#board-games

#board-games

"Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination."- Fitzhugh Dodson The road to mental health recovery looks too long when you're standing at the starting line, but as you slowly make your way down the road, you meet some interesting challenges and victories.

Twin birthday parties can be stressful!Not only do you have to buy two presents and make two cakes, but you also have to create a celebration that both children will like!One of the most common twin birthday party themes is "Twodoodles," named after the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse character.Other common twin party themes include "two peas in a pod," Frozen's Anna and Elsa from Frozen, video game characters Mario and Luigi, and Dr. Seuss' Thing One and Thing Two.

Teaching cryptocurrency to children can be a great way to introduce them to the world of finance and technology.Here are some interactive ways one can utilize to teach cryptocurrency to children:
Start with the basics and use analogies
Start by defining and describing the nature of money.Inform your kids about the various types of money and the function of banks.

Food cart pods with run-around room, restaurants with arcade or board games, and more




Family-friendly suburb Vancouver, Washington offers many places for kids to dine with their adult chaperones between trips to Sky Zone Trampoline Park or Dizzy Castle.Two new food cart pods just outside of Vancouver - Carts by the Park in Ridgefield and Ashwood Taps & Trucks in Washougal - provide a variety of dining options, as well as outdoor space to play.

Happy Monday, everyone!Taste specialty menu items during Alexandria Restaurant Week, or grab an all-access pass to a local film festival to add to a week of fun.Best Things to Do This Week


Alexandria Restaurant Week.Did you have a good time chowing down during DC Restaurant Week? (Some DC restaurants have extended their Restaurant Week deals .)

Williamsburg residents awoke to a surprise today: The "Graham Ave-Ave of Puerto Rico" street sign that hangs above traffic on corner of the busy thoroughfare and Moore Street was removed and replaced with a sign simply reading "Graham Ave."
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Wild Bird Fund to Open Brooklyn Location for Locals Who Love Wildlife In big news for the borough's wildlife lovers, Wild Bird Fund will be opening an outpost in Park Slope just two blocks west of Prospect Park.

BOSTON - David Pastrnak was sporting black nail polish Monday, but it wasn't to represent the Bruins.The forward, who had two goals and an assist in Boston's 6-0 shutout win over the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden, was asked about it after the game.And no, he's not in a goth phase.Pastrnak said he lost a bet while playing a board game with his family in town.

This month, my Bay Area brewery tours took me to the industrial end of Oakland's Jack London Square.Among the warehouses and manufacturing businesses along Third Street are a couple of breweries and brewpubs that are well worth venturing into for a pint.Old Kan Beer & Co. Brewer-owner Adam Lamoreaux founded Old Kan Beer & Co. in 2017 in the same spot that once housed Linden Street, the brewery he closed in 2015.

For Christmas 2022, Printemps takes us to the circus with Santa as the ringleader for the clowns and trapeze artists swing freely on their swings.The star-studded inauguration event for the windows in November was hosted by supermodel Cindy Crawford and supermodel daughter Kaia Gerber, co-hosted by  Naomi Campbell and Isabelle Huppert.

Stuck inside with the kids and trying to figure out what to do? You're not alone.Whether it's a sick day or there's inclement weather, at some point parents everywhere will think about the best indoor activities for kids.Maybe you have already considered reading a book or breaking out the board games, but what about creating your own game or hosting a puppet show?

You may just be able to satisfy these desires soon, as a new Comedy Bang! Bang!book is on its way.The Podcast: The Book, a new "full-color extravaganza, with all of your favorites from the show contributing text pieces, ads, board games, and MORE," is coming out April 2023."The book features brand-new anecdotes and opinions from the show's wild cast of recurring characters, and matches the show in tone and wackiness, with essays, lists, plays, nods to running bits, and four-color illustrations throughout, helping to bring the zany, satirical, undefinable world of Comedy Bang! Bang! to life in new and surprising ways!"