Be sure to visit the Gift of Lights at NH Motor Speedway this holiday season

New this year to New Hampshire is the Gift of Lights at NH Motor Speedway located in Loudon. Gift of Lights, an event that features more than a mile of lights, with hundreds of animated and sparkling displays,  kicks off its first season on November 18 and runs through the first of the year. The [...]

Old-Fashioned Winter Days at the Enfield Shaker Museum

After the holidays, families are always looking for things to do on the weekends. Visit the Enfield Shaker Museum each Saturday in January for our “Old Fashioned Winter Days,” January 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The cost is $10/adult and $5/child. Families are urged to bring their snowshoes, sleds, tubes [...]

Spend your New Year’s Eve at a local Children’s Museum

Are you looking for a fun party to celebrate New Year’s Eve Day with your children? The following Children’s Museums throughout NH will be ringing in the holiday with events and activities for families. Dover, NH – There is no better way to ring in the New Year with family and friends of all ages than at [...]

Santa’s Coming To Van Otis Chocolates in Manchester on December 18th

There is no place better to meet Santa then at a gourmet chocolate shop! Santa will be coming to Van Otis Chocolates located at 341 Elm Street in Manchester on Saturday December 18th from 1:00 – 3:00pm.  Kids can have their pictures taken with Santa, sit on his lap, and tell him their Christmas wish list. Van Otis will [...]

Attend these Magical Holiday Events this December

‘Tis the season to enjoy holiday events, and there are many magical options to experience in New Hampshire.  Whether you’re cuddled up with your kids for a snowy sleigh ride, viewing spectacular light displays, or judging a cookie tasting contest, you’ll be making special holiday memories with your family.  Consider the following options this December:  [...]

Affordable skiing for the family

Do you remember, before you had children, going skiing for the day? Lift tickets were expensive at $40-$50+ each!  But what a great time we had skiing with family and friends. Now, we have a 9 year-old and a 5 year-old and we want to share this activity with them. You could imagine our surprise when [...]

Building Workshops for Kids

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 [...]

Winter family fun in New Hampshire

Now that the weather has gotten colder, our thoughts are turning to sledding, ice skating and other fun winter activities. New Hampshire has plenty of free (or inexpensive) places to sled and skate with your kids this winter.  Bundle up the kiddos – here are some “cool” activities to try this year: Wagon Hill Farm – [...]

The 18th Annual Festival of Trees, November 20-22, 2009

Our family officially kicks off the holiday season with a trip to the Festival of Trees in Portsmouth.  One of our favorite traditions is to wander through the Urban Forestry Center and marvel at the gorgeous holiday decorations. The event features more than 100 trees, all beautifully adorned with lights and spectacular ornaments.  My kids are [...]

Wagon Hill Farm, Durham, NH

If you drive along Route 4 between Durham and Dover Point, you will see a picturesque old wagon sitting on top of a hill at an old farm. If you drive this route in the winter, you can see hundreds of people sliding down the hill. Wagon Hill Farm is a 140 acre farm, which was purchased by [...]

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