I meant to write about our Midsummer Camping trip, but so many other adventures happened so quickly after, I never got to describe this one. We met up with my husband's colleague, Chad, and his two daughters, Rachel and Tanya. We camped next to the Platte River in the mountains. The river was icy cold and a lot of fun to ...

Whether celebrating Midsummer or just for fun, let's not let these traditional group games disappear! Btw, in Sweden, Midsummer was the one time of the year when parents joined in with the children in playing games! Hide & SeekRing Around the RosyTagDuck, Duck, Goose (traditionally called Drop Gloves, and is played with all players ...

Here’s a song I wrote, which we could sing and dance to in the moonlight on Midsummer's Eve, if we wish, based on a traditional Irish tune from my Clannad CD ("Dulaman"--you can hear it here). After each verse the chorus is repeated. The title is Gaelic and means ...

With my nine-year-old's recent birthday, I wanted to give her a "quest" to fulfill this year, to help build her character. I may start doing this for all of my children on their birthdays (maybe I'll even do one for myself--I'm turning 40 this year!). Since my daughter turned nine, I decided to give her nine tasks to ...

One of our daughters just turned nine recently. I decided this year I wanted to add a spiritual dimension to our birthday celebrations, so they're not all just materialistic in nature. So here is a simple tradition we've just started. Sometime during the actual birth-day, when it's just the family together, gather around the ...

We're having to plan my 9yo daughter's birthday party last minute and on a budget. We were having trouble coming up with ideas last night, when I found this site. They have hundreds of awesome ideas and themed parties, for all ages and budgets. Here's another site just chock full of creative and fun party game ideas. With these two ...

We’ve all heard of Family Movie Night where the family snuggles up to watch a movie together. But how about adding another element to this special time—do a craft or an activity together after the movie, based on the movie. Here’s one you can do for this Christmas season, and it’ll give you some free decorations to ...