The New York Met and Madame Tussauds with teens

The New York Met and Madame Tussauds with teens

If only the Metropolitan Museum of Art had life-sized wax figures of Degas, Monet and Picasso. I’m joking, of course, but I was thinking that watching how much fun our group of high schoolers was having at MME Tussauds NYC.

Teaching the kids about civil rights at our national monuments

Teaching the kids about civil rights at our national monuments

If you want to expand on what the kids are learning in school, then head to a national park. That’s right. There are many national historic sites that figured into the fight against slavery and the civil rights movement and are ideal for out-of-the-classroom learning opportunities, especially when so many are offering special activities this month.

Soaking up the family holiday spirit at a theme park

Soaking up the family holiday spirit at a theme park

Across the country, theme parks are adding new and bigger holiday attractions every year, enticing more and more families to come through the gates, glad to forsake holiday shopping and cooking for a few hours, even though it can be a costly afternoon or evening.

Fish fit for a king, or a snorkeler, at Jumby Bay, Antigua

Fish fit for a king, or a snorkeler, at Jumby Bay, Antigua

We’re at Jumby Bay on its own island just off the coast of Antigua–an all inclusive where the food isn’t like any other all inclusive I’ve seen—of course this is one of the most exclusive resorts in the Caribbean.