DIY Life

Just when you are ready to slather on the sunscreen and go searching for beach creatures, your preschooler starts complaining of a stomach ache.

It's tough being stuck inside on summer days, but you know he'll recover faster, and keep the cooties to himself, if you keep him home. If he's not sick enough to last a day on the couch watching movies, but he's not well enough to brave an afternoon at the beach, you'll need some low-key sick-day activities to keep you both from going stir-crazy.

Here are some of my ideas. Share your own in the comments, and we'll all expand our little bag of sick-day tricks!

As the days grow longer and the weather starts to warm, kids across the nation go outside to play, and to get rid of their cabin fever from the long winter we all had.

Chances are that they will be dragging you outside with them! Instead of just pulling up a lawn chair and watching them run in circles, why not have a little fun with science and get them thinking as well as playing?

I am going to cover two different activities best done in the great outdoors that are sure to peak the kids' interest as well as show them a good time. These are easy to do, and it is easy to find the materials needed to get the jobs done! Now buckle up and let's get this science bus on the road!

If you take your kids through a terrifying haunted house at 3, they might never go back. For the little ones (preschoolers particularly), Halloween is more about dressing up. The chance to play fantasy and get candy are the main attractions of this October festival. If you've opted out of the haunted house, but still want some Halloween themed party, you'll need to consider three things.