The holidays are over, and now is the time to consider your 2018 family travel plans… where to next? As someone who loves traveling with their family, a new year means new adventures and places to see. I like to start fresh in January and look at the year and places we’d like to go, what’s feasible and best times… Read More
Ciao! If you’re new here, be sure to visit Lezione 1, for an intro to these lessons and to print the first sheet. The first lesson has a free printable Italian flag and coloring sheet. It also has a fun worksheet that shares some intro words like hello, goodbye, my name is, etc. Today we are continuing our Simple Italian… Read More
Ciao ragazzi! Fun fact: I studied Italian in college and finished my minor in Italian while studying abroad. Besides to help me get around while traveling in Italy, I haven’t used that college minor for too many other things. Before I had kids, I had grand plans of raising bi-lingual children who spoke Italian fluently when they were young. Those… Read More
By: Thass of Family Off Duty Budapest is an extremely child friendly city. The capital of Hungary has a lot to offer for families including parks and tourist attraction that not only the parents but the children will enjoy too. We had a great time visiting this beautiful city and it has become one of our favorite cities in Europe… Read More
When I was little, I loved going to see shows with my mom. We saw some locally and as I got older, we’d occasionally see shows on Broadway too. We’ve taken the kids to the circus and a couple kids concerts but I had been waiting to take them to the Nutcracker until this year. They are in first and… Read More
The years seem to be flying by. I wish there was a way to pause time for a bit but no matter how hard we try to, it’s suddenly December and another year is coming to a close. The years pass too quickly and perhaps the month that flies the fastest is December. With children I find this to be… Read More
I’m trying to make a point to visit New York City more often now that the girls are getting to an age that they can really appreciate all of the wonderful things the city has to offer. I’m also going to make a point to write more about NYC because I feel people often ask for recommendations and I scramble… Read More
Last year we took our first family ski trip. Teaching the kids to ski is something my husband and I have always wanted to do. The girls were old enough for ski school and we decided to give it a try. We were surprised just how much everyone enjoyed it and while it was certainly far from a “relaxing getaway”… Read More
I have always loved the Christmas season. I enjoy all of the hustle and bustle and excitement of the season. I enjoy the lights and trees, the songs and the parties. I know what you’re thinking: those are not the important parts of the season. All of the Christmas events and activities for kids and families should not be the… Read More
October is my favorite month. The weather is great and there are so many reasons to be outdoors: like all of the New Jersey pumpkin patches! We visit them on the weekends and even during the week for less crowds. I guess from all our pumpkin patch photos people can tell we visit quite a few and are often… Read More