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CHICAGO SHARING CHRISTMAS JOY
Chicago is full of the Christmas spirit which the Ilinois Department of Tourism shares for a great time in Chicago during the Christmas Holidays, Begin your visit to the Windy City by heading to the Museum of Science and Industry for Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light, the museum’s beloved annual celebration. In the midst of…
Read MoreARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME GOOD MYSTERIES THAT ARE WARM AND WELCOMING?
Is your reading choice suspenseful, but not too scary? Mysterious, but not exactly murder-filled? Perfect to read on vacation without freaking yourself out — even if you’re staying at a cabin in the woods? The answer: a good cozy mystery, of course! Characteristics of Cozy Mysteries Cozy mysteries have several distinctive characteristics that set them…
Read MoreYOUR ADVENTURE TIME IT TICKING
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. H. Jackson Brown, Jr Yes, the more you open to exciting…
Read MoreYOU NEED ADVENTURE RIGHT NOW
Adventure is a “necessary activity” for all people. City dwellers who live in busy cities need it more than others. especially those who are living in a busy city. Too much screen time is creating havoc and illness and the immune systems. These are products of loneliness and have many bad effects on people. They…
Read MoreSOMETHING SPECIAL FOR KIDS A GNOME SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH TREES
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR KIDS A GNOME SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH TREES Gnomes are the experts on trees. They know all their secrets and enjoy sharing the wonders of trees. Gerry the gnome will open a window of the secret life of trees. Here are some hidden world trees that Gerry can share with kids. So…
Read MoreDISCOVER HOW GNOMES INSPIRE KIDS TO EXPLORE CREATIVITY
The Magical World of Gnomes Gnome origins are woven into European folklore, dwarfish, subterranean goblin, or earth spirit who guards mines of precious treasures hidden in the Earth. These unique creatures are incorporated into medieval mythologies; they are usually small, physically deformed (usually hunchbacked) creatures resembling a dry, gnarled old man. Gob, the king…
Read MoreYou Can Surprise your kids with letters from Santa (Father Christmas).
You can learn from a great master author. Although you might know J. R. R. Tolkien as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, this academic was also a doting father who penned “The Father Christmas Letters” for his children. Here’s what he did; you can use his examples…
Read MoreTake Your Kids on a Fun Visit to Connecticut – Inventor of the Lollipop
The first people came to the area that’s now Connecticut more than 10,000 years ago. Several thousand years later, Native American tribes including the Mohegan, Pequot, and Niantic lived in this region. Dutch traders arrived in 1614 and created Connecticut’s first European settlement in 1633. Both the Dutch and English settlers founded settlements in…
Read MoreTake Your Kids to Colorado get closer to the blue skies
Along the Santa Fe Trail by Ginger Wadsworth An adaptation of the author’s biography, Land of Enchantment, describes her eventful 1852 journey with her mother and brother from Kansas to California over the Santa Fe trail in a large wagon train. Colorado is the 38th state and it was awarded Statehood on…
Read MoreCALIFORNIA DREAMING? WHY TAKE A CALIFORNIA FAMILY VACATION THIS SUMMER?
Duke and Daisy are taking you to the 31st state California greeted explorers, vacationers, and adventurers for years and there are still many attractions for families to explore in the Golden State today. Duke and Daisy share the best family California adventures. Special California stories On September 29, 1542, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo…
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