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School Age Kids

Snow Tubing at Mt. Shasta Ski Park

Sure, skiing is fun, but have you tried snow tubing?  Sitting in an inner tube, you shoot down 300 feet of snow feeling the rush of wind as you fly down the mountain and hope you do not have too much speed and get shot to the parking lot.  Mt. Shasta Ski Park has an…

March 18, 2021 in California, Other, School Age Kids, Seasonal & Special Events.

An Interview with Kids Skiing for the First Time

Who else has Ski Week in their school district?  Every year we get mid-winter break in February.  My kids heard me refer to it as Ski Week once and the name has stuck.  Funny part is, we have never actually been skiing.  This year, my kids decided they really wanted to try it.  We did…

March 15, 2021 in California, Other, School Age Kids, Seasonal & Special Events.

Tips for Teaching Your Kids How to Pack

How to Get Them Independent and Take Some of the Work Off Yourself Sure, you can print a packing list off the internet, but how do you actually teach your kids how to pack?  When I first started traveling with kids, I searched for tips, downloaded packing lists, and took on the work of packing…

March 8, 2021 in School Age Kids, Travel Gear.

COVID Safe Fun at the Oakland Zoo

As the vaccine continue to roll out, the cases lessen, and the world begins to open up, there are more activities in the Bay Area that are open for some COVID safe fun.  Recently my kids on break wanted an outing that “wasn’t just another hike”.  My friend suggested the Oakland Zoo and we were…

February 22, 2021 in California, Museums and History, Playgrounds and Parks, San Francisco Bay Area, School Age Kids.

Planning Your Fantasy Vacation – A Kids Vacation Planning Project

Another school vacation is coming up, and we are all still quarantined at home.  We travelers are missing adventure and have to find a way to keep the kids entertained while we try and work.   When I saw my 4th grade son’s math project last year was planning a fantasy vacation, I knew that this…

February 15, 2021 in Other, School Age Kids, Things To Do.

Coronavirus Staycation: Things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area

Summer camp, cancelled.  Museums closed.  Planes are scary.  But you have time you want to take off and kids to entertain.  How do you enjoy a safe summer staycation in the San Francisco Bay Area?  We have been working to enjoy our summer and I have a few ideas that are safe and help you…

July 9, 2020 in Beaches, Dining, Hiking, San Francisco Bay Area, School Age Kids.

Barbie, How Could You Disappoint Me…

I want to start out by saying I’m a highly educated woman. I have a BA from Dartmouth College in Mathematics, and an MBA from Berkeley. I’m an accomplished woman who is happy with her career. I believe girls can be whatever they want to be, and I hate the pink trend going on now,…

November 17, 2013 in Argentina, School Age Kids, Shopping.

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