Christmas Cultures & Customs The holiday season is a great time to explore how other cultures celebrate. Hikari Light Festival at Tanaka Farms is one of our favorite holiday traditions. Hikari means “shine” in Japanese and this holiday season Tanaka Farms shines with over a million twinkling lights. Wagon Rides through the “Land of a […]
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WATCHING THE MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE One of my favorite traditions growing up and that we continue today is watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a family. Whether it’s on in the background while you’re cooking kicks off or if you’re looking for your school band/cheerleaders or just love all the balloons and floats, […]
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Co-Creators Jack McBrayer & Angela Santomero talk with us about their new show, aimed at preschool kids, and focusing on being kind. It’s called Hello Jack! The Kindness Show and streams on Apple+ Interviewed for Family Entourage Family Entourage: We have been loving the show! Jack, why don’t you start a little bit and tell […]
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Clifford the Big Red Dog! The beloved pup hits theatres and streams on Paramount+ today… we talked with filmmakers Walt Becker and Jordan Kerner about the story, technology and how this film is for the whole family. When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red […]
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Now that families are back to school, what does that look like in the classroom? From tech and curriculum, to educational toys, fashions and masks, what to expect, and ways to come alongside your kids when it comes to learning. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING X STEAM = ME AND MINE From as early as 3 years old, […]
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Whether it is a birthday, good report card or reward, we love celebrating at Legoland resort. Our families love LEGO and LEGOLAND. It’s only natural when we celebrate birthdays that they are a part of the celebration. This year, as we thought about what to do for a birthday party, we decided to do a […]
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SPOOKY SENSORY PLAY WITH THE CREATIVE LEARNING COMPANY Mixing potions, magical lights and skeleton bones… sensory play has never been so spooky! Sensory play is important for children because it builds nerve connections to the brain and also encourages the development of motor skills. With Creative Learning Co you can make that sensory play spooky. […]
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From Fall Harvest parties to Halloween, the month is dominated by pumpkins and holidays are a great way to show your kids the practical application of everything they are learning in the classroom. From math to science, art and senses, we showcase activities and DIY decor to keep your kids hands busy and minds sharp, whether […]
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From guidelines to restrictions, it seems changes are still happening weekly when it comes navigating the pandemic… but we don’t want this to limit all the ways families can still make the most of this Fall. Whether you visit a working farm and pumpkin patch, or to a wizardly educational world, Family Entourage shares fun […]
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One of our favorite fall traditions is going with family and friends to the pumpkin patch. It is such a fun way to kick off the fall season. Our family is spread out so we love that Tanaka Farms in Irvine is a great meet up spot. Plus Tanaka Farms is one of the few […]
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