3 Tips To Help Kids Laugh More

3 Tips To Help Kids Laugh More

Maybe laughter actually is the best medicine—or at least a pretty good one. In fact, in one study, researchers found that while kids laughed at humorous videos, they tolerated pain better. And other research has found that children who like to laugh are more...
Spending Utah Spring Break at Coconut Cove?

Spending Utah Spring Break at Coconut Cove?

Looking for things to do with kids over Utah Spring Break? Then come spend it at Coconut Cove! But first, here are a few things you’ll want to know if you’re heading our way. 1. We have fun things for kids of all ages. From ball guns to giant building blocks to...
6 Tips for Visiting Coconut Cove Over Christmas Break

6 Tips for Visiting Coconut Cove Over Christmas Break

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you’re looking for things to do with your kids while they’re off from school for the next two weeks of Christmas Break. Fortunately for Utahns, we have the perfect activity for you: take your kids to Coconut Cove! But with...
Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Picasso was right when he said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” How do you keep kids creative when they grow up? The answer is through open-ended play. Let’s elaborate on Picasso’s quote. As children, we’re...
When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

Most parents don’t have to think hard to remember a time their kids got hurt playing. In fact, you’ve probably saved them from worse things than little injuries. For example, maybe you once desperately chased after them as they walked right, right up to the edge...
7 Fun, Safe Activities For Kids During COVID in Utah

7 Fun, Safe Activities For Kids During COVID in Utah

After eight months of quarantine for most of us Utahns, you and your kids are probably looking around for some creative things to do this winter. Naturally, you want to keep kids actively playing all year round. But getting that exercise during the pandemic can be...
The Best Birthday Party Games and Ideas

The Best Birthday Party Games and Ideas

Kids’ birthday parties have become a lot more elaborate than they used to be. From themed parties that transform your home into magical lands or outer space, to renting animals and bounce houses for outdoor parties. Kids just want to have fun, and you don’t need to...
What is Peaceful Parenting?

What is Peaceful Parenting?

Before becoming a mother, I always envisioned what it would be like. I had this magical idea in my head of how I would deal with the “messy” stuff. And in my head, I had it all figured out. I would stay calm and collected, my children would listen and be super cute...
5 Key Reasons Why Kids Need Playgrounds

5 Key Reasons Why Kids Need Playgrounds

5 Key Reasons Why Kids Need Playgrounds   “Play is so integral to childhood that a child who does not have the opportunities to play is cut off from a major portion of childhood.” -Mussel White Think back to when you were a kid. Playgrounds were probably one of...