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Archive for January, 2017

  1. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Secrets – The Time Machine Girls

    Don’t go in the attic. Out of the more than 100 rules their grandparents gave them to follow, that one was the most important. So, of course, it was also the first one 8-year-old Hazel’s little sister, Bess, breaks. Hazel never dreamed her sister would uncover a time machine and the beginnings of a family secret, though.

    January 31, 2017
  2. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Who Will I Be

    "I still don’t know who I will be," said the bird. "You will be who you are in your heart and nothing more," said the tree. Join the bird on his journey as he questions who he is. The bird comes back each year with his family to ask for help from the tree until he learns who he is in his heart.

    January 29, 2017
  3. Monday Fun Day – Free Event for Children & Families with Special Needs and Disabilities

    Brought to you by Suffolk Parks & Recreation: Monday Fun Day – A Free Event for Children & Families with Special Needs and Disabilities.

    January 29, 2017
  4. Bedtime Story Suggestion: The Land without Color

    Floating into the air with an enormous gum bubble, Alvin lands in a strange world where everything is gray. The trees, the flowers, the dirt, the sky, the animals, and even the people are all missing their color.

    January 28, 2017
  5. Save on Kids Dine Free Cards!

    Today you can grab a Kids Dine Free Card (or two!)! Plus, a current Promo code lets you save even MORE.

    January 28, 2017
  6. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

    Mix equal parts creativity, bewilderment, and complete nonsense and you have Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It’s an adventure of completely intolerable logic, as witty as it is completely insane.

    January 27, 2017
  7. Amazon Prime Members: Maternity Sample Box

    Exclusively for Amazon Prime members….the Maternity Sample Box!

    January 27, 2017
  8. The Big Idea Fair

    Workshops, hands-on activities, and contests throughout the day designed to encourage attendees to make, build, tinker, create, design and explore.

    January 26, 2017
  9. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Children’s Book of Magic: 30 Magic Tricks for Young Wizards

    Abracadabra, Hocus Pocus… With this book you’ll not limit yourself to these magic words, but you’ll actually do magic! You’ll be able to break the law of gravity, make objects disappear or even read people’s minds…

    January 26, 2017
  10. FREE Subscription to Backpacker Magazine (While Supplies Last)

    Right now you can sign up for a FREE 9 issue subscription to Backpacker Magazine. It is totally FREE with no strings attached.

    January 25, 2017
  11. Today Only – Save on SKI Magazine!

    Does your Active Family love to Ski? Today only you can save on SKI Magazine!

    January 24, 2017
  12. Bedtime Story Suggestion: The Official Mermaid Handbook

    All Maggie the Mermaid wanted to do was be great? “Great at what?” her teacher asked. Hmmm. Perhaps the librarian would have an idea for her. And, indeed she did. The librarian gave her a book titled THE OFFICIAL MERMAID HANDBOOK. It was only for those special mermaids who wished to develop their greatness and in doing so would help make their world – the ocean – a better place.

    January 23, 2017
  13. February Fun Month at Norfolk Botanical Garden

    February 2017 is again "February Fun Month" where guests can bring their dogs to walk, or bring their bikes to ride through Norfolk Botanical Garden from 9am-5pm daily.

    January 23, 2017
  14. Bedtime Story Suggestion: The Cat With A Bat

    A very confident cat, called The Cat with a Bat, wanders into a baseball stadium. No one knows what to make of him, but he knows who he is, “I’m The Cat with a Bat and a Hat and a Mat and I play baseball wherever I am at.”

    January 22, 2017
  15. Bedtime Story Suggestion: The Snake Who Wanted To Be A Horse

    This children’s picture book story is a funny silly story with an underlying theme of perseverance and a large dose of hilarious imagination. Snake has a tender belly. He thinks of an unusual solution, makes an unconventional friend and his life changes unexpectedly at the end.

    January 20, 2017
  16. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Dynomike – Happy Shoes

    From the Dynomike! Series: Dynomike has too many shoes—shoes upon shoes—so many he doesn’t know which pair to choose. Realizing that life would be easier with fewer pairs to dig through, he decides to simplify, realizing in the process that getting rid of what he doesn’t need can be fun and help others.

    January 19, 2017
  17. Learn To Ice Skate (For Free!)

    I love sharing ACTIVE Freebies, this is a good one! Bring the kids to Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake later this month for a FREE ice skating lesson!

    January 18, 2017
  18. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Mom Goes For A Walk

    Mom Goes for a Walk is a short story about – you won’t believe it! – Mom’s walk, as seen with daughter’s eyes. Sentences are short and so are words, each sentence is illustrated with a funny watercolor picture.

    January 18, 2017
  19. Virginia Healthy Youth Day!

    This day is celebrated each year with activities and events to help promote healthy lifestyles for children living in Virginia.

    January 18, 2017
  20. Family Hula Workshop at the Mariners’ Museum

    The Mariners’ Museum is hosting a Family Hula Workshop (free with paid admission to the museum).

    January 16, 2017
  21. Ebook Download – Yes, Your Tween Can Cook! (…and wants to. With you.)

    Everyone has an opportunity to help build confidence, teach soft skills, and make important bonding moments that will last a lifetime. Who knew that cooking with your tween could create something so much tastier than just a meal?

    January 15, 2017
  22. Stock Up: Gymnastics, Soccer, Dance & More

    Kids sports apparel/gear is expensive! Check your prices against this stock up sale on Gymnastics apparel, Dance apparel, and Soccer apparel/gear!

    January 15, 2017
  23. Bedtime Story Suggestion: The Wonderful Roundabout

    The Wonderful Roundabout is a collection of illustrated short stories for children, meant to inspire little ones to be kind, brave and curious. Each story is split into parts of approximately 500 words, so they can be easily read at bedtime. They are suitable for children over 5 years of age as the narratives may be too complex for those younger.

    January 14, 2017
  24. Bedtime Story Suggestion: Giggleswick – The Amadán Map (Book 1)

    It’s a natural phenomenon — a small country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean hidden from the rest of the world by a circle of unnavigable fog. It’s called Giggleswick, and twelve-year old Elliot Bisby has never heard of it, that is until he and his family are approached by an unusual man and asked to move there. Before they know it, the struggling Bisby family finds themselves on a tiny boat captained by a man who prefers a singing parrot to a compass, and they soon embark on a journey that no other seaman could make and live to tell about.

    January 13, 2017
  25. Social Skills Groups For Kids

    I am a huge fan of giving kids tools they can use in all different situations. If your child struggles with social skills this may be a good fit!

    January 12, 2017