Posted on May 5, 2010 by The Mom Entrepreneur
Again this year, TD Bank is offering its Summer Reading Program for children 18 years of age or younger. Kids can read 10 books and earn $10. Here’s what kids need to do: Read 10 books between May 3, 2010 and September 30, 2010. Download the Summer Reading Form. Fill in the form with the names of [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2010 by Adrienne
My girls and I have a new favorite hangout – the Great Bay Discovery Center in Stratham. This indoor/outdoor treasure is a great place to explore and learn about the Great Bay estuary and all of the creatures that live there. The Discovery Center has a variety of interactive displays inside, and the highlight for [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2010 by Adrienne
If you’re looking for something fun to do with your family, consider taking a factory tour. New England is home to a variety of interesting, unique companies that offer free (or inexpensive) tours – and many come complete with product samples. Participants of all ages will enjoy seeing how ice cream, toothpaste, maple syrup, soda, [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2010 by Ray Bisson
This past Christmas we took our kids to see “Christmas Carol” at the Seacoast Repertory Theater in Portsmouth, NH. When we walked in to the theater, our five-year old said “Oh, I love this place”. We sat in the front row and were able to really experience the action. We try to take our children to at least one play a [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ray Bisson
Throughout the winter we have taken our children to Lowe’s home improvement stores for their kid’s Build & Grow clinics. Lowe’s and Home Depot have workshops for kids to build pre-packaged wood sets. So far at Lowe’s, our boys have built a gingerbread house, pet treat keeper, money bank and a tic-tac toe game. Usually when we [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by The Mom Entrepreneur
If spending hours scooping out seeds and stringy pumpkin isn’t on your list of fun things to do this Halloween, decorating a pumpkin without carving is a fun option. Forget the knives and break out the permanent markers along with some other household craft items to decorate your pumpkins. “Decorating pumpkins without carving is a [...]
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Posted on October 12, 2009 by Adrienne
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 [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Mom Entrepreneur
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.
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by The Mom Entrepreneur
Kudos to TD Banknorth for offering a summer reading program for kids. They have made the program very simple. Kids need to read 10 books, print out an online form, list the titles of all 10 books and bring to their nearest TD Banknorth branch. Upon successful completeion of the summer reading program, TD Banknorth will [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by The Mom Entrepreneur
Thanks to Barnes & Noble, kids in grades 1-6 have the opportunity to win a free book when they read eight books between May 26th & September 7th, 2009. Getting my kids to read over the summer can sometimes be a hard task. This program makes it fun for children to continue reading even when school [...]
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