May 19, 2022 | By Location, Camps, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Restaurants, Winston-Salem
By TMoM team member Katie Moosbrugger Picture this.. You’re lounging by a beautiful Olympic-size pool. Your kids are off enjoying the excitement of a waterslide, the adventure of a lazy river, and a splash-filled children’s pool of their own. Behind you is a...
May 18, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Do you and your children like feeding farm animals, learning how food grows, riding in a tractor drawn wagon and playing at unique playgrounds? Then Patterson Farm Market and Tours is your next destination! Patterson Farm is less than an...
May 11, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek City Lake Park is a fun Day Trip destination nestled right in our very own High Point! This park has so much to offer and will keep your kids entertained all morning. I have been to this park several times before this visit, but never...
May 10, 2022 | Education, Elementary, Family Time, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt Our nine-year-old son has developed a strong interest in American History over the last several years. Therefore, we decided to tour Gettysburg, PA and Colonial Williamsburg, VA over our Spring Break this year. Experiencing American...
May 9, 2022 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Elementary Age, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing This directory is sponsored by Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park™ Campground Resort in Asheboro, NC. This family-focused campground is packed full of activities and camping fun-ness for your family to enjoy and create lasting memories....
May 7, 2022 | Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Family Time, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Free and low cost options come in handy when the kids are home in the summer! My children are definitely counting down the days and planning for all of their summer excursions. While children are often excited for...
May 1, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Featured Directories, Helpful Lists & Directories, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger We’ve checked, and we’ve confirmed that many Triad area splash pads and water slides are opening for the 2022 season! Most begin the season on Memorial Day weekend, so be sure to confirm before you go! Plus, you never...
Apr 27, 2022 | Burlington, By Location, Family Time, Greensboro, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Leslie Isakoff Teaching a child to have a giving heart is a lesson many parents feel is important. But finding truly meaningful volunteer activities that get the whole family involved can be a challenge. A Simple Gesture is a food-collection agency...
Apr 26, 2022 | By Location, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Day Trips, Family Time, High Point, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren All-A-Flutter Farm is a wonderful place to visit with family members of all ages. When we visited this working farm during a family day, my daughter was one and my father was seventy-three. They both had a great time! The butterfly farm...
Apr 25, 2022 | By Location, Family Time, High Point, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Weekly Giveaways
Enter for your chance to win a $150 gift card valid towards any of the Kersey Valley Attractions. TMoM will announce one lucky winner on Friday, May 20. Click the link at the bottom of this post to enter this giveaway. About Kersey Valley Attractions include...
Apr 24, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Family Time, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey In this fourth series of the positive impactful year, we are taking the opportunity to address our extended family members. Our ability to interact with extended family members can range from people we really have a good...
Apr 20, 2022 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Julie Wagoner Now that spring break is behind us, it’s time to think about summer plans! Our idea for a trip to Little Gasparilla Island actually occurred during a spring break trip a few years back to New York City. While the city was...
Apr 17, 2022 | Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Easter! If you are looking for unique ideas to celebrate Easter, we’ve gathered a great list of suggestions below. For many of us Easter symbolizes a new start, life, gathering and abundance. Beyond the significant...
Apr 16, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren My kids were recently off school for a teacher workday, so we decided to fill that time with a trip to Tiger World in Rockwell, NC. We had never been to Tiger World before, but my kids, always up for an adventure, were thrilled they...
Apr 13, 2022 | Entertaining, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Corie Hampton After a very long, cold, snowy winter, it’s time for my favorite season of the year: spring. But with spring comes the holiday I have the biggest love/hate relationship with: Passover. Passover is the Jewish holiday where we remember and...
Apr 11, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek Dan Nicholas Park is so much more than just a park! This is absolutely worth the day trip and something everyone in your family will enjoy. I even skipped my son’s (very necessary) nap for the day trip, and I don’t regret it one bit. We...
Apr 6, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Our Favorite Finds, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Shopping
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Finding a day trip that is somewhere a teenager wants to go isn’t always easy! Our family found that Concord was a good choice as there was something for everyone. There are two major stops in Concord: Great Wolf Lodge and Concord...
Apr 5, 2022 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. April showers bring May flowers, but April also brings Easter! Easter will arrive in just a few weeks, yet hayrides and Easter egg hunts are already being planned. Easter basket items are in stores now. That means that...
Mar 28, 2022 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd With springtime weather and the possibility of spring beach trips on the horizon, I was reminded of a beach trip my family took several years ago and an important lesson I learned while there. One afternoon while relaxing by the...
Mar 27, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Family Time, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey 2022 is my personal year of positive impact. My earlier blogs this year focused on creating a positive impact in our day and life. This month’s blog is about practicing five habits to make a positive impact in our immediate...
Mar 20, 2022 | By Stage, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Featured Directories, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing The type of blog that our readers ask for most are Day Trip blogs! Family Day Trips are abundant in the Triad area and beyond! If you live in Burlington, Greensboro, Kernersville, High Point, or Winston-Salem, we’ve got a ton of...
Mar 19, 2022 | Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Amy Whitlark My husband and I have taken countless tent camping trips to national and state parks across North America. Then, enter the birth of three children in five years. Enough said. It took until this year for Michael to dare mention a month...
Feb 8, 2022 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Finding a creative craft that is fun for me and kids of all ages is always a goal of mine. Plus, a craft that does not take a lot of time or materials is a bonus. I found all of this in making yarn hearts as a new Valentine’s holiday...
Feb 7, 2022 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. It’s February! Aside from Valentine’s Day, it is also Black History month. Do you know what you and your family are doing to celebrate and engage in it? If not, you’re not alone. While we celebrate during the...
Feb 5, 2022 | By Location, Camps, Family Time, Greensboro, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recreation
Parent Child Weekend at YMCA Camp Weaver 4924 Tapawingo Trail Greensboro, NC 27406 March 18-20, 2022 Registration Closes: March 14 Take Family Time to a New Level at YMCA Camp Weaver! Don’t wait until the summer to getaway and make memories as a family! Turn off the...
Jan 13, 2022 | Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon It was a long day, today. One of those days where getting through nightly children’s books seemed like a nearly impossible proposition. When my daughter bounded into bed with the latest saccharine tale about friendly woodland...
Jan 1, 2022 | By Stage, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Teens & Tweens Directories, Tweens & Teens
Written by TMoM Team Member Kelly Hines, updated by Katie Moosbrugger More often than not, if you have tweens or teens, it means they are in their rooms most of the day and there isn’t much bonding going on at all. If you’re struggling on ways to connect with...
Jan 1, 2022 | Babies, Baby Directories, By Stage, Children's Museums & Playhouses, Family Time, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
Written by Guest Blogger Jen Mearns, updated by TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger When you first have a baby, well-meaning people might tell you not to take your baby in public after he or she is born. In one sense, they are right. You don’t want to take your newborn...
Dec 28, 2021 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Courtney Tucker I don’t know about you, but when the holiday break starts to wind down my kids get antsy. It’s like we can’t get all their extra energy out. I’ve been thinking a lot about this and so I compiled a list of...
Dec 12, 2021 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Burlington, By Location, Family Time, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s Sunday Spotlight … – Ice Skating at Piedmont Winterfest – Music Lessons from Duo Licht – Where to Find Holiday Events Ice Skating at Piedmont Winterfest Outdoor ice skating with WFMY News 2...
