Meredith Sinclair

The TODAY Show: Rainy Day Activities for Summer Days Indoors

In July, most families are out and about enjoying the beautiful summer weather. Pool time, bike riding, beach trips, sprinklers, and water balloons are the gifts of summer, right? But every so often we get rained in and find ourselves stuck inside until the skies clear. Rather than flipping on the TV or computer screen […]

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Three Halloween Activities for Teens

For years my husband has raced home from work early on Halloween night so that he, our two boys, and I could walk the tree-lined streets of our neighborhood trick-or-treating together. Over the last 15 Halloweens with kids, we’ve hauled costumed infants in baby carriers strapped to our bodies, pulled toddler tricksters in wagons in case they got tired, and watched our boys race from house to house as fast as their little legs could carry them. We never took these trick-or-treating marathons for granted, knowing that one day they’d be too old for it all and our candy-collecting chaperone duty would be over.

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Time to Play: When It’s Too COLD Outside

January in Chicago is typically a bit challenging to say the least. It’s not so much the mountains of snow that cause our severe cabin fever, although we definitely get our fair share. No, it’s more the long stretch of Midwestern bitter cold and blustery air that makes a mom want to remain in bed under a heap of blankets or snuggle up by a fire for days on end.

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Time to Play: Be a Little Mooch this Month

I have always… always loved this crisp Autumnal time of year. I grew up in Western PA, where this season meant a Jackson Pollock splattering of trees covering our rolling hills, Friday night football games (yep, I was that cheerleader), playing tag through the cornfields behind my friend’s house, ginormous heaps of foliage, and of course all things Halloween.

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