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items As a mom with 4 kiddos ranging from young adults (24 & 18) to teen (16) & a preteen (10), I know we are always looking for fun ways to spend time together sans the screens whenever we're all together again. Ways to truly maximize our memories...
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Keep it All Together
Place in & around CLE for family fun
Weekend Brunch
Picnic Day
Game Night
Birthday Breakfast
Keep it All Together
When coordinating the chaos, we need to always look for ways to help us keep it all together. This list is full of the things I use that I've found easily assist me in keeping it all together, because the more time I can save by being organized, the ...
A great planner/calendar helps you keep organized first and foremost, to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. On the calendar, in the bank, and everywhere in between. Memories are best captured when we can prepare spaces to make them. Planners ar...
Papel Picado (Planner) by Carolyn Joe Daniel
Ok, full disclosure, I do not have this exact thing. I couldn't find the one I have but this is the closest thing & it's better. I may just have to get this one before summer though. Anyways, I love mine, because it keeps so much I need on hand w...
HOTOR Foldable Trunk Organizer w/ Cooler
In the effort of being entirely forthcoming, I do not use these specific large utility tote. I was a consultant for Thirty-One for nearly a decade. I would have linked their products, except they closed as a company over a year ago.
This tote looks ...
LHZK Extra Large Utility Tote Bag Gray
I know there is a debate between Android & Apple... right now, I am outing myself as an avid & loyal Android user. I have had a Samsung phone for easily over 15 years. Presently this Samsung s25 ultra is the phone keeping everything together....
Galaxy S25 Ultra | Features & Highlights
Place in & around CLE for family fun
This park is EPIC! When my teens & young adults were all littles we visited this park regularly. My youngest (10) still has fun running around and playing here. There are plenty of tables to pack a picnic lunch and enjoy it mid play session. The...
Preston's H.O.P.E. Playground Park
This is a great walking, hiking & learning park. Many spots to learn about local wildlife, a massive tower you can climb to the top of for an incredible view, and multiple special events throughout the year.
The Holden Arboretum
This place has been a staple in my outings & kid adventures over the years. We have had group playdates there where each of my girls have had a chance to milk a cow & brush a horse. We have participated in & made special Christmas memorie...
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Over my entire lifetime I have attended more shows that I can count in Cleveland's theater district, sitting in each theater for at least one show I believe. We have never been season ticket holders here, though I would certainly consider it. My girl...
Playhouse Square
We have been season pass holders at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 3 or 4 times and almost all of my kids have enjoyed field trips there through school. We enjoy the rainforest before entering the zoo. We've purchased refillable beverage cups over the ...
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
My family, especially my husband & I, enjoy baseball. We don't make it down every season, but every season we do make it to a game here, we are happy. Even the one game that got rained out after we were there was an enjoyable experience until the...
Progressive Field
One spring break when our middle two girls were both away with friends or visiting family out of state, we took our bookends kids here, the oldest & youngest. It was a fun & memorable day learning about all different kind of science in intera...
Great Lakes Science Center
I didn't know this museum even existed until my youngest was already 7 or so. She has now visited with us & her oldest sister once and with a friend and her mother a few times. She very much enjoyed it, the water room was a particular favorite fo...
The Children's Museum of Cleveland
When my middle girls were little, I had a friend group that introduced me to this adorable little amusement park because they have great group deals. Memphis kiddie park is a little amusement park filled with rides only sized for littles that is only...
Memphis Kiddie Park
I have been a fan of Cedar Point, the coaster, capital of the world, since my first visit with my cousins youth group way back in middle school. Last September we took our first full family trip there because our youngest wanted to try coasters and ...
Cedar Point
Weekend Brunch
Weekends are for recharging in my home. We have things that we are obligated to on weekends, sure, most people do. But we do try to intentionally find ways to recharge on the weekends. Slow mornings and brunch are both ways we let ourselves recharge ...
This griddle is great for Weekend Brunch. I use it for all types of breakfast foods, and the occasional indoor cheeseburger, but most consistently I use it to make pancakes so that my stove top can be working on cheesy scrambled eggs and sausage grav...
Presto 07047 Cool Touch Electric Griddle
I love to prep yogurt parfaits with granola or fruit and being able to keep the mix in separate from the yogurt makes them great for on the go, but also for being prepped ahead of weekend brunch. These parfaits cups allow the mix in to stay separate,...
Freshmage 4 Pack 20oz Yogurt Parfait Cups with Lids
I found two brand new sealed sets of these at our local Goodwill and celebrated the find right there in the aisle. I use them for bagels & donuts and they are a fun addition to the brunch spread tables cape adding height and functionality. For an...
4PCS Acrylic Donut Display Stand Tower
I owe 3 carafes and as much as I like mine, these are better because they have lids that snap on and mine don't close. Luckily we go through juice quick on brunch weekends so I don't often have any left in them to close up and when I do, I have to re...
NETANY 4-Pack 1L Glass Carafe with Lid
Picnic Day
Makes a great picnic blanket at the park or even the beach, waterproof & easy to dust dirt, grass, or sand off to put away. Little pouch for convenient storage & ease of travel. Available in multiple colors, so you can pick your kiddos favor...
WEKAPO Sandproof Waterproof Beach Blanket
Space saving in the cooler. Great for sliding in between sandwiches or juice boxes. If your kids are independent like mine, they are also great for fitting in the lunch box they insist on carrying their food in themselves and NOT in your cooler. 🤭
Fit & Fresh 4 Pack XL Slim Ice Packs
Want a pretty pattern for your blanket? With a variety of patterns you can choose the one that feels right. This one is also waterproof, easy to brush dirt, grass, or sand off of, and easy to store in the tote it comes with, just prettier & come...
Waterproof Sandproof Extra Large Beach Mat
I have a gray & white version of this cooler and it's great to go in the back of a minivan or suv loaded with ice & drinks. It draines easily & as long as it is plugged, it retains water & ice lasts inside keeping contents cool for aw...
Igloo Latitude 16 Roller Indigo Blu M-Gray
These are my favorite solution for food storage. Whether we are beach bound, headed to a park, or hitting the road, these make picnicking easy & clean.
I know there are a ton of solutions on the market. I've tried many, but everytime I try somet...
Rubbermaid 42-Piece Food Storage Set
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE a Tommy Bahama beach chair. I use mine at the beach, obviously, and also at the spray park, the pool, the playground, and even rec sporting events. They have pockets, and pouches, and a cup holder, and the fold up to carr...
Tommy Bahama 5-Position Folding Beach Chair
Game Night
When it comes to playing games, my family is on "board"... 😆... see what I did there? But really, we are game people. From video games, to computer games, but most especially, to get us off the screens we LOVE board games and card games. These games...
Super cute & super fun, but be prepared to want a charcuterie board next to the game board for snacking!
Sharecuterie
Super fun for family with reading aged children. Travel the U.S.A without leaving your house! A long time favorite of our family. I always challenge myself to the ends of the continent in this game, sometimes it works, sometimes I lose. It's fun eith...
Ticket to Ride | Board Game
A fun alternative to the original Sushi Go, great for families with an adorable pink steamed dumpling everyone will want to possess! Get ready for a Dim Sum battle!
Gamewright Sushi Go! Spin Some for Dim Sum
Fun game for families with reading age or older that amps up the competitive factor every time! You battle for land & resources, but cooperative play can help players success & also fun to grow!
CATAN Board Game
Great game for all ages! Send the pigeons flying and ensure laughter around your table! The perfect addition to the game shelf, just expect to have to hunt for lost pigeons, they take flight easily if flicked too hard.
Ravensburger Oh My Pigeons! Family Game
Complete game night with this sleek charcuterie tray, complete with lid for easy clean up or even to take on the go! Everyone plays nicer when they're not hangry!!
Charcuterie Board with Clear Lid, 6 Compartments
Add a healthy sweet treat to your game night with these delicious Drizzilicious rice cakes. With a variety of flavors, there is bound to be a flavor for each of your picky eaters. Plus, the best part is you can watch them eat handfuls with no guilt b...
Mini Rice Cakes
This is a game that my whole family loves, we laugh so much when playing and often can be heard saying/asking things like, "Are you serious?!?" "No way that's worse!" or "of course YOU think that!"
Worst-CASE Scenario Card Game – Family Fun
With a smaller map, Ticket to Ride New York is a great way to get familiar with the Ticket to Ride game family. It's a great beginner game for families with an interest in Ticket to Ride!
Asmodee Ticket to Ride New York Board Game
It's a fast paced game, that can be frustrating at first, but once you get the hang of it be ready for the competitive temperature to change! Great for travel too because it's low space for luggage.
Mattel Phase 10 Card Game, 108 Cards, Ages 7+
This game is just like Sushi Go, but with a PARTY vibe! Another fun part of the Sushi Go family, this game is great for gradeschool kids or older. All of my girls LOVE this one!
Sushi Go Party! Deluxe Card Game by Gamewright
Fun game for family game night, it is absolutely able to accommodate many ages! A family favorite for sure. Fun for everyone, more fun if you like sushi!
Sushi Go - Pick and Pass Family Card Game
Birthday Breakfast
Awhile back, I got a stemless happy birthday glass for one of my girls to use for a special birthday breakfast complete with a fauxmosa. Now, everyone gets there turn through the year, as it has become THE birthday glass in our home. This isn't the g...
Happy Birthday 22oz Stemless Wine Glass
Breakfast in bead is one of the best ways to begin a birthday breakfast. There are a ton of trays on the market, but they are not all made the same. 3 best perks of this tray imho:
1- adjustable height allows more room for legs to move without tippi...
Bamboo Breakfast Tray with Foldable Legs
What better way to serve Birthday Breakfast to your loved ones (or to have it served to YOU) than to do so will a birthday greeting right on the front of your apron? Serve in celebratory style!
DII Happy Birthday Confetti Skirted Apron
Complete your Birthday Breakfast service with these coordinating dish towels. A few reusable purchases like these can bring repetitive joy to your birthday celebrations for years to come!
DII Happy Birthday Confetti Dishtowel Set
Field Day
No field day is complete without a sprinkler or a mister of some sort to give a refreshing place to run as the physical activity heats you up under the sun! I love Melissa & Doug products, so this was an easy choice for our yard, for field day o...
Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Flower Sprinkler Toy
Movie Night
Movies are a favorite past time of my family tree. We have 3 generations of high school movie theater ushers in my father, myself & my oldest. We love a movie night, indoors, at the theater, and our favorite, at the drive-in! In this section I wa...
My family loves these popcorn seasonings. Whether used with microwave popcorn, movie theatre, or at home in a popper, these Kernel Seasons add an unexpected and enjoyable element to the traditional bucket of popcorn! We have used each of the flavors ...
Kernel Season's Popcorn Seasoning Mini Jars, 8 Pack
THE BEST NON MOVIE THEATER POPCORN. It's like going to the theater but not paying $100. You will never go back to the popcorn you bought before.
Orville Redenbacher’s Movie Theater Butter Popcorn, 24-Count
It's always fun when we can add the authenticity to a home movie night with theater style bags or cartons to portion the popcorn for ease of enjoyment. You could even slide them into your purse folded to portion a large theater popcorn across the fam...
VOISEN Popcorn Boxes 20 Pack 46 OZ Red White
When it comes to carrying all of your at home concessions from your kitchen to the movie viewing room, this concessions box can help! Pop your popcorn, candy & even beverages inside to easily carry them with the handles on the sides to prevent sp...
Wooden Movie Night Snack Tray with Handles
Have you ever wanted to do a family movie night but you never get past picking the movie? This 100 Best Movies of All Time jar will ensure that doesn't happen everytime there isn't a new release pulling you in. It's cute, small, and functional becaus...
MEYA 100 Best Movies Ever Jar with Keychain
When you want to set the scene just right...(see what I did there)... you've got to bring all the extra! This cute little sign let's you set the movie night scene without it being too large to store between movie nights, or too expensive to justify. ...
Movie Night Chalkboard Kit w/ 8 Markers
This is a simple way to bring a little extra fun to your family movie night. This starter set is fun for families of all reading ages. If you have a competitive family, this turns movie night into a competitive activity. I have also included a larger...
XOXO Parents Movie Night Bingo Cards - 4 Reusable with Markers
Turn family movie night into a competitive activity too! This set offers Bingo cards to accommodate a variety of genre movies, from Christmas & Rom Com to Action & Family friendly movies. Really amps up the opportunities for fun during your m...
XOXO Parents Movie Night Bingo Cards 20-Pack
Ok, full disclosure, I take a blanket with me to the movie theater, especially since all the seats recline now. But whether you are taking it into the theater or simply using it for movie night at home, this movie themed blanket is the solution. If t...
Movie Ticket Popcorn Throw Blanket 50x60