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On the trail, my friends crave hamburgers and fries, fried chicken, and buttery pastries. Me? I salivate thinking about ice-cold drinks. Not only is hydration essential to recovery, aprés refreshments are a celebratory treat to look forward to at the end of a journey. While most watering holes are located a drives’ worth away from the trailhead, a handful of wineries, breweries, and sober bars have set up shop right along hiking areas to serve thirsty trekkers as soon as they’re ready to kick up their feet. Smart for business, convenient for you. Below, we’ve vetted 20 gorgeous hikes—of varying...

Children are transported on new adventures, play games, listen to music and practice mindfulness, all with LeapFrog’s new LeapPods Max. These headphones include six different modes, loaded with audio content that keeps kids moving, imagining, learning, and can help with winding down too. Start listening right out of the box! No downloading or pairing required (although they are also Bluetooth capable and easily pair to listen to your favorite podcast or music wirelessly!). The headphones fit comfortably over all ears (tested on kids ages 3-11 years) and are loaded with educational content for all ages. The 6 different modes provide...

How Technology Has Changed Our Homeschool ~ Written by Jessica Waldock of The Waldock Way A willingness to incorporate technology into our homeschool has changed everything – screen time doesn’t have to be negative. Instead, it can be a tool for increasing retention, bringing lessons to life, and squeezing in learning on busy days. Technology has certainly changed a lot about how we do things. From learning lunches, to interest-led unit studies, and watching documentaries together as a family, we have learned how to make screens work for us.  I believe that incorporating technology into homeschool lessons is an excellent...

Stimulate your kiddos brain w/ an Amazon deal! Looking to add more educational toys to your kid’s room? Head on over to Amazon where you can score this Skip Hop Toddler Memory Game for only $7.99 (regularly $10)! Featuring 48 bright and durable cards with colorful critters this memory game is perfect for little fingers to grab. Plus, this game encourages matching, memory, and fine motor skills, plus hand-eye coordination!  Here’s what we spotted… Skip Hop Toddler Memory GameJust $7.99 (regularly $10) My twin boys (3.5 years old) love this game! We use about 2/3 of the deck at a...

If you’ve never seen those videos of people fixing things with 3D pens, go check them out. They are fascinating projects. While I do question the structural integrity of what is being done, it is interesting nonetheless. Having never used a 3D art pen before, the opportunity to look at the 3Doodler Start+ and Create+ art pen sets was too good to pass on. With a few creative kids in the house, I knew that getting time with the devices was going to be hard. From that perspective, these are creative tools that kids of all ages are going to...