Whether you’re taking your first big trip with a newborn or you’re a seasoned traveler with a disaffected teen, these tips and tools can help make family vacations more fun and way less stressful for everyone. Check out how you can make traveling with kids a breeze!

Packing

Depending on the age of the kids, have each child bring a small backpack filled with their toys and goodies for the flight.  When possible, load their bags with some of the…

It’s the thought behind the gift that counts, but when that gift arrives in a beautifully hand wrapped package it’s a bit more special. Receiving a fabulously wrapped gift doesn’t just build up anticipation for the gift inside, it adds to the gift as a whole.  You can do something simple, like wrapping your gift in kraft paper and decorating it with washi tape, or get your hands dirty and make some yarn pom-poms. However you decide to decorate your gift, you can always find something lying…

Today is National Pancake Day, whooo!!! That’s great news for my belly because I adore(yes, I said adore) pancakes.  Growing up and still to this day my Mom makes the BEST pancakes!!! But, today I will celebrate at IHOP because unfortunately, my mom and I live in separate sates, so off to IHOP this evening to enjoy a stack of free pancakes!  The best thing about this…