Oct 13, 2014 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Non Profits, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Karen Grossman The starting line is abuzz. Energy surges upward from the soles of bouncy feet, mouths curl into anxious grins, and conversation flows with excitement. The kids behind the line know what to do. They run. They remember to pace, not to...
Sep 27, 2014 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger April Caudle Want to take your family camping but aren’t sure where to go or what to bring? You like the idea of “getting away” to camp but aren’t excited about pitching a tent and sleeping on the ground? How about a fun and...
Sep 19, 2014 | -, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Kevin Redding September is one of the finest times of year to be outdoors. The nights are cool and days are crisp. Leaves are giving their first hint of the upcoming color show. Wildlife is active during daylight hours. This year there is another good...
Aug 31, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Just for Moms, Local Events, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Restaurants, Sunday Spotlights
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Two brand new directories, a fun musical event, and two awesome DEALS just for you! In this week’s Sunday Spotlight: ~ Rodan + Fields ~ Midtown Market ~ Arts & Enrichment Directory ~ Sports Directory ~ Summer at the Blackmon...
Jun 7, 2014 | Day Trips, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In case you are new to TMoM, you may not realize that we have an entire category on our website dedicated to Day Trips. These are destinations that are less than a few hours drive from most Triad areas. Our goal is to give you a great...
Jun 5, 2014 | Camps, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation, Sports
Sponsored by the YMCA of Northwest NC Lifelong memories between fathers and their children are some of life’s most meaningful experiences. The YMCA Adventure Guides and Princesses program helps to foster the father/child relationship. Today, we want to share the...
May 18, 2014 | -, Food & Nutrition, Local Events, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Restaurants, Sunday Spotlights
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Lots of GREAT information in today’s Sunday Spotlight. In a nutshell, you will find: ~ Special first-time user discount from Mosquito Authority ~ Open House happening TODAY at Bricks4Kids in Greensboro ~ Fun and FREE events...
Mar 20, 2014 | -, Family Time, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation
I think I can speak for the majority of us when I say that we are welcoming this first day of spring with VERY open arms this year! Bring on the April Showers and May Flowers and say good-bye to the ice and snow! (And yes, I have seen the forecast for next week...
Mar 16, 2014 | -, Camps, Education, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation, Sunday Spotlights
Pull out those calendars and take note of these family-friendly events taking place in the Triad! ~ Reynolda House Summer Adventures ~ Walk MS: Modern Automotive ~ Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center Anniversary Celebration ~ Musical Moods Fundraiser Event ~ Baby...
Aug 31, 2013 | -, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Lynne Dardanell “The days are long but the years are short”. I heard this phrase recently from someone whom I will forever consider very wise – a coworker, I believe, who was surely responding to a frustrating anecdote I was sharing about my kids. I try to remind...
Jul 9, 2013 | -, Camps, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation, Sports
By Kenny Richardson Our family has been involved with Greensboro United Soccer Association(GUSA) for seven great years. Our three children, Emily, Scott, and Allison have participated in the Recreation, Junior Academy, and Challenge as well as the winter and summer...
Oct 5, 2012 | Food & Nutrition, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Kelly Melang of Forsyth Family Magazine (with contributions from TMoM) The symbol of the apple has had different meanings through the ages, from the poisoned apple given to Snow White to the Apple Logo gracing every iPod and iPhone. The symbol of fall is the apple...
Jul 16, 2012 | From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation, Sports
By Dr. William Satterwhite One of my deepest sorrows has been the gradual erosion of true “play” for children in the 21st century. People who grew up in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s spent large chunks of their childhoods playing make-believe games with their friends....
Apr 29, 2012 | Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Cheryl Borchardt I was dreading Spring Break this year. My children kept coming home from school asking where we were going, telling me elaborate tales of the trips their friends were taking. Honestly, I hadn’t given much thought to it. With a new 10 week old baby,...
Nov 14, 2011 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Sports
By Jessica Tuttle, Membership Director at BRCC It’s hard to believe that the Holiday Season is almost here. Seems like yesterday, everyone was dusting off their clubs and getting ready for their golf game. Now we are putting our golf clubs away, getting out our...
Jun 23, 2011 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Summer can be two quick months of fun in the sun for parents of older children, but summer can be three months of LONG, hot, miserable days if you have a toddler who is bored, clingy or whiny! I have complied a list of some fun places to go with your toddler this...
Feb 1, 2011 | -, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Sports
**UPDATE!!!! FROM April 6- May 21, 2011, new members will NOT PAY A JOINING FEE AT ALL!!! Your total dues for 2011 will be only $545. Read below to find out more about this pool and how you can join! Yes, we did have some snow last week, and it seems crazy to be...
Oct 18, 2010 | Family Time, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Katie Moosbrugger In my house growing up, if you weren’t playing a sport full-time then you were watching and cheering one either on TV or on the side-lines. We were a pretty athletic family – and I guess a little competitive too – but it was the basis of my...