Father's Day is this Sunday and if you're anything like me, you've waited until the last minute to find a gift. Good news is we're here to help. If you have a dad that likes to spend time outdoors, check out the following suggestions. Your local outdoor store will likely carry many of these items, or you can easily find them online with the links provided. Most retailers would … [Read more...] about Gift ideas for Outdoorsy Dads
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Review: Get Moving Family Fitness from Jumpstart for Wii
Get Moving Family Fitness is a new Wii game from Jumpstart. This series hosted by Brooke Burke starts off a little goofy with her introduction, but the games inside are all fun and games. They can be played by 2 players. They involve components of major sports like passing (basketball and football), setting the ball (volleyball), and running. Be ready for a workout. To compete … [Read more...] about Review: Get Moving Family Fitness from Jumpstart for Wii
4 last minute ideas for dad activites after breakfast in bed
First of all, figure out what dad might enjoy that you can do as a whole family, and consider a few of these options: 1. Rent tandem bikes or bikes with child carriers and take a family ride. Check out rentabikenow.com for local bike rentals. 2. Make it a day all about dad. If you live in the town where he grew up, take the family on tour of his boyhood home,school, and … [Read more...] about 4 last minute ideas for dad activites after breakfast in bed
Five absolute pool rules for summer
1. Learn or relearn CPR fi you're going to be spending time poolside. Let's hope you never use it, but being prepared will make pool time less stressful. 2. If your child is new to the pool, get some lessons, or plan to spend a lot of time in the pool yourself. Kids not only need instruction on how to swim, they need to learn basic pool rules like "no running" and what to do if … [Read more...] about Five absolute pool rules for summer
5 Wii Games that get kids to exercise
I am a big fan of the Wii. Think of it less as a video game, and more as a family fun center that can replace static board games as an activity the whole family can do, when it's raining or you just don't have time for a longer outing. Now there are more and more Wii games that are good for getting a bit of exercise. Notice, I say a bit of exercise. Like a lot of things, you … [Read more...] about 5 Wii Games that get kids to exercise