One of the best gifts a mother can give to her children is a love of travel and a sense of adventure. To return the favor, give the mom who has collected her share of frequent flyer miles a gift that makes her next...

Sadly, Downton Abbey is over for the season. But it is still fun to fantasize about how great it would be to have a personal staff to take on all those tedious daily tasks, such as pouring one's own coffee or filling one's bathtub. While having a permanent live-in staff...

A typical cold winter weekend at our house can feel claustrophobic and undoubtedly involves several hours of TV watching and computer games. But just an hour and a half away from New York City lies Mohonk Mountain Lodge, a retreat surrounded by thousands of acres of wilderness, and the chance...

Is it possible to teach a slightly esoteric topic, such as architecture, to a young child? A little-known museum in New York City is doing a just that by offering hands-on school and family programs. I have taken my kids to many of these monthly events at The Center for...

A typical cold winter weekend at our house can feel claustrophobic and undoubtedly involves several hours of TV watching and computer games. But just an hour and a half away from New York City lies Mohonk Mountain Lodge, a retreat surrounded by thousands of acres of wilderness, and the chance...

Who says you can't take it with you? This year, kids on the go have a whole host of amazing toys that can be packed easily and offer hours of fun.

Ok, you know the drill by now. You have to put away Words with Friends during take-off and landing....

Can a vacation help you live longer? Maybe if you choose to visit one of the world's Blue Zones. The book The Blue Zones , written by Dan Buettner, publicized four parts of the world where a startlingly large number of people live to one hundred and doing so in...

How can you expose your kids to music that both you and they will enjoy? You may have tried taking your children to a concert where they became slightly perturbed because they were not supposed to speak or jump up and down. Or you may have attended one or two...

Now that summer has officially arrived, it is time to get serious about sunscreen. Regardless of what type of outdoor activity you have in mind, the sunscreen makers of the world have developed a host of products, some of them new and...

It's in the very first Harry Potter book that we find out that what wizards like to eat is a little bit more magical than Muggle food and that it is almost always served in abundance. A snack cart that is rolled through the Hogwart's Express introduces readers to Bertie...

What should you get for the mom who likes to travel? Part of the fun of traveling is getting to wear a whole bunch of clothes that you would never wear at home. Moms that are hitting the beach, the slopes, or the trails, need to into those clothes they...

While nothing may top the thrill of skiing down a powdery slope, the sticker shock of many ski vacations can be daunting. Skiers need to pay for equipment, lift tickets and of course, a few cool accessories. Several ski resorts across the country are trying to lessen the pain by...

My eight year old twin boys have never been to Disneyland or Disney World. They aren't too keen on spending time with Mickey Mouse. Nor had they been to Italy before this summer when we embarked on a trip from Adventures by Disney, the company's entry into organized...