This post contains affiliate links. If your family is like mine, you’ve been spending a lot of time at home lately because of the coronavirus. It’s quite possible you may be experiencing cabin fever. These are some ways you have fun close to home while staying safe. Hit the Great Outdoors Since the coronavirus hit my state, my family and I have been sticking close to home. (We usually travel to somewhere fun over the summer via road trip - check out our family road trips to Vermont and Niagara Falls.) One way we have been having fun and doing some traveling is by going on Continue reading...
Projex – Projecting Gaming Arcade Review & Giveaway
Thanks to ProjeX for sponsoring this post. Mom Home Guide participates in the Amazon Associates affiliate program. These shopping links cost you nothing and are for your convenience. Mom Home Guide may earn a small commission for including these links. Sheltering at home can be both stressful at times, and at other times, boring. I was excited to have the chance to try something new and fun - ProjeX, a gaming console that can project an arcade-like game on a blank wall. With this system, your family can blast targets, ducks and aliens. All you need to play this game is the ProjeX gaming Continue reading...
How to Enjoy Your Backyard this Summer
Even if you can't get away for a vacation this summer—whether it's because you lack the time or just because things are so expensive—you can still have a lot of fun just in your own backyard! Sometimes, when my family and I can't coordinate our schedules for a long family getaway, we plan a staycation, filled with lots of fun activities in our backyard! Summer is still a few weeks away, so there is still plenty of time to get your backyard ready! Roast Hot Dogs & S'Mores Adding a fire pit to a backyard can provide lots of opportunities to enjoy your backyard. My family and I love our Continue reading...
How to Save & Hang a Jigsaw Puzzle (With No Frame!)
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but they may earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! My kids love completing jigsaw puzzles. They also like to save and hang them. I have glued and framed jigsaw puzzles together for them before, but I didn't have a frame this time. So I devised a super easy and inexpensive way to preserve and display them on a wall without a frame. Preserving a Jigsaw Puzzle One of my all-time favorite jigsaw puzzles that my kids completed is of Stowe, Vermont, where my family and I have visited on two summer Continue reading...
Holiday Joy Checklist – (Free Printable)
Welcome to the 9th day of the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures. Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers! Go here to see our kick-off collection of Holiday ideas as well as all of this year’s talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this year's November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas! Today we are featuring free Continue reading...
DIY Gift Box Advent Calendar
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These affiliate links cost you nothing but may earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! When my kids were growing up, I enjoyed sharing various advent calendars with them. It was fun to see their delight opening the calendars to reveal fun, little treats for the days leading up to Christmas. So today, I will be sharing how to make a cute and simple advent calendar out of gift boxes! Easy and Sweet DIY Gift Box Advent Calendar In years past, I simple put the advent gifts in gift boxes with a label on it numbering which advent day it Continue reading...
Christmas Trivia for Family Game Nights & Holiday Parties
Welcome to the 5th day of the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers! Go here to see our kick-off collection of Holiday ideas as well as all of this year's talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this years November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas! Today we are featuring Party Games! Scroll down below to Continue reading...
Zip Lining at TreEscape at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, NJ
Thanks to the folks at the TreEscape Aerial Adventure Ropes Course for providing my family and me a fun day of challenges in the trees free of charge. All opinions expressed here are my own. My family and I had a fun day together at the TreEscape Aerial Adventure Ropes Course at Mountain Creek over the weekend! The course is an exhilarating combination of rope walks, obstacles, climbing elements and zip lines in a beautiful forest in Vernon, NJ. Mountain Creek is a 4-season resort located in Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey. My daughters were excited about spending a day zip lining Continue reading...
25 Fun Christmas Traditions for Families with Teens
Welcome to the 4th day of the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures. Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers! Go here to see our kick-off collection of holiday ideas as well as all of this year's talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this year's November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas! Today we are featuring Holiday Kid Activities! We Continue reading...
No Peacocks! — Author Q&A and Giveaway
Thanks to author Robin Newman for providing me with signed copies of her children's books. This book contains Amazon affiliate links. I love a good book. I especially like a good book that's written by a friend! Author Robin Newman went to Bryn Mawr College with me. She recently wrote a new children's book, "No Peacocks!: A Feathered Tale of Three Mischievous Foodies." The book has gorgeous and colorful illustrations by Chris Ewald. Robin sweetly sent me (and signed) her new book. She also mailed and autographed a collection of the other adorable children's books that she's Continue reading...
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