Don’t know how to stop your child’s tears? Try turning crying into laughter. Because sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Nothing feels worse than being unable to soothe your child’s tears. When they’re distressed and inconsolable, it feels like there’s nothing you can do. But perhaps laughter is just the medicine they need. Turning […]
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Forget “don’t laugh in the library.” Learn these ten library rules to help you and your kids have fun without upsetting the librarian. When you picture the library, do you see a stern-faced librarian telling you to hush? While libraries come with a lot of rules—some of them true, like “use inside voices,” and some
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The key to overcoming adversity is dancing in the rain. By finding joy in times of hardship, we can become healthier and happier. There are two ways to look at rainstorms: as an inconvenience, something to be feared, or as a nurturer, something that brings life and creates puddles to dance in. “Dancing in the
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These pranks will liven up April Fools’ Day with laughter. Your family may know a prank is coming, but they can’t stop it! If there’s ever a day to let loose your most devious, mischievous pranks—without taking things too far—April 1 is it. April Fools’ Day is the perfect excuse for creative, over-the-top laughter. Here
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Whether you’re learning a language, teaching your kids, or looking for some fun, these word games will have the whole family laughing and learning. Humans rely on a lot of factors to communicate, but the most important variable is sound. From caveman grunts to slang words like yeet, we’ve been making all kinds of sounds
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What do you do on the spookiest night of the year? Here are thirty-one Halloween activities to make your night fun and exciting, even without trick-or-treating. What do you do on the spookiest night of the year? Trick or treat is the traditional Halloween activity, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only activity. Whether your
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Having trouble making your fall bucket list? Too many options to fit in one season? Here are twelve activities you can only do in October. There are three months of fall, and October is the best. Why? Because it’s the only month that you can do these activities: 1. Halloween! October is best known for
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Halloween is the season of thrilling movie adventures. Spooky but not too scary, these are the 10 best Halloween movies for kids. Halloween is the best season. Cool weather, fun costumes and decorations, and thrilling movie adventures. To start this season the right way, we’ve conjured up a bewitching list of the ten best Halloween
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Don’t know what to ask your child other than “How was your day?” Liven up your after school conversations with these twenty-five questions. Do your after-school conversations sound something like this? “How was your day?” “Fine.” Simple, no substance, and boring. How are you supposed to have conversations with your kids when they won’t put
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Forget rows of school supplies and back-to-school nightmares—these quick end-of-summer activities will make the most of your vacation. As the summer sun gradually sets on another unforgettable season, finding quality time to spend with your children might seem like a challenge amidst busy work schedules and back-to-school preparations. But fear not, for the last days
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