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When planning a family vacation, choosing the right hotel is just as important as packing the stuffed animal your child can’t fall asleep without. Whether you are headed to the beach, the big city or a theme park, Marriott has hundreds of properties that promise kid-friendly vacations with amenities that are most important to families, like comfortable, spacious accommodations, family-friendly dining and activities, and a location convenient to the attractions you plan to visit. And when you choose a Marriott hotel for your family vacation, you can earn — or spend — valuable Marriott Bonvoy points that can offset the...

Dear Reader, Today’s topic honors the premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on May 7, 1824. Bonus trivia fact of the week: Beethoven is buried in Vienna in the same cemetery as my great-grandfather, whose grave site I visited just two weeks ago. See ya on the Net, Barbara J. Feldman “Surfing the Net with Kids” https://www.surfnetkids.com Ludwig van Beethoven https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/ludwig-van-beethoven/ Ludwig van Beethoven Printable(** for Premium Members only) https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/ludwig-van-beethoven.pdf Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) is one of the greatest composers in history. His work marked a turning point for composers, who had previously written primarily for religious services, to...

Good times will be blooming when the LA County Fair returns with its 101st iteration, dubbed “Spring into Fair: where fun grows.” “We are celebrating everything spring this year,” Pomona Fairplex spokesperson Renee Hernandez said. “Flowers, baby animals and the great weather. So we are really trying to embrace our new spring season.” A worker pressure washes a fountain Monday, May 1, 2023, as crews prepare for the 101st LA County Fair in Pomona. It will open Friday, May 5, 2023. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Crews work Monday, May 1, 2023, inside a new exhibit at the Flower...

A fun, simple, board game for young kids that builds STEM skills? Sign me up! If you’re also a homeschooling parent who loves to incorporate hands-on learning in your school time, I bet this sounds pretty intriguing to you, too. The following is my review of Team Digger, a cooperative game for 2-4 players, ages 6 and up, that promotes strategic thinking and early coding skills. Team Digger is a new game by SimplyFun, an award-winning company that specializes in games that promote academic and social skills. This review will “dig in” to Team Digger, exploring: what it’s like to...

Photo by Vlada Karpovich via Pexels A. Kristy posted a video with her daughter. Four-year-old Emmie was reading aloud as her mother wrote on a small chalkboard. Kristy put her finger to her mouth, pondered, and wrote kind. Emmie read it. “Good!” Kristy exclaimed. “Now — ” She erased kind and wrote book. “Book,” said Emmie. Kristy clapped. “Okay, now we’ll do a harder one.” Finger went back to mouth, and then she wrote marker. The little girl sounded it out. “Em, ay, ar, k-k-kay, ar. Marker!” The video got fast and slidy as Kristy hugged her daughter. Ugh, chalk...