Creating Great Halloween Memories With Your Kids by Tricia Tighe I’ve always wanted to excel at pumpkin carving, but one too many times of almost cutting off my thumb with a slime-covered paring knife dulled my enthusiasm. But no more! There are 100s of sites on the internet that boast free patterns and how tos … Continue reading »
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Farmers Markets in the Antelope Valley
By Tricia Tighe If you’re used to dashing into Vons, shoving some frozen veggies into your cart and hightailing it home, shopping at a farmers market can be a shocking experience. But, shocking in a good way. Life is slower at the stalls, you’ll be offered samples of the fruits and veggies and if you … Continue reading »
Kayaking On Castaic Lake
By Tricia Tighe castaickayaking.com or (661) 257-4050. If you’re like me, when the temperatures soar to the 100s in the AV, your commitment to being active with your kids dries up faster than spit on the sidewalk. But really, how many times can you play “Super Mario Cart” before you want to yank your hair out? … Continue reading »
Paintball-it’s amazing!
Palmdale—I promised myself I wasn’t going to turn into one of those suburban commandoes who risk life and limb to win a silly game. But there I was, hunched behind a hay bale, paintballs whizzing by my head. I was pinned down, nowhere to run. I kept hearing the thud of paintballs exploding on the … Continue reading »
Geocaching-family friendly, fun and free!
By Tricia Tighe It’s like being James Bond in a mini-van, skulking around the valley and carrying out your mission in stealth and secret. You find the treasure box, initial a logbook and hiding it again for the next person. Sometimes there are little toys enclosed in the caches for kids to find, you take … Continue reading »
