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Tweet The film Babies was released on Mother’s Day of this year in the US, but I didn’t see it until it was on my Netflix instant screen a few weekends ago. And it was everything I could have hoped for plus more—cute, thought provoking and fascinating. Babies is a documentary about four new humans [...]

Tweet From 32 teams down to 2: the World Cup Final is set for Sunday and either the Netherlands or Brazil will remain as the 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion. Every four years soccer takes the spotlight internationally, but it is a popular and growing sport among youth here in North America! Are your kids [...]

Tweet Destinations Are you planning a family vacation to a place that isn’t completely kid-centric? Great idea! Families so often end up at a theme park or a children’s museum (which are great). But kids are also capable of enjoying trips to places that are fun for adults. There are many authentic experiences to be [...]

Tweet I’ll go out on a limb and say not many universities have a creamery on their campuses. We have just that here at Penn State, and even with Beaver Stadium and other features, the Berkey Creamery may be the number one attraction here! The Creamery is busy year round, with not only ice cream [...]

Tweet School’s winding down for most, while temperatures and the chance for thunderstorms is heating up! It’s easier than ever for your meteorologist-in-training to show their desire to predict the next weather system. Immerse your kid in forecasting with a Weather Camp! Here at Penn State, two camps are held each summer for high school [...]