It’s a Parade!
Create your own holiday floats.

P&C Field Trips: Family Travel Tips and Suggestions
Parent & Child magazine visits family-friendly destinations and offers tips on what to do, where to stay, and restaurants to try. Destinations include Orlando, Denver, Maui, and more.

Outdoor Art-ventures
Explore creativity in the great outdoors.

Machines Match Game: Make it and Play It!
Make and play this simple homemade match the machines game. After reading books about machines, kids paste magazine pictures of them onto index cards. Then they place them on a chart, matching them with drawings of the places where the machines are used.

Everyone in the Kitchen
Teaching his young sons to cook is a treat for TV chef Ming Tsai. Here's how to make it work for your family.

Friendly Neighborhood
Set the stage for dramatic adventures when you build your own town.

Our Town: Kids Engage in Pretend Play and Build Their Own Community
This group activity is perfect for play dates. Kids work together to create a pretend town using boxes as buildings and butcher paper to decorate them. The activity gets kids problem solving and working as a team.

Clubhouse Canvas
Drape this no-sew cloth over a table to create a cool playhouse.

Create a Personalized Storybook and Make Your Child a World Traveler
Let your child imagine becoming a world traveler. Make an individualized storybook with photos of foreign countries from travel magazines.

Connecting With Families
Here are some suggestions for activities families can enjoy at home together.