Author Archives: Kristina Slaney

If you're contemplating air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, you probably have a lot of questions about how things are different, whether publicized safety measures are actually enforced, and how ...

Being a teenager is hard. Wild hormonal shifts, academic or athletic performance pressures, social influences, and relationship stressors can take a serious toll on mental health. Throw in a pandemic ...

The Every Kid Outdoors (formerly Every Kid in a Park) initiative gives a free National Parks Pass to fourth graders, giving the student and their family members FREE access to national parks and histo...

We were scheduled to visit Walt Disney World last April. Then COVID-19 happened, the parks shut down, and the world went into quarantine. We re-booked for October, unsure of what the rest of 2020 woul...

Recently our family visited Walt Disney World and stayed on property at Shades of Green, a resort exclusively available to military servicemembers, veterans, and their guests. This was our first Disne...

Who doesn't love a cute, festive snack? Today we're teaching you how to make this popular appetizer just in time for the holiday! This recipe includes a tutorial on how to make the crescent roll dough...

When schools shut down last March "for two weeks," I was pretty sure it was the end of the school year. Sure enough, remote learning commenced and kids around the country concluded the year at home. L...

I love all those cute seasonal welcome signs that pop up in the home decor aisle throughout the year. But I've never bought one as a matter of practicality; I don't have a ton of extra storage in my h...

Everyone has opinions when it comes to children, food, and so-called "picky eaters." The problem is rife with parental worries about development and nutrition, societal expectations of perceived healt...

We're living in strange times, but technology is keeping us connected. If your child started out the year with distance learning, here's how having a cell phone can be useful. This post is sponsored b...