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Play Every Day (But Hunker Down), Alaska
This Alaska family is glad to be back home after a quiet yet stressful journey from Colorado on Saturday. Now that we’re here, and settling in for a 14-day quarantine that hopefully won’t result in anyone getting sick, I can focus on what’s going on in the Last Frontier; and the incredible efforts of statewide […]

At Home With Littles? Try these outdoor-themed activities
It’s getting serious now, folks. Alaska’s mandates are coming fast and furious, the latest warning that all travelers returning to the state (i.e. most of us and spring break) must self-quarantine for 14 days (that’s 336 hours; or 20,160 minutes, for those math whizzes among us). How can parents of little ones stay engaged, active, […]

Arizona to Colorado: COVID-19 family travel update
An update related to our COVID-19-caused road trip to join AK Dad in Golden Colorado in light of school closures and a rush on flights. Erin is sharing this experience nightly on Family Travel Radio, with video and everything, so take a look and listen, and follow along. It’s 9:30 p.m. in Santa Fe, New […]

Stuck at Home? Try these activities for bored big kids
Today is the Sunday after the day we were all told to stay away from each other and not treat this concept of “flattening the curve” like a snow day (week/month/semester). Amen to the person who came up with that. HOWEVER, this also means kids and parents are now faced with a very 21st Century […]
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