Travel
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Ikea Grand Opening September 10th…better get ready now!
IKEA Merriam officially opens its doors to the public on Wednesday, September 10, at 9:00 a.m., but are already customers at the front doors with sleeping bags and tents awaiting the celebration. Why are they waiting already you ask? Well the first 40 adults (18 and older) in line at the IKEA Merriam grand opening on September 10 will receive a free EKTORP three-seat sofa. The next 100 adults (18 and older) in line will receive a free POÄNG armchair; and the first 100 children will receive a free FAMNIG heart-shaped soft toy. The first 2,500 people to enter the store will receive a random mystery prize with an IKEA…
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Schlitterbahn, Applebee’s Cross Cut Ribs and Family Time = Heaven!
I was provided these products free of charge in exchange for an honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own! This past weekend we spent the whole day together as a family, having fun, hanging in the sun and eating good food! We started out with an amazing day at Schlitterbahn water park with our four kids. Boy was that an awesome adventure! I had no idea that Schlitterbahn was such an amazingly family friendly water park. I have lived here in Kansas City for 2 years and have never been – until now that is. Had I known it was so awesome we probably would have bought an annual…
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5 Easy Tips (and resources) for Making Traveling with Kids Fun!
Planning a road trip? Here are a few fun ideas for keeping the kids happy and entertained! It’s summer time…which means park dates, water slides and long road trips! If you have kids the idea of taking a long road trip can be daunting. Here are a few tips and ideas on how to turn that miserable trip into a fun, educational and lifelong memory extravaganza!!! Make travel bags for each kid. There are two ways to do this the first way is take paper sacks and number them for each day you will be on the road. If your road trip is not “days” long but rather just one…