Family Time

Welcome to our Family Time page. Here you'll find all kinds of articles about the family. There's parenting tips, activities for spending time with family, and ideas to share special moments with your loved ones. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

When Your Child Needs a Little Time Out

by Marie July 29, 2010

We’re a family who has a “time out” stool in our home. It’s a place where we send our kids when they need a little time out. It might be time out from their siblings, friends, or an activity, most often times when they’ve done something bad. It helps them, and me, calm down. Here’s [...]

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A Super Simple Tip for Swimsuits and the Sand

by Marie July 12, 2010

We recently took a trip to Southern California, part 2 of my Summer Bucket List, as we wanted to play to the beach and hit up a few amusement parks that you’ll hear a little bit more about later. On the road, we were able to test drive an Acadia thanks to GMC. It was [...]

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Parenting Advice from 2 Rookie Moms

by Marie May 27, 2010

I love all the tips, tricks, and helpful advice given from these Rookie Moms. There are activities for kids and for mom, helping you figure this whole parenting thing out! They’ve even come out with a Rookie Mom’s Handbook. Thanks for sharing what you’ve learned with us!

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3 Ways to Promote Independent Playtime

by Marie May 27, 2010

Even though our playroom is a pretty fun place to play, my kids still like to be right where I am. If I’m in the kitchen, they’re running around me in circles. If I’m on the couch, they’re climbing all over me. You might know what I’m talking about. But as summer is ever approaching, [...]

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Scholastic Parent and Child Blogger Awards

by Marie May 24, 2010

I’m thrilled and honored to have found out that Make and Takes is a finalist in the Scholastic Parent and Child Blogger Awards! Voting has just opened and I’d love if you took a minute to head over and vote. You don’t have to sign up, just click “vote”, super easy! You have until June [...]

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Mom, Mommy, Mama, Mom, Mommy, Mama

by Marie April 23, 2010

An early present for all you Moms, Mommies, and Mamas out there – Happy Mother’s Day! Can you relate to that clip as much as I can? It’s Stewie from the Family Guy doing exactly what I hear all day every day from my own cute little munchkin! Here’s my almost 2 year old saying [...]

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Vote, Volunteer, or Donate to the Members Project

by Marie April 22, 2010

I have a big place in my heart for kids and any type of organization that can help them succeed is amazing in my eyes. So when I first saw this commercial about the Members Project helping the Harlem Children’s Zone weeks ago, I was really impressed with how a credit card company was giving [...]

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Helping Teach Our Children About Spending and Saving

by Marie April 15, 2010

In today’s economy, saving a dollar is something that we all need to do. With the ease of credit cards, we can sometimes fall into spending traps. So it’s time to get back to the fundamentals of saving, helping teach our children to save as well, preparing them for their future. As my son is [...]

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2 Great Causes Lending a Helping Hand

by Marie April 11, 2010

I’ve got a couple of friends doing some amazing charity work and wanted to help them spread the word about each of their service events. Service Soapbox – Teddy Bear Den: “In April, the Service Soapbox bloggers are a group of over 70 women (and counting), who’ve put together a series of events designed to [...]

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Birthday Party Ideas for Bags and Games

by Marie April 6, 2010

I’m contributing over at Snackpicks again today, sharing two fun birthday party ideas. We’re making Alphabet Letter party bags, a fun activity for the guests to make, and putting a twist on a classic game, Pin the Hat on the Birthday Girl!

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