How to put your life story in print
So you’ve written your life story for the family. Does it stay on your computer or do you want it published in a beautiful hardcover book to distribute as…
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Many types of books tell family history
If your goal in publishing a memory book is to tell family history, there are many approaches. A basic book might start with a family group and in…
Family-friendly board games to go big into AR
Fun for the family or parties, the favorite drawing game Pictionary is going high tech this year. In June, Mattel is expected to introduce an Augmented…
Your gamer kid could make skills pay off
We usually work to limit our kids’ screen time, but what if that time spent on video games could actually earn your teen a college scholarship? It’s true:…
Easter baskets can have less candy, more fun
We do love our sugar, and barely a month goes by without some holiday giving us a reason to indulge (Halloween in October, Valentine’s Day in February,…
How old is that tree? Find out without cutting
Did that grand white oak tree in the woods live through the Civil War? That would be 159 years ago. A white oak can live up to 300 years. So it’s…
Flavor of the Year is a flowery treat
Perhaps you have hibiscus in your garden this year…but have you eaten any lately? Not the flower, per se, but anything hibiscus-flavored. If not, you…
Whoop it up on Arbor Day
Perhaps you thought Arbor Day was an austere kind of a day devoted to all things serious about trees. And to a large extent, it is. But did you know Arbor…
Swiecone basket via Wikipedia. Free to share.
Holy Saturday tradition: Blessing the baskets One treasured and long-standing Easter tradition belongs to Poland with its Swieconka — pronounced…
Pock, pock: Bring on the Easter eggs
Sure, it sounds a little messy, and it can be, but egg knocking is also a completely family-friendly game played at Easter in Louisiana. Also known as egg…