What are your tweens into–history? science? art? nature? There’s something for every kid here in Washington DC. Choose one of these free things to do in Washington DC with tweens. When my kids were younger, I had no problem coming up with FREE activities to do to keep us busy on long summer days. It …
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This recipe for Homemade Chicken Tenders is so much healthier than fast-food chicken. If you’ve never tried making them yourself, it’s pretty easy! I’ve tried baking these flat on a baking sheet, but sometimes the bread crumb coating sticks to the pan, so I’ve started doing it this way where I use a metal cooling …
About a year ago, we changed how we did tween allowance. We moved our son from a traditional $-per-week model to a more real-life structure that we’re calling the salary method. Our goal is to teach him how to manage his own money a little at a time, so he’ll be ready to do so independently …
Are your kids dying to solve a Rubik’s Cube? Get tips on how to learn solving, plus what to do after they master that skill. Last December, my son decided he wanted to learn how to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Over the next few weeks, he practiced, researched solutions on YouTube, and finally memorized the …
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Splendor was introduced to us by longtime gamer friends and it quickly became a favorite for us this summer, mostly because it was a new theme for us–economy. I don’t think we have any other games like it! In Splendor, you pick up coins to buy gems and become the …
We have a new favorite game that has taken over our summer! It’s the card game Friday the 13th, created by one of our favorite game designers, Reiner Knizia, and published by Iello Games. This game is easy to learn and easy to teach–so we’ve taught it to everyone who’s visited this summer, ages 6 and up, …