Check out this feature of the 10 Wickedest Haunted Houses in America. Ticket prices are around $30 each, but what a frightfully good time these haunted houses offer. Happy Halloween!
In Pictures: The 10 Wickedest Haunted Houses In America – Forbes.com.
Getting ready for summer vacation? Planning a great family vacation that will keep everyone smiling, laughing, and having fun? Here is a great list of 10 ways to save money on family vacations from our friends at Grandparents.com. (Grandparents are pretty helpful!)
BTW, has everyone set a goal for the summer? Check out our Summer 2010 Goal Setting Challenge. Champions are being made here!
Here are some of the 10 tips from Grandparents.com:
Eat breakfast in.
Grandkids who are used to having Cheerios every morning may find the familiar taste comforting when they’re away from home. Bringing along a box of cereal and asking the hotel for a minifridge to store milk can save you the cost of buying an expensive breakfast every morning. Or seek out hotels that provide a complimentary continental breakfast — kids 12 and under eat for free when you stay at a Holiday Inn, and, of course, breakfast is always included when you stay at a bed-and-breakfast.House-hunt.
Bypass pricey hotels and look for a vacation rental of a house or condo, which can offer more room for more people at a lower cost. House swapping is another free, or low-fee, way to sample residential life in a nearby resort area. As long as you are willing to cook and pick up after yourself, you can save on restaurant meals and enjoy more privacy.
10 Ways Families Can Vacation for Less.
One of our favorite family activities as the weather gets nicer is to race! No, not NASCAR. We race with our feet (and hands too!) Whether in the backyard, the local park, or beach, our family loves to race. We are talking about much more than a 50 yard dash. Our friends at Amazing Moms have put together a list of great races for families.
We create obstacle courses, use bandanas for blinfolds, and specialize in relay racing of all kinds. Kids of all ages and adults (parents, uncles/aunts, grandparents) can get active and share a lot of laughs.
BTW, have you signed up for our Summer Goal Setting Challenge? Answer 5 simple questions to help you get the most out of your summer. Check out the challenge. Winners receive a Family Fantasy Sports Prize Pack with t-shirts, mini-footballs, a prize certificate, and other sports themed items.
Here is the Water Relay from Amazing Moms.
Water Relay
Continues to be the favorite at all of our picnics and parties!You’ll need:
Buckets of water 1 per team
Large sponges 1per team
Empty 1 gallon plastic milk jug 1 per teamSplit players into two or more teams.
Set the buckets of water on one side of the race course with the sponges in the bucket. Place the milk jug at the opposite end of the race course. The object of the game is to be the first team to fill the milk jug with water. The first player of each team soaks the sponge with water runs to the milk jug and squeezes the water into it. Then runs back to pass the sponge to the next player.
This continues until the first jug is full.To provide more of a challenge, try using turkey baster syringe’s instead
of sponges;you have to aim while you are also trying to win!
TIP: A little food coloring in the jug will help the racers
see the water line.
Have any favorite races? Let us know about them and we’d be glad to share.
Relay Races Kids Love – Summer Fun and Games.
