If you are a mom in Central Charlotte, it’s likely that you are a member, or know a member, of Charlotte Mom to Mom Exchange (also known as M2M). M2M is so much more than a collection of Facebook “marketplace” pages. Although you can buy and sell pretty much any thing you could ever need […]
We are one week into the summer, and I’ve already decided that it’s too hot to cook! Lucky for us, Charlotte and surrounding areas have an abundance of Kids Eat Free offerings. Take advantage. Kids Eat Free Sundays: 1900 Mexican Grill (10 & under w/ adult entree) Cabo’s Mexican Cuisine & Cantina (Kids 10 and under, […]
Travel, particularly international travel, is shown to increase intellectual capacity and emotional abilities in adults and children, and it has consistently shown to improve academic success for students. Here are just a few of benefits of summer vacation travel: Increased Flexibility and Adaptability Heightened Geographical Awareness Increased Intelligence Marked Increase in Curiosity Heightened Interpersonal Awareness […]
Summer is here, and so is the summer fun. Whether you like to be out and about in the heat, or having quiet fun indoors, there is something for everyone happening this week. Enjoy these things to do with family this week …you know August will be here before we know it! Summer Break w/ […]
Just signing a card is so last year. Up your Father’s Day game with an experience he won’t soon forget. From feasting to sipping, jamming out to kicking back, we’ve rounded up 39 ways to celebrate Dad this Father’s Day weekend. (it’s Sunday, June 18 bt dubs). FEAST Treat Dad to a nice dinner out. […]
Let’s first take a moment to reminisce on just how great dad’s are. Dad’s were the one’s holding us up the first time our training wheels came off our Barbie bicycles. They made an effort to attend every single sporting event…even if we never made it off the bench. Dad’s surprised us with a clean car […]
CMS folks…one.more.week. We can do this. We can do hard things. And this feels REALLY hard right now when neighbor kids are out of private schools, preschool kids are out, and I cannot possibly pack one more lunch! This is the week that we need to say BIG thank yous to our teachers and staff, […]
This is an ‘old’ article, please link thru to the latest update here on our site. Brace yourselves. That dreaded moment is coming ~ approximately 3 days after school lets out, when your kids mosey into the room declaring “I’m Bored”. We love them. We don’t love their short attention spans. Luckily Charlotte is within driving […]
Summer is coming…for some it is already here. School is out and kids need something to do so you can do what you do. There are only so many days you can spend at the pool or the park or the library. That’s where Charlotte Latin’s Camp Victor comes in. For the children, Camp Victor is […]
Most of the rain is gone after last week’s deluge. Time to get out and about the family. So much summer fun is coming this week, including concert series kick offs, arts and music celebrations and more. Memorial Day May 29 @ 11:15am & 2:15pm Discovery Place Kids (Huntersville) Celebrate Memorial Day with some special […]
If you’re a preschool family, this is probably your last week of school. If you’re a public school family, this is EOG week. Summer is coming and coming fast, but before it arrives there is a whole lot of spring fun happening around here this week. Enjoy! Celebration of Members 2017 May 23 @ 5:00-8:00pm […]
This article is a guest post by Katie Garrett of Garrett Educational Consulting. When students come into our office, some think they know exactly what they want in terms of college choices. They’ll say that “school ‘x’ is my top choice.” However, when we in turn ask the question “why,” they suddenly cannot describe their […]
