Our Favorite Books For Teens And Tweens

We have compiled a list of our recommended books for tween and early teen readers.  We asked a group of tweens and teens for a list of their favorite books to date.  Click on the links below to check out reviews and brief descriptions to see if it might be a good pick for your young readers.…

Oven S’mores Dip Recipe

This cast iron s’mores dip recipe is a quick and easy way to enjoy s’mores with no campfire required.  For rainy days, below zero days, blazing hot days, any day you would like to share s’mores indoors.  You only need a few ingredients to make this easy recipe that’s perfect to share.…

Our Favorite Podcasts For Family Road Trips

If you have a summer road trip coming up, you’ll want to check out our list of best podcasts for kids.  We like to take a break from their electronics to listen to a family friendly podcast together. We’re sharing some of our favorite podcasts to add some variety to your next long car trip. …

Tips on How To Tie Dye

We will walk you through what to purchase and how to set up a tie-dye party for your kids this summer.  Our entire family had so much fun tie-dying that we are heading back out for more dye today.  I’ve always been so intimidated by the possible mess of tie-dying that i never tried it. …

Backyard Bucket Ball A DIY Summer Backyard Game

The kids are out for summer and we are in search of different activities to keep them busy on a budget.  Backyard Bucket Ball is a kid friendly DIY summer backyard game that kept our kiddos busy for hours.

Bucket Ball Game Shopping List

6 or 12 large beach buckets (We found these at the dollar store)
large water pool balls (they are roughly baseball size)

To play our dollar store bucket ball, we picked up twelve beach buckets and a couple packs of pool balls at the dollar store.…