Aug 24, 2023 | Adults, Elementary Age, Entertaining, Family Time, Greensboro, Recreation, Sports, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Did you know you don’t have to go all the way to Texas or mid-west to watch bull riding? This exciting sport that dates back to the 1500’s is happening right here in the Triad this September! PBR Teams and the Carolina Cowboys are...
Aug 21, 2023 | Family Time, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Did you know there is a grandparent’s day? It is always the first Sunday after Labor Day, which this year falls on September 10. Grandparents play such a special role in our children’s lives so it’s important to celebrate them! This...
Aug 19, 2023 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Elementary, Elementary Age, Family Time, Homeschooling, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Private Schools, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd I recently overheard two elementary-age girls at my neighborhood pool discussing the upcoming school year. They had recently learned the name of their teacher and excitedly discussed the friends they hoped would be in their...
Aug 15, 2023 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Elementary Age, Entertaining, Family Time, Local Events, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Day Out with Thomas Sept. 22-24 & Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023 N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC nctransportationmuseum.org/day-out-with-thomas Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy are rolling into Spencer, NC on September 22-24 and September 29–October 1. Join...
Aug 9, 2023 | Burlington, By Location, Day Trips, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers Apple picking is always a fun adventure for families, and a great way to spend an afternoon outdoors. Many local orchards are already open for picking! Below is our list of pick-your-own apple farms and orchards within the Triad, or...
Aug 3, 2023 | Day Trips, Family Time, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson, author of the blog MothersRest.com Summer vacay is winding down. Which means BOREDOM amongst the younger set is winding up! If your people are suddenly allergic to the pool, here’s your go-to list of TEN free ways to spend these final...
Jul 31, 2023 | Elementary Age, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Humor, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Our favorite wizard, Harry Potter, celebrates his birthday in July. In honor of his special day, my kids and I set out to make a Potter-themed snack – ideally something other than a pink cake. As it turns out, you can find a wealth of...
Jul 29, 2023 | Day Trips, Family Time, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Brooke Coley Charlotte is a special place to me because I was born and raised there. I definitely have my favorite spots but, each time I return I find a new hidden gem. As the saying goes “Charlotte’s got a lot” so you want to have somewhat of a...
Jul 27, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd One summer afternoon in 1974, my mom asked me to join her on the floor where she sat in front of our large console stereo, flipping through a tall stack of vinyl albums. My mom loved music and had a wide variety of albums by...
Jul 25, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Single Parenting
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Time is a crazy, uncontrollable, and hard to understand concept. No matter how old I get it always seems to allude me. But time has also brought me the gift of patience and wisdom. At 23, I became a single mom. Those difficult days...
Jul 22, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I shared recently on Instagram about a “unicorn morning” that happened at our house. I dubbed it a unicorn morning because it felt magical, rare, and special. It was a morning where everything went smoothly, and everyone was happy and...
Jul 21, 2023 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Angela Hamilton The other night, my husband texted me from upstairs. “I’m going to bed,” read his text. I replied “ok. are you going to kiss the phone goodnight?” I cannot explain how annoyed I was – could he not...
Jul 20, 2023 | Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Sarah, age 10 I love to cook. It is my dream. That is why I want to have a restaurant too so that I can make that dream come true. I even have a food blog! Here are some easy recipes that I cook with my mom that are easy and fun for kids. They are...
Jul 10, 2023 | Adults, Bereavement, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Back in 2017, I wrote this TMoM blog about an extremely hard time in my life and the first time I truly felt all-encompassing despair. Well, 2023 was the first time I truly felt all-encompassing grief. I wanted to share my story in...
Jul 8, 2023 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Have you ever had something in your life for so long that you don’t remember when it was introduced? It is basically another member of your family. Well, that describes the sixth member of my family: slime. My daughter...
Jul 7, 2023 | By Location, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Greensboro, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Restaurants
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt My family lives about 45 minutes from Guilford County, and recently my 8-year-old son and I enjoyed a fun, full weekday visiting Colfax and Greensboro! We started our day with a big breakfast at the Moose Café, located off of I-40 and...
Jul 4, 2023 | Day Trips, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers Happy Independence Day! We hope you have a wonderful holiday with family and friends. The 2023 blueberry picking season has begun in the Triad! Most of the farms listed below offer pick-your-own services, however, some are pre-picked...
Jul 3, 2023 | Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Guest Blogger Kristi Marion, a writer with Forsyth Family magazine Happy 4th of July! Whether for a picnic, party or summer snack, make your table red white & blue for the holiday with help from the kids! Did you know that the first public Independence Day...
Jun 30, 2023 | Burlington, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Elementary Age, Family Time, Friday Finds, Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, Local Events, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders In today’s Friday Finds: Visit Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum this Summer! TMoM’s Newly Updated 4th of July Directory Win a FREE Senior Portrait Session with Images by Marc Anthony! Enter to Win Tickets and a Gift...
Jun 28, 2023 | Burlington, Family Time, Helpful Lists & Directories, Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper It’s time for Independence Day celebrations and fireworks! If you’re searching for a fun, safe environment to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, or a historical celebration of our nation’s independence, you’re in...
Jun 25, 2023 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, For the Home, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member JamillahNeeairah Nasir (Mama J) Gardening with my children has created some of my favorite parenting memories. I remember rummaging through the storehouse for discarded flowerpots to fill with soil and seeds we confiscated from produce. It was a...
Jun 24, 2023 | Adults, Arts & Enrichment Activities, Crafts & Hobbies, Elementary Age, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Summer is here! For parents, the beginning of summer brings multiple emotions. There is excitement for the opportunity to spend more time with the kids. It also often means anxiety if you need to fill so many days with things to do...
Jun 19, 2023 | Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph.D. It is summer and what a great time to go swimming, walk in the parks, and go on the annual summer vacation! When I think of summer, I rarely think of cooking, but when I do, I think of grilling. A lot of grilling. While...
Jun 15, 2023 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Entertaining, Family Time, Recreation, Winston-Salem
Roar into Summer with Dino Discovery at Kaleideum Open Now through December 2023 Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm; Sunday 1 – 5pm 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem kaleideum.org/exhibits/ Embark on an exhilarating journey through time as you prepare...
Jun 9, 2023 | By Stage, Family Time, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger, Christine Murray, Ph.D., LCMHC, LMFT As a mom to one pre-teen and one teenager, I often find myself thinking that I’ve only got a certain number of summers left with my boys before they head off to college. Although this thought can make me sad, it...
Jun 7, 2023 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Kernersville, Local Resources, Mom & Dads Directories, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddler & Preschool Directories, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers Does your family love exploring the outdoors? What better way to beat the summer heat than checking out local watering holes. We hope you enjoy this list of places to escape, which include serene flowing creek sides, splash worthy...
May 29, 2023 | Crafts & Hobbies, Elementary Age, Family Time, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By TMoM Team Member Brooke Coley The days of summer are among us! The warm weather invites us to spend more time outdoors. During the summer months our family practices “Make It Monday”. We spend at least one hour of our day creating something new. I am forewarning...
May 23, 2023 | Elementary Age, Entertaining, Family Time, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Sports, Art & Enrichment, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Marissa Joyce, Gwyn Services The school year is drawing to a close, and here at Gwyn Services, we think that is a pretty good reason to celebrate! We are hosting our 2nd Annual Gwyn Services SummerBration Coloring Contest! One lucky entrant will score...
May 21, 2023 | Babies, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I’m taking a bit of a different angle with this travel-related post. Instead of tips on what to do while traveling with kids…we’re going to talk today about what NOT to do while traveling with kids. These are things I’ve learned in my...
May 9, 2023 | Adults, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Moms & Dads, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Teens & Tweens, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph.D. There are many places to visit if one is looking for a quick day trip for the family. A family can visit walking trails, new parks, waterfalls, indoor playgrounds, amusement parks, and much more. But, how about a...
