by Jill Tomey | Jun 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Juneteenth Activity June 19th marks the end of slavery with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Cincinnati’s Juneteenth tradition began in 1988 as a neighborhood festival–attracting some 1500 participants to a neighborhood park. As it has grown,...
by Jill Tomey | Jun 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Summersgiving June 24, 2023 (Saturday after Solstice) Summersgiving is a fledgling holiday created by a man who wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving in the summer with his friends and favorite Thanksgiving foods. Since many of us had scaled back Thanksgiving celebrations...
by Jill Tomey | Jun 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Father’s Day Learn about Dad’s Family Tree This Father’s Day, honor your father by finding out more about his heritage. If your Father is available to you, schedule time for a heart-to-heart conversation about his childhood, his young man’s dreams...
by Jill Tomey | May 25, 2024 | Family Activity
Creative Lunch Download printable version of the activity Schedule a lunch meal when the family can have a meal that will be memorable. You can serve foods and eat them with a different utensil such as forks for soup. Serve hot dogs and eat them with corn skewers...
by Jill Tomey | May 24, 2024 | Family Activity
Family Cheer Download printable version of the activity You may want to start this activity with a craft of making simple cheerleading pom-poms. For a simple DIY version, visit this website. Once everyone has 1 or 2 pom poms, write a cheer about the family. It can be...
by Jill Tomey | May 1, 2024 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
Mother’s Day – May 9 Mother’s Day celebrates all the selfless things that mothers traditionally do for their children. Mothers tend to be Available to those who depend on them. This Mother’s Day, find a way to be Available to Mom. Could you pick something that you can...
