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“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...
Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather. Although I can’t put everything on hold, I...
Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....
Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating. Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...
Summer vacations for some families mean active adventures, while for others the summer is a perfect time to start exploring college campuses. Imagine being able to do both in one...
Thomas Jefferson advised the we should have a revolution every 20 years. He meant government, but the idea applies to anything: If we don’t continually rethink how we do what...
This month we are hosting our first Traveling Moms Instagram meme and we would love to have you join in the fun!
Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...
Playing in the mud, getting splashed with paint, lighting up the night or getting chased by zombies all add a little excitement to the typical 5K race. Fun runs are all the rave and a great way to get newbies involved in running; or to give veteran runners a change of pace. Most fun runs remove the [ ... ]
Head over to Universal Studios Hollywood for 2 new rides and an expanded Studio Tour! It’s a perfect mmer Vacation Idea.
PLUS! Right now when you “y a Day you get the rest of 2013 FREE”!
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Prepare for Battle! Transformers™: The Ride-3D NOW OPEN!
King Kong 360 | 3-D, created by [ ... ]
As a runner, I wanted to pay my respects to the Boston Marathoners; as an environmentalist, I didn’t want to use a lot of gas to go to ston.
We had no choice but to drive to Boston to pick my daughter up at college; the self-same daughter who refuses to eat industrialized food or buy clothing p [ ... ]
Recently, I had the opportunity to teach my Year 3 students of Ajman Academy all about planning and taking a trip. In our school, we follow the PYP model of education, where we break our year up into six blocks, each one focusing on a transdisciplinary theme and central idea. Within [ ... ]
We, the Year 3 class of Ajman Academy in the United Arab Emirates, wrote this article in order to help parents know what to expect in Thailand when travelling with kids. Since we are 7-9 years old, we researched what to do in Thailand from a kid’s perspective. We had to do a lot of thi [ ... ]
Dell Rapids is a beautiful and quaint piece of Americana history with its Pink Rose Quartz buildings from the local quarry. Along the banks of the picturesque Big Sioux River since 1871, this small community of 3,650 is located approximately 15 minutes north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This l [ ... ]
Opened in 1953, Dan Hotel Tel Aviv was the first luxury hotel in Israel and has maintained its status as the “Grande Dame” of Tel Aviv hotels ever since. Part of a 14 hotel chain operating in Israel, the Dan Tel Aviv hotel is in a category of its own in service and opulence in the Israeli hospit [ ... ]
From our friends over at VolunteerSpot the time saving website that offers easy and free online signup sheets there is a HUGE Sweepstakes going on!
#DoGood and Win $500 for your school (and Starbucks for YOU!). Enter by April 29.
Volunteerspot was founded by a mom who traveled for business and on her short flights between Austin and Dallas she would emerge with more than 35 'reply all' emails over whose turn it was to help at kindergarten table time recess or Girl Scouts. VolunteerSpot’s mobile website makes it easy for moms to volunteer with out ever stepping a foot inside a classroom to fill out a signup sheet. Great tool for all TravelingMoms!
Even moms who travel for work are still volunteers busy doing and volunteering. With VolunteerSpot, TravelingMoms can help organize all sorts of events, from school class parties, to weekly sports snacks and more.
Celebrating Teachers
As the end of school is right around the corner, teacher appreciation week is coming up: May 7th starts Teacher Appreciation Week. We’re pleased to share that our friends at VolunteerSpot.com are celebrating your good work with a $500 Do Good sweepstakes and Starbucks gift card giveaway. You can win for yourself and for your favorite school! (Must be 18 to enter. Promotion is U.S. and Canada only.)
About VolunteerSpot
VolunteerSpot saves time (and stress) and makes it easy to organize teachers, parents and volunteers with FREE online signup sheets and volunteer scheduling.
Save time and plan all your end-of school activities online (without frustrating reply-all email chains). Simply organize:
With all you’ve got to do in the last few months of school – get more help with less stress from VolunteerSpot.
Don’t forget! Enter the VolunteerSpot Do Good Sweepstakes NOW for a chance to win Starbucks gifts for you and cash for your favorite school.
Happy Planning and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
One glimpse of Skagway and it’s easy to see why this quaint Alaskan town is a popular port for cruise ships sailing along Alaska’s Inside Passage. Skagway offers beautiful [ ... ]
Rhode Island may be a small state, but it celebrates summer in a huge, family-friendly way.
One of the best known free warm weather events is the annual Waterfire celebration, [ ... ]
When the PGA tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, in Northeast Florida this May for The Players Championship they will once again be hosting multiple events for military memb [ ... ]
