Ways to nurture your child's interest in STEM

photo source: Wikipedia When it comes to interest in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math), my kids are lucky to have had a supportive environment. Both their parents are engineers (Although I don't work in STEM right now, I have a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in systems engineering. Alfie...

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Color Me Rad 5K -- the perfect family fun run!

I've been on many fun runs over the years, but it's hard to imagine any run more fun than the one we enjoyed last week: the Color Me Rad 5k in San Jose. It was the first fun for everyone else in the family -- Alfie, The Pea, 3Po and Jammy -- but there is no better run to do for your first run, and there is no better run for the whole family to enjoy! About...

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Enroll your child in Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp

3Po and Jammy's dad is British, so it was practically predetermined that they would love soccer even before they were born! They've been kicking a ball around ever since they could toddle around, and it's the only sport that they really love to play and watch. We always said that one of the things that would make us move to the UK would be all...

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Celebrate Easter with GourmetGiftBaskets.com

Easter is coming early this year -- really early, March 27th!  If you're scrambling to put together Easter baskets for your family, save yourself the stress and put GourmetGiftBaskets.com of your Easter gift giving. They have dozens of Easter gift baskets and Easter gift ideas, all beautifully put together and ready to ship to the people you...

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PEEPS & COMPANY®: Essential components of every Easter Basket

Easter wouldn't be Easter without the Easter Bunny, and Easter wouldn't be Easter without an Easter Basket!! We love surprising our kids with Easter Baskets every single year, and even though my kids are now in their teens and tweens, they've proven that you can never be too old for an Easter Basket! Many stores sell pre-assembled Easter baskets,...

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Easter Basket Stuffers that won't clutter up the house

Easter Sunday is just around the corner, and parents everywhere are frantically searching for things to fill up their kids' Easter baskets with! When my kids were younger, we would always give each one an Easter basket filled with Easter candies, and Easter-themed toy like a stuffed bunny or chick, and a favorite toy like a LEGO, K'NEX, or Playmobil...

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Monster Jam is coming to Levi's Stadium on April 9!

Monster Jam® fans of the Bay Area, get ready to rumble! Everyone's favorite motorsports entertainment event is coming on April 9, and even better, it's coming to Levi's Stadium! Monster Jam® brings high-octane, motorsports entertainment to fans around the world. The action-packed live events feature the most recognizable trucks including Grave Digger®,...

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Introducing newly reformulated Oroweat® Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bread

I pack sandwiches in Alfie's and the kids' lunch boxes almost every week day; I'd say 3-4 out of 5 of their lunches are sandwiches because they are easy to make and easy to eat! We always buy Oroweat® because the bread is large and sturdy enough to hold a ton of fillings, and the bread itself is delicious! I discovered the brand over 20 years ago...

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Monster Jam rolls into Bay Area families' hearts on April 9

Got any plans for spring break? How about watching some gigantic, colorful, fast moving, jumping, flipping cars try to outrace and outshine each other in the craziest competition ever? Monster Jam is the world's largest and most famous monster truck tour featuring the biggest names in monster trucks including Grave Digger®, Maximum Destruction®,...

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