Archive for Family Vacations & Parties
Creating a Travel Plan for Your Mexico Vacation
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FollowPlanning is key to enjoying a great vacation when visiting Mexico. Taking the time to plan your trip ahead of time is the best way to enjoy your vacation. Planning is not only needed to enjoy your vacation, but to stay within your budget, have access to entertainment, and have a backup plan should anything go awry.
Guide to Betting Horse Racing
Posted by: | CommentsThere are some people who want to bet on a horse racing but are clueless on where to start. It just likes some other betting game where money is involved but this time it is about horses. To understand more and win the race, here are some tips on betting in horse racing.
First of all, ignore those with the jockeys silk and have nice colors or any design and don’t try and pick a cool sounding name. It doesn’t give any chance of winning the race.
Golf Holidays to Get Away From It All
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have been working too hard for too long and just need to get away and play some golf, you will want to check out golf holidays package vacations from your travel agent. These travel arrangements are often referred to as “stay and play” plans because you stay at a certain hotel and receive rights to play at a certain golf course while you are there. When making these arrangements, make sure there are not special requirements that will make playing inconvenient or impossible for you. Some of these plans require you to limit your arrival dates and departure dates or have other unacceptable limits so read the fine print.
Playful Parenting
Posted by: | CommentsEarly childhood educators have called play “children’s work”. Many parents believe their children should be doing something more productive than merely having fun. But, actually, play fosters physical, emotional, intellectual and social development. Encouraging your child to play is vital for his development as well as his happiness.
What is Play?
The dictionary refers to play as recreation. Recreation is a very significant word in building and sustaining strong families. If you capitalize and hyphenate this important word it becomes Re-Creation. This is exactly what having fun with your family by playing games and sharing activities can do. Playing together can recreate your family. It can revitalize, rejuvenate and inspire with energy, life and laughter. It can offer the whole families another chance to connect on a level that you perhaps are not connecting on right now.
Common Cruise Ship Amenities
Posted by: | CommentsAre you interested in taking a cruise? If so, you are not alone. Each year a large number of individuals consider vacationing aboard a cruise ship. If you have never been on a cruise ship before, you may be wondering what activities, facilities, and services can be found onboard. The activities found onboard a cruise ship will vary from ship to ship, but many cruise ships have a number of activities and services in common.
Organize your Family to Become Better Organized
Posted by: | CommentsAs you begin the process of organizing your household, you may ask yourself what the best way is to motivate your family members to become and stay actively involved in the process. Each family member is unique and so is their method for organizing and prioritizing. But if you approach it from a coaching standpoint, it is possible to motivate your family to get on the organizational bandwagon.
First of all, remember that your family will get involved in the process for their own reasons, not necessarily just to please you. Help each family member pinpoint their own motivations for wanting to get organized. Maybe they are feeling less productive in school or at work, or they never seem to have enough social time because their time
Living In Las Vegas
Posted by: | CommentsLas Vegas is one of the sunniest cities in the United States — with an average 320 days of sunshine per year and only 4.19 inches of rainfall. The winters in Las Vegas are like no other. Many of us do not pack away our shorts because we can wear them year round.
Las Vegas has been the fastest growing city for over a decade now. It all started in 1993 with the opening of three mega-resorts: MGM Grand, Treasure Island, and Luxor. For ten years, an average of 4,000-6,000 new residents moved here each month. In December 2003, ten years later, over 8,000 new driver’s licenses were issued.
Table Topics (Ideas For Family Time)
Posted by: | CommentsThis fun and simple game gave a breath of life and run into the family dinner hour. My nine-year-old daughter started a dinner-time tradition a couple of years ago. I am sure the idea originated because she wanted to be more involved in our adult conversation. Samantha calls her creation, “The Topic Game. ”
Coordinating Your Busy Family’s Schedule
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have a busy family that seems to be traveling in different directions constantly, you know how challenging it can be to coordinate everyone’s schedules. Between projects and deadlines at the office, meetings with your children’s teachers, after school activities like soccer practice and troop meetings, not to mention the household chores, it can be a dizzying and confusing task. But if each family member is committed and communicates effectively, the task of creating a combined family schedule is a manageable one for you.
