For many families school is well under way and time with the family is becoming more elusive due to after school activities and homework. With the lack of time and lack of fun ideas for the family it might seem like a lost cause. But don’t be discouraged because there are lots of fun and exciting ways to get the family together. Below are a handful of sites that do the hard part for you…finding things to do.
GoCityKids: The City Guide for Parents
As the name of the site says, it is a wonderful website designed as a city guide for parents. They have collected all the city’s best family-friendly activities for you. Once on the home page you can select your city from the map. On your city’s page GoCityKids gives you an assortment of different ways to find your fun. You can search by types of activities you are looking for; indoor or outdoor activities or you can see all the activities of a given day. It is well designed, user-friendly and full of fun stuff browse through. Check them out at http://www.gocitykids.com.
Family TLC: Tools to enhance the parent/child relationship
Family TLC is another great site with an abundance of fun activities for you and your children. Family TLC divides up their activities by child’s age. And whether your child is a few weeks old to 13 going-on 30 the site is full of fun and appropriate activities. It’s not limited to just games and crafts, either. There are science experiments, fun variations of everyday sports to keep active and recommended books to read. This site is filled to the brim with ideas for all your kids. The site is also very organized and very user-friendly so go check out familytlc.net.
Very Best Kids: Insights for Nurturing Their Growth
Very Best Kids is a terrific site for children and their parents. Overall, it is focused more for your younger children (probably right up until their pre-teen years) and is more focused on crafts, but it contains a comprehensive collection of all the arts & crafts, tips and games you can imagine. There is even a spot for nutrition Q&A and healthy recipes. Nestlé’s verybestkids.com is a definite crowd pleaser.
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