10 tips for camping with kids

  At midnight, I heard firecrackers, noise makers and horns honking to ring in 2012 on New Year’s...

SeaWorld caters to families with Just for Kids festival

My five-year-old has two obsessions: trains and penguins. So he is super excited about seeing the Choo Choo...

Free valentine printables set!

You gotta love a holiday when pairing red and pink together is perfectly acceptable and you’re over age...

Pin of the Week: Tropical outdoor lounge

Tropical outdoor lounge on...

Pin of the Week: Paper star wreath

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Selecting holiday photo cards

How do you find the perfect holiday photo card out of almost a thousand styles? Shutterfly has just about that many...

Jaxson’s Ice Cream celebrates 55 years, teams with National Deli to help kids

South Florida readers, if there is one thing you must do this weekend, it’s get yourself and your family to...

Project: Make an astronaut costume

posted on: Nov 1, 2011 | author: Holly

It’s obviously too late to make this costume for Halloween this year, but I had to wait for the finishing touches on this astronaut costume to...

Pin of the Week: Black lace pumpkin

posted on: Oct 30, 2011 | author: Holly

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SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular is non-spooky family fun

posted on: Oct 27, 2011 | author: Holly

This past weekend, my husband and I got some drinks and snacks ready for a road trip and told the boys we were going somewhere fun. Once on the road,...

Win a Lion King DVD/Blu-ray package

posted on: Oct 25, 2011 | author: Holly

Hakuna matata, folks! No worries! That’s what we all learned when we saw The Lion Kingfor the first time. Disney recently released a...

South Florida Halloween family events

posted on: Oct 24, 2011 | author: Holly

Halloween 2011 is a week away, and I know more than a few people who will be celebrating all weekend! (Heck, I know folks who celebrate Halloween all...

Pin of the Week: Porch seating

posted on: Oct 23, 2011 | author: Holly

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Project: An easy way to feed the birds

posted on: Oct 21, 2011 | author: Holly

Since my husband and I moved into our home years before our boys came along, we’ve had at least one bird feeder. We started seeing so many...

Salmon with Buttery Pecans

posted on: Oct 19, 2011 | author: Holly

Have you ever had a food conversation like this before? Me: Salmon is on sale, honey, how did I make the salmon last time I cooked? Husband: I...

Winter in Ft. Lauderdale means … outdoor ice skating?

posted on: Oct 18, 2011 | author: Holly

Ft. Lauderdale has a beautiful downtown area with interesting buildings, pretty parks and the New River running right through it. Its Las Olas...

Pin of the Week: Halloween wall bats

posted on: Oct 16, 2011 | author: Holly

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Homemade donuts — food-allergy style!

posted on: Oct 14, 2011 | author: Holly

Do you ever see something for sale and instantly think you can’t live life without it? Like everything in your life was just great, but then...

Why we love Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

posted on: Oct 13, 2011 | author: Holly

When my oldest was about 15 months old, our family took him to Disney World for the first time. Friends told me about Mickey’s Very Merry...

Make an easy fall wreath

posted on: Oct 11, 2011 | author: Holly

Southern Florida, where I live, doesn’t get autumn. Oh, you can tell when the air gets slightly cooler (say, 80 degrees) and less humid, but...

Make a mini gift bag

posted on: Oct 10, 2011 | author: Holly

I love gift bags for giving gifts. When you want something really special or you want to match your bag to a theme, you can make your own gift bags....

Pin of the Week: Decorated pumpkin door

posted on: Oct 9, 2011 | author: Holly

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Spooktacular Cash Giveaway

posted on: Oct 9, 2011 | author: Holly

Tropic Home and Family has teamed up with 34 other blogs to bring you an amazing     Spooktacular Cash Giveaway Event with six...

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