Winter

Use battery-operated tea lights to make this adorable Snowman Craft this winter. A tea light snowman craft easy enough for tweens to do alone.

This big list of winter crafts for tweens is especially for kids ages 10-12. Most can be done alone, others with just minimal help from you! What a great way to fill up a snow day or winter break. I’ve found the “tween years,” ages 10 to 12, to be really challenging. Kids this age …

Keep your family entertained all season with these free winter activities for kids. Some winters seem to fly by, but we have had others here in the DC area (like Snowmageddon 2009-10) that keep us stuck in the house for days at a time! You start to get really creative with what you have on …

With winter coming, it’s time to shop (again!) for the kids’ outerwear and boots. It can be so frustrating as the kids get older–seems like everything is so expensive! Over the years, I’ve learned a lot of tips for shopping Lands End, so I’m sharing them as we head into winter gear and gift shopping …

Don’t let the cold weather stop you from visiting your favorite family theme parks. Check out Busch Gardens Christmas Town. Disclosure: As a Busch Gardens Ambassador through MomCentral, I was given free admission passes for our family but was not otherwise compensated. All opinions are 100% mine. Busch Gardens Christmas Town It’s not too late …

Disclosure: My family attended a media event for ICE! at the Gaylord National. No compensation was received, and my opinions are my own. The Christmas season is off to a great start here in the DC area. We visited ICE! at Gaylord National Resort for opening weekend. This annual holiday event runs through January 4, …