Celebrating Our Anniversary as a Family

“What is an anniversary? “, my son asked when I told him we will be celebrating our 10th this year. His sister came over to listen. “It’s the day your dad and I got married. ” The confused looks persist. “Were we there?” Hmmm .. I backpedal. “Well, kind of. You know the day you were born is your birth…

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8 Couple Games to Play on Karvachauth Festival

Karavachauth is a Hindu festival that celebrates love, much akin to Valentines Day. On this festival women (these days many non Hindu women also celebrate this thanks to movies based on Hindi Language cinema) choose to fast without food or water for their husband’s long life and consequently their marriage. Those of you who are new to the concept might…

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Plan an Olympic themed Picnic

I put together an End of Summer – Picnic for my neighborhood last week. We had a potluck for the snack foods and I organized  an itinerary of games for all the families. At the end, I gave out silver and gold medals made out of chocolate  (Twix and Musketeers) for the families and they were a huge hit! The…

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Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunts are an amazing activity. There are so versatile, for kids and adults alike. They can be done at a party or community event. You can even do them around home or in your back yard to keep kids occupied on a play date or when they are bored. They are a great ice breaker for people who don’t…

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