Father’s Day is just around the corner! Have you ever wondered how Father’s Day got its start? It didn’t officially become a national holiday until 1972! In 1909, Sonora Louise
Families come in many shapes and sizes. For our Cricket family, it’s always been important to depict all sorts of kids and families in our magazines. For some kids, it’s
Organizing a family picnic sounds like a walk in the park, but sometimes, juggling the demands of picky eaters feels more like a walk in a mosquito-infested quicksand patch. If
“What do you even do all day?” In the 21st century, it’s increasingly tricky to explain an average day’s work to a child, and even harder for a child to
Something new is coming to Cricket Country. There’s so much that we’d like to share with families that we can’t fit into the pages of our magazines or into the
One of my favorite mom-to-mom blog resources is Cafémom. Recently, an article about TV mother-daughters reminded me of my panic when I found out I was having a girl –
The urge to create is in each one of us. Our individual need to express ourselves is a vital part of who we are. The poet Walt Whitman once wrote
Recently I wrote a blog about the surprise benefit of unplugging from my phone for a few hours. Since then, I have learned some additional benefits such as better rest,
Most of us want to raise our kids to have cultural sensitivity and to be free of prejudices. However, the reality is we live in a world where there is
To let the kids stay up, or not to let the kids stay up. That is the question. And I have no answer for you because you know your kids
