Kids Activities

As summer winds down in Michigan, we pack our weekends full of festivals, indulging in the last of the warm, sunny days, and ringing in the harvest season. There are dozens each week, including music festivals, beer fests and art fairs. We’ve gone through the lengthy list and picked out some of th...
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Summer is right around the corner and if you have kids, you've probably already started thinking ahead for summer activities to keep them busy. I love our down time but there are days when we just need to get out of the house. Last year on the blog, I did a post regarding Northern Michigan Summer C...
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Hello, friends! Spring break is approaching quickly approaching here in Northern Michigan and some of you might be staying around the area this year. As I wrote in a previous post, here on the Grandpa Shorter's blog, we just did a big a big family vacation back in February so we are planning on...
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I'm watching the snow fall quietly outside my kitchen window as I type up this blog post. Beautiful giant flakes, the soft fluffy kind and the girls are outside playing giving me a few minutes of solice! I'm pretty sure winter is finally here to stay for a while (but hopefully not too long...). We ...
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Christmas break equals a lot of time with the kids out of school. Let me preface this by saying, I love my children dearly, I really do. That being said, I also relish the time they are in school that allows me to work (quietly) from home and keep my sanity in check. The first week of Christmas...
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Hello, friends! Christmas break is looming on the horizon and I've already started thinking of craft ideas for the kiddos even before Christmas actually gets here. My husband works nights and it's hard to keep the kids quiet sometimes. My oldest boy prefers to play legos or go outside but the youn...
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Hello, friends! Thanksgiving is on the horizon and today I'm bringing you some fun kids craft activities! I'm not sure about your kids, but my girls are obsessed with crafts. I've tried my best to contain the mess as much as I can, but it doesn't help that my work often involves working on fun kid...
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Hello, friends and welcome back! This week on the blog I'm talking about science experiments for kids. Did you know that Grandpa Shorter's has a fantastic science kits selection for kids? Neither did I! I stopped in over the weekend and spoke with Jennifer Shorter about some of the new and exciti...
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