Tim Burns is the father of 8-year-old twins. He blogs about the adventures of parenting from a fun-loving dad's perspective at ageekdaddy.com. A connoisseur of comic books and remote control cars, he enjoys family road trips and is an avid Detroit Tigers fan.
From amusement parks to zoo, any parent knows that during family vacations you are going to be deluged with stuffed animals for sale at attraction gift stores. I can’t recall traveling with my kids and not having some sort of new stuffed animal coming home with us. Unfortunately, these stuffed animals become like the troublesome …
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The author received free products and/or services from Goldfish Swim School Playing in and around water is often a big part of many family vacations. While swimming is a really fun activity it can also be very dangerous. Did you know drowning is a leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States?! To help …
Technology has made traveling a lot more convenient but it also opens up new risks and dangers. It is not just pick pockets and muggers that travelers need to keep an eye out for these days, but as interconnected as society is today it is important to be alert to cyber dangers that could arise …
I thought our whole family had gotten flu shots this year until while planning to leave for a holiday trip it was realized we’d forgotten someone … our puppy. The boarding kennel she was going to stay at asked us as we made arrangements for her stay if our dog had been given a flu …
Disney World is known for providing magical childhood experiences where kids can meet fantastic princesses, be wildly spun around in giant tea cups and ride in the air with a flying elephant. That doesn’t mean dads can’t have some fun of their own during a visit, especially if you are a science fiction fan like …
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I’m sure many people who have never ventured to Pittsburgh picture the place as a city filled with factories, steel mills and warehouses based upon its industrial past. Looking to spend some time bonding and having fun with my nine-year-old son, we embarked on a weekend getaway to Pittsburgh where both of us were familiar …
My son and I spent some of our Memorial Day weekend exploring a museum that chronicles the role Michigan played in manufacturing military equipment, vehicles and weaponry during the 20th Century. Switching its numerous automotive assembly plants over to building machine guns, jeeps, tanks, and war planes earned Michigan the moniker “arsenal of democracy” during …
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Family road trips provide a lot of freedom when it comes to controlling and enjoying the course of a vacation. These treks though can also be very liberating for your money when it comes to separating it from your wallet to pay for gasoline. Of course, you need fuel to get your vehicle to and …
As any traveler knows even the best planned trips can be negatively impacted by that uncontrollable adversary known as Mother Nature. We had planned out a road trip to explore the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan during my children’s Spring Break from school. The weather forecasts had been showing a nice weekend full …
Give yourself a moment of Zen by taking a stroll through the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Japanese Gallery which showcases oriental treasures from the museum’s permanent collection. During a walkthrough of the space my family found the place to have a sense of peacefulness that radiated from the objects on display. The artwork has a …
When the topic of peanuts comes up the first thing many of us think of is enjoying them as a snack at baseball games or during an airline flight. But for a growing number of families when it comes to this topic what comes to mind is food allergies. According to the Asthma …
I admit it! I have a tendency to splurge on having fun with my family during summer vacations then come home to credit card bills and bank statements that tend to be more troublesome than initially expected. Seems like I’m not alone though. A survey by the consumer credit reporting agency Experian found that 68% …
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