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Interested in adding some perennials and flowering shrubs to your backyard or landscape so you can enjoy homegrown cut flower bouquets throughout the summer. If you don’t know how to begin, here’s the best tips for selecting easy to grow flowers, how to prepare your soil, planting and harvesting and tips for extending the vase life of your bouquets. Start your beginners cut flower perennial garden with your kids today.

Head to St Helen, Michigan to explore the best and largest ORV trail system in Roscommon County. Get your adrenaline pumping as you traverse the trails, sand pit and rock scramble at St Helen Motorsport area. Make lasting memories with your friends or family riding your four wheeler, jeep or RZR’s. Boasting the largest number of ORV trails in lower Michigan, St Helen, Roscommon and Houghton Lake are close and convenient with camping, restaurants and attractions nearby.

Here’s a secret… if you want your children to improve their listening skills and attention span try listening to audiobooks and keep their hands busy engaged in simple activities and handicrafts. Simultaneously allowing your child’s brain to be engrossed in the story, while occupying their fidgeting hands. Whether you’re homeschooling or just love a good audio book, we’ve rounded up our favorite quiet crafts, manipulates and activities for kids to do while listening to audio books.

Best children’s nature themed, outdoor adventure books for ages 7-12 . These survival books are ideal for children and adults. Here is a list of our favorite books for boys and girls in elementary and middle school that make great read alouds for the entire family. You’re kid’s will love these chapter books.

Best audio books packed with adventure that are perfect for your next family road trip. These family-friendly books are ideal for children and adults. Here is a list of our favorite read aloud books for boys and girls in elementary and middle school.

Help kid’s enjoy hiking more with these fun hiking games and activities. From themed hikes, brain teasers, songs, and games these activities will keep your family moving, fight boredom and help you bond as a group. Ideas for toddlers, children, and even teens.

Head to one of the best destination for a girl’s weekend getaway in the Midwest. Located on Lake Michigan, Chicago is the perfect destination with cultural events, a robust dining scene, outdoor venues, museums, striking architecture, and festivals to enjoy. With hundreds of Chicago activities to choose, here are the top things to do in Chicago with the girls on a 3 day weekend trip, plus advice on accommodations, best restaurants and attractions with a detailed map to help plan your vacation to Chicago, Illinois.

Experience the wonder of Winter with tons of family-friendly indoor and outdoor activities in Michigan. Plan a day trip or weekend winter vacation for kids. From Christmas holiday light displays, snow tubing, skiing, museums and ice skating there is no end to fun on a Winter Weekend Getaway in Michigan. Here are 5 Michigan destinations to visit this winter season in December, January or February including places with indoor water parks, hotels and guides on where to stay, eat, and play.

Snuggle up and celebrate Winter Solstice by reading aloud these winter themed books. We’ve rounded up a great list of children’s picture books about winter solstice. Plus, check out these winter solstice activity ideas.

Lantern Lit Night Hikes are occurring throughout Michigan this winter. Here is your Michigan Winter hiking guide for 2024-2025 season, including a detailed map. Hike, ski or snowshoe as you journey through a glowing trail lit with lanterns. A variety of Michigan State Parks, MI recreation areas and nature centers are hosting these magical night hikes with cozy camp fires afterwards.

Visiting Houghton Lake area in Michigan with your family this year. Here is a family-friendly guide to the best things to do in Roscommon, Higgins Lake and Houghton Lake with kids. Activities, restaurants, beaches, ORV trails and outdoor adventures at beautiful South and North Higgins Lake State Park.

Make Christmas extra magical for your children with a special experience of meeting and petting real live reindeer. Add this fun tradition to your holiday schedule. Visit a Michigan reindeer farm or attend a Holiday events where you can visit with Santa and pet live reindeer. Check out the map of reindeer farms and Christmas events in Michigan to find one close to you.

Unique, non candy, ideas for children’s stocking stuffers that are useful, practical and fun. These toys will help children to get outside more in nature playing in the backyard or while hiking and camping. Kids of all ages will love these unconventional ideas including pocket sized games, water balls, nature toys.

If you have a child whose pockets are constantly overflowing with rocks, then you’ll need to find these 6 Michigan rocks to add to their collections. Luckily, the Great Lakes State is ideal location for kid’s to rock hunt with it’s rocky shores. Here’s a Family Guide to the best spots to find Puddingstones, Lake Superior Agate, Petoskey Stones, Charlevoix Stones and Leland Blues from a lifelong Michigander. Make it a Michigan Day trip to Lake Michigan, Lake Superior or Lake Huron while vacationing and rock hunting.