Plan for Back to School with Children’s Learning Adventure
Before we know it, the kids will be heading back to school… and we all know how much preparation goes into setting up our fall schedules! Now is the time...
Mom Life is Easier in MSP
It’s been a year since we arrived at the MSP airport, carrying a cat, toddler, carseat, travel crib and as many suitcases as we could manage. We really miss our...
Breastfeeding Tips For Success
Congratulations on your decision to breastfeed your baby! You are giving your baby the best start in life. Doing what you can to prepare during pregnancy can be a huge...
Drugs vs. Natural: My Opposing Birth Plans
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re taking this week to share stories from our own Twin Cities Familys Blog Contributors on how they became mothers. We all have unique stories, and some of...
After Dinner Science
My preschooler’s imagination and endless curiosity are two of my favorite things about him, but they are exhausting. I do my best to indulge his interests, but by the time...
Children’s Learning Adventure Carnival Soirée Event Recap {Chanhassen}
{{Disclosure: We partnered together with Children’s Learning Adventure for this event and to bring you this information.} We had so much fun at our open house Carnival Soirée event at the...
The Pros and Cons of Choosing a Language Immersion School
by Maureen Zhao
Let me tell you the truth. The unromanticized, the good-the bad-and-the ugly truth about sending your child to an immersion school. We are eight months into our experience. Eight long,...
How to Help a Struggling Reader
by Amber Harder
I had the privilege of sitting down with our local Children’s Librarian, Miss Margaret, to learn how libraries can help kids and families. I thought I was pretty library-savvy before,...
Experience the Summer of a Lifetime at WeHaKee Camp for Girls
Many organizations have a mission statement that may guide them as they make decisions impacting how that organization goes about doing its day-to-day business. Others may have an implied vision that helps...
Baby Sign is for Everyone!
“Ice cream. More. Please,” my toddler sleepily communicates to me in baby sign at 6 am. She hasn’t been awake for long, but she knows exactly what she wants. In fact, I almost...
Benefits of Bedtime Reading
Our house, like many of yours, wraps up each day with a bedtime story. We have all heard the many educational benefits of this nightly ritual, but sometimes the most...
Children’s Learning Adventure Carnival Soirée Event Recap!
{Disclosure: We partnered together with Children’s Learning Adventure for this event and to bring you this information. Thank you to the lovely Everbranch Photography for capturing all of the images...
Starting Our New Year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
This year our family New Year’s Resolution was to become more civic minded and focus on service in our community. Admittedly, two weeks later, we are off to a slow...