Fall

Get outside and enjoy the wonderful fall weather by visiting Iowa City area pumpkin patches and apple orchards! Use this guide to find your next family fall field trip. It includes an interactive map to scout locations, activities, and...

During dinner last week, my 7 year old asked if we would be going to grandma and grandpa's house for Thanksgiving this year. "No baby, not this year." It's the phrase I utter like a broken record. Ugh ....

The spooky season has arrived! It's time to start shopping for costumes — consider second-hand shopping! —picking out candy, and thinking about local Halloween events and activities, like trick-or-treating. Enjoy this handy guide to all things Halloween, including events...

We shouted (encouragingly) as the players ran down the pitch. (If you didn’t know, pitch is the proper name for a soccer field. One of the many things I learned this season.) Coaches were giving instructions, the kids working...

I love Halloween. The music, the trick or treating, decorating and carving pumpkins, driving around and seeing neighborhood decor — and of course the costumes! Another thing I love: Halloween-themed shows and movies. Luckily, with streaming services, it is...

If you’re new to the area, I humbly suggest you locate the library first. Because once you’ve found the library, you have a gateway to everything else—not only books for the whole family, but also free WiFi; computer, printer,...

The air is growing crisper, mornings are cool enough for a sweatshirt, and the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air.  In many ways this year has been just as strange as the last one, but sure as...

As expats living in Madrid, my family and I have become accustomed to new traditions. Many of these we celebrate as a family so that our children can learn about different cultures and traditions other than our own.  As many...

For seven Saturdays each fall, Iowa City becomes the closest thing to Disney World for Iowa fans — this game day guide will ensure you have the best advice for planning (and enjoying) a trip to Kinnick Stadium and...

Thankfulness. How do we teach our kids to practice gratitude and thankfulness in a world so cluttered with "the me" factor? I mean, if your kids are anything like mine, they have already started to think about the holidays....