Backyard or Campground, Camping is Good Family Fun

Want to get your kids used to camping? Start out in the backyard. Photo by

I’m a hotel girl at heart, but I know that camping is an unbeatable experience. Spending “living time” with your family outdoors is a super-booster shot of togetherness that you really can’t get any other way.

Mom to Mom: U-Pick At Mulberry Lane Farm

Photo by *clarity*, Flickr

A reader shares her experience at a U-Pick strawberry farm in Loda, Ill.

Road Trip: Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry

Learn about air pressure in the "Science Storms" exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Photo by Amy L. Hatch

The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is a great place for a day trip.