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Where to See the Christmas Lights In and Around Charlotte This Year
One of our favorite holiday activities is scoping out...
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Farms Near Charlotte. Choose & Cut This Year!
Did you know that you can choose & cut...
The Art of the College Visit: Making the Most of Your Campus Tours
Ah, the college visit – that rite of passage...
Tips for Family Photos from Popular Charlotte Photographers
Fall is definitely family photo season, and many of...
The Charlotte Mom to Mom Exchange on Facebook that You Need to Know About
If you are a mom in Central Charlotte, it's likely that you are a member, or know a member, of Charlotte Mom to Mom Exchange (also known as M2M). M2M is so much more than a collection of Facebook...
Summer = Too Hot to Cook – Check Out These Kids Eat Free Offers
We are one week into the summer, and I've already decided that it's too hot to cook! Lucky for us, Charlotte and surrounding areas have an abundance of Kids Eat Free offerings. Take advantage.
Kids Eat Free Sundays:
1900 Mexican Grill (10...
How About a World Adventure Right Here in the QC for Your Child This Summer?
Travel, particularly international travel, is shown to increase intellectual capacity and emotional abilities in adults and children, and it has consistently shown to improve academic success for students. Here are just a few of benefits of summer vacation travel:
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Summer Reading, $1 Movies, and More…Things to do with Family this week – June 12
Summer is here, and so is the summer fun. Whether you like to be out and about in the heat, or having quiet fun indoors, there is something for everyone happening this week. Enjoy these things to do with...
39 Ways to Celebrate Fathers Day with Dad around Charlotte and the Lake.
Just signing a card is so last year. Up your Father's Day game with an experience he won't soon forget. From feasting to sipping, jamming out to kicking back, we've rounded up 39 ways to celebrate Dad this Father's...
Ties, Topgolf, Waterproof Shoes, Waterproof Phone Cases, Escape Rooms, Green Eggs. Here are Our Picks for Great CLT Fathers Day Gifts.
Let's first take a moment to reminisce on just how great dad's are. Dad's were the one's holding us up the first time our training wheels came off our Barbie bicycles. They made an effort to attend every single sporting...
Weekly Summer Programs are Starting…Things to do with Family this Week – June 5
CMS folks...one.more.week. We can do this. We can do hard things. And this feels REALLY hard right now when neighbor kids are out of private schools, preschool kids are out, and I cannot possibly pack one more lunch! This...
Best Splash Parks and Water Play Around Greater CLT
This is an 'old' article, please link thru to the latest update here on our site.
Brace yourselves. That dreaded moment is coming ~ approximately 3 days after school lets out, when your kids mosey into the room declaring "I'm Bored"....
Never Full and Always Fun – Charlotte Latin’s Camp Victor Is The Perfect Option For Summer Fun & Learning
Summer is coming...for some it is already here. School is out and kids need something to do so you can do what you do. There are only so many days you can spend at the pool or the park...
Summer’s Here…Don’t miss all the Fun Things to do With Family This Week – May 29
Most of the rain is gone after last week's deluge. Time to get out and about the family. So much summer fun is coming this week, including concert series kick offs, arts and music celebrations and more.
Memorial Day
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Garden Strolls, Speed Street, Theatre and more…Things to do with Family this week – May 22
If you're a preschool family, this is probably your last week of school. If you're a public school family, this is EOG week. Summer is coming and coming fast, but before it arrives there is a whole lot of...
Researching Colleges: What Should You Be Looking For?
This article is a guest post by Katie Garrett of Garrett Educational Consulting.
When students come into our office, some think they know exactly what they want in terms of college choices. They’ll say that “school ‘x’ is my top...