Screamer’s Café: Cooking Up Some Fun

My daughters love to help me cook at home, and we were thrilled to learn about Screamer’s Café in Stratham, a family-friendly, casual-style restaurant that offers kids’ cooking classes (as well as great birthday parties). When my girls were as young as two, they loved to participate in the fun, interactive cooking classes, where kids [...]

Chuck E. Cheese’s Reading Program

Lately, we have been discussing the many programs we have been finding that encourage kids to continue reading over the summer. Make sure your kids complete the Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards Calendar as well. They will earn 10 additional tokens with their food purchase for two weeks worth of reading.

NH Fisher Cats Offer Great Family Fun

Recently, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats held their annual 2009 Fisher Cats Meet and Greet. The meet and greet is a special event for season pass holders and Kids Club members. During the first hour of the event, visitors could get signatures from the team and coaches.  Our sons got their baseball gloves and a baseball signed. Most of [...]

Quality time spent at The Children’s Museum of NH

I recently enjoyed a morning visit to The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover with my youngest son. Mornings are the best time to go since they fill up quickly with school groups and young children with their moms. In 2008, the Museum relocated from Portsmouth to a larger facility in Dover. They have [...]

Take The Bait at the New England Aquarium

On Tuesday of this week, we attended a member-only, evening event that took place at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. It was called Take The Bait! This event allowed members and their family to visit the Aquarium during December school vacation without the crowds. We love the aquarium so to have the opportunity to visit without [...]

Birthday down on the farm

Our youngest son, Lucas, recently celebrated his 4th birthday at the New Hampshire Farm Museum, which consists of two adjoining farmsteads on Plummer’s Ridge in Milton, New Hampshire. The historic Jones Farm and the Plummer Homestead have been passed down in the same families for two centuries.  Today the properties are listed on the National [...]

Rainy day, budget-friendly activities for kids

Looking for some fun, easy and budget-friendly crafts to do with your kids on rainy days?  It is as simple as picking up a few fun ingredients next time you are at the store. Lisa Kothari, owner of Peppers and Pollywogs, a kids party planning site, and author of Dear Peppers and Pollywogs…What Parents Want to Know [...]

Wildlife encounters for kids

This summer I have had the opportunity to see Northern New England’s Traveling Zoo twice. The first time was with my youngest son Lucas at our town gym. It was offered as part of the library’s summer reading program, and again this weekend at a birthday party with my oldest son Jacob. Derek was our [...]