchers Cake Mix Cookies

So you've taken the step to get baking with your kids...A fine choice! now that you've decided to cross over to that very messy but totally worth the mess Baking with your kids threshold the first question is...What should you bake? Weight Watchers Cake Mix Cookies! For us it's a Weight Watchers recipe that is easy and one we can all enjoy! This recipe is the easiest way to Embrace the Mess and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Delicious Recipes, Featured Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Embrace the Mess and Delicious Chaos, foodies, Kid friendly recipes, Melissa Chapman, parenting your kids, Recipes, Staten Island Family fun, Tips and Recipes to get Cooking with your Kids

10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids

June 13, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 9 Comments

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 17 year-old daughter and 13-year-old son are 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: 10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids, Bonding with your kids, Melissa Chapman, Mothers and daughters, parenthood, parenting older kids, parenting your kids, raising kids, Staten Island Family fun

Tech Free Family Game Night Activities Kids will LOVE!

February 11, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 15 Comments

Thanks to Pressman Toy for sponsoring these Tech Free Family Game Night Activities Kids will LOVE! I'm a TV addict. It's not that I sit and watch with rapt attention. No, for me the TV is more like background noise  akin to the constant sound of traffic in Manhattan or crickets in the country.   Regardless of the show broadcasting  whether it's "The Flintstones" or "Modern Family"” I just need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Melissa Chapman, Products we love, raising kids, Staten Island Family fun, Tech Free Family Game Night Activities Kids will go Gaga for, the Staten Island Family

5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged (#1 of which is an Epic Water Balloon Fight with ZORBZ self-sealing water balloons)

March 20, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 16 Comments

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 look like glassy eyed zombies? Are they constantly begging to watch TV or play with your phone? If this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: Bonding with your kids, Melissa Chapman, Outdoor Fun For Kids, parenthood, parenting older kids, parenting your kids, raising kids, Staten Island Family fun, unplugged play

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