The New Parents Guide Blog

Legos are the reason I haven’t walked around my house barefoot for the past 15 years.
But there’s nothing like Legos to stimulate a kid’s imagination.  (They’re fun for grownups, too!)  You can build just about anything with Legos, from a house to a pirate ship to a Star Wars vessel.  And then you can take [...]

For a ski vacation that a child as young as 3 can enjoy, head for Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, Vermont.   Located just southeast of Burlington, Cochran’s Ski Area offers skiing lessons for your preschooler and snowboarding for children 6 and up.
Cochran’s has been serving families since 1961 and has a variety of programs [...]

Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean you can’t have fun in the water!  Imagine spending a cold fall or winter day at the largest indoor water park resort in the Dakotas! The WaTiki Water Park in Rapid City, South Dakota has fun for everyone in the family.
Open year-round, the waterpark has over 30,000 [...]

Does your family enjoy the great outdoors?  Even if your kids are too young for Brownies and Cub Scouts, you can still enjoy camping fun at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park!  Whether you prefer to bring your tent or RV, or rent a cabin, a parked RV or even a yurt, you’ll find your favorite kind [...]

It’s October, and if you have toddlers or preschoolers, you know what that means.  It’s Pumpkin Patch Time! 
Any child old enough to be able to walk is going to love a trip to the pumpkin patch.  We’ve gone on preschool and kindergarten pumpkin-picking trips many times with our three children, and there’s a Cub [...]

There’s no better time than autumn to visit the Memphis Zoo!  There’s a special event planned in October–the Zoo Boo–on the weekends of the 16th and 24th, but you can enjoy seeing more than 3,500 animals on any day of the year.   Through the end of October, the zoo is open from 9 to [...]

Fall is my favorite season.  I love driving around, looking at the beautifully-colored leaves on the trees.  And because there is only one small tree in my yard that’s not an evergreen, I don’t even mind raking. 
If you enjoy the wonderful colors of fall, why not take your family to the Conway Scenic Railroad [...]

Looking for a family-friendly way to spend a day in the southern New Jersey/Philadelphia area?  Check out the Adventure Aquarium!  Located in Camden, NJ and convenient to several highways as well as the River Line light rail (which stops right at the Aquarium parking lot), the Aquarium is easily accessible from anywhere in the area.
My [...]

I just found where I want to go in the near future … The Reef Resort on Grand Cayman Island.  This place looks like heaven!
The Reef is a family run resort with 152 studios, one bedroom and two bedroom condos… all overlooking the beautiful blue Caribbean Sea and The Reef’s 1600-foot white sugar beach.  If [...]

Looking for a fun getaway with the family this summer? Look no further than Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts. Whether you are an RV park enthusiast, enjoy the comfort of a cabin in the woods, or just like to tent camp and sleep in the great outdoors, Jellystone Park has over 70 locations throughout the [...]