The New Parents Guide Blog

It’s time to put the final touches on the travel plans for Thanksgiving!
I’ll be packing up my own kids for a 3-hour (each way) trip to my sister’s for the big turkey dinner. The teenagers won’t be happy that we’ll have to leave the house before 10 AM in order to get the [...]

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 [...]

If you’re planning any family vacations, reunions or visits during the next few months, the time to make your travel plans is now.  And if you want to save money on your trip, you’ll want to do a little research before you book those plans.
Trend-spotters advise smart consumers to book their flights early to secure [...]

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 [...]

If you’re in Arizona and are looking for a wonderful place to take children (or grandchildren) up to age 10, why not try Enchanted Island?    Located in the heart of Phoenix’s Encanto Park, Enchanted Island has rides, activities, food and fun for kids of all ages.
Enchanted Island is offering a special fall rate of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I think that just about every little boy goes through a phase where he’s fascinated by dinosaurs.  Many little girls do as well–in my house, the “Land Before Time” videos were enjoyed just as much by my daughter as by my two sons. 
The Dinosaur Museum in Blanding, Utah displays fossils from around the world, [...]

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 [...]