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5 Fun Things to Decorate This Easter Instead of Eg...

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Celebrating Excellence: Introducing Our Educator a...

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2025 Childcare Provider of the Year, Jenny Meier

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2025 Educator of the Year, Holly Peterson

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2025 Childcare/Preschool Provider of the Year Nomi...

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2025 Educator of the Year Nominations

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Spring Into Positivity and Kindness with Sanford f...

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Painted Glass Vase Craft

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FAMILY

8 Things to Do on a Spring Nature Walk

8 Things to Do on a Spring Nature Walk

Weekend Picks: March 20th-23rd, 2025

Weekend Picks: March 20th-23rd, 2025

A Guide to Neighborhood and City-Wide Rummage Sales in the Sioux Falls Area

A Guide to Neighborhood and City-Wide Ru...

Creating a Summer of Connection: How We Plan, Prioritize, and Balance It All

Creating a Summer of Connection: How We ...

Summer Jobs: Get Hired This Summer

Summer Jobs: Get Hired This Summer

Swan Lake Christian Camp: How do I Prepare my Child for Overnight Camp?

Swan Lake Christian Camp: How do I Prepa...

Move U: Would Your Child Benefit From OT?

Move U: Would Your Child Benefit From OT...

The Outdoor Campus: Can My Child Volunteer?

The Outdoor Campus: Can My Child Volunte...

More Than a Sport: All American Gymnastics Academy

More Than a Sport: All American Gymnasti...

Library’s Summer Program Encourages Literacy and Learning

Library’s Summer Program Encourages Lite...

March in the Sioux Falls Area

March in the Sioux Falls Area

How to Spend Less Time on Your Phone and Be More Present

How to Spend Less Time on Your Phone and...

Valentine’s Day In Sioux Falls

Valentine’s Day In Sioux Falls

Unique Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day

Unique Ways to Spend Valentine’s D...

10 Sioux Falls Restaurants to Check Out This Date Night Season

10 Sioux Falls Restaurants to Check Out ...

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Super Bowl with Your Family

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Super Bowl ...

Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas for School Valentines

Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas for School V...

Valentine Brownie Bites

Valentine Brownie Bites

Ask the Expert Jan/Feb 2025: Fight Like A Ninja

Ask the Expert Jan/Feb 2025: Fight Like ...

Winter Fun with Sanford fit: Exciting and Educational Indoor Activities for Kids

Winter Fun with Sanford fit: Exciting an...

I Potty Trained My Kids in 3 Days—Here’s What Worked for Us

I Potty Trained My Kids in 3 Days—Here’s...

Upcoming Bond Information from Sioux Falls Park & Rec

Upcoming Bond Information from Sioux Fal...

Finding Hope and Advocacy: Our Family Journey with PANDAS

Finding Hope and Advocacy: Our Family Jo...

An Open Heart and Home: A Billet Mom’s Journey with the Sioux Falls Stampede

An Open Heart and Home: A Billet MomR...

Urban Adventure Center: Open Play

Urban Adventure Center: Open Play

McDonald’s and Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota: Partners in Community Care

McDonald’s and Ronald McDonald House Cha...

Life-Changing Impact of Visual Motor Therapy

Life-Changing Impact of Visual Motor The...

Where Every Smile Matters: ABC Pediatric Dentistry

Where Every Smile Matters: ABC Pediatric...

Favorite Family Board Games to Play Together

Favorite Family Board Games to Play Toge...

Top Tips for Fulfilling Your New Year’s Goals

Top Tips for Fulfilling Your New Year...

Savor the Magic of Christmas

Savor the Magic of Christmas

New Year’s Eve in Sioux Falls: Family Fun

New Year’s Eve in Sioux Falls: Family Fu...

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Home

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Home

Winter Break Fun in Sioux Falls: Things to Do

Winter Break Fun in Sioux Falls: Things ...

December in the Sioux Falls Area

December in the Sioux Falls Area

Create a Holiday Family Calendar

Create a Holiday Family Calendar

Holiday Headquarters: Sioux Falls Area

Holiday Headquarters: Sioux Falls Area

Black Friday Week Deals: Top 10 Deals

Black Friday Week Deals: Top 10 Deals

Top Gifts for Kids: A Guide to the Year’s Top Picks

Top Gifts for Kids: A Guide to the Year’...

Thanksgiving in the Sioux Falls Area

Thanksgiving in the Sioux Falls Area

Thanksgiving Fun for Kids

Thanksgiving Fun for Kids

Local Kids: Holiday Favorites

Local Kids: Holiday Favorites

Holiday Gift Guide: Baby

Holiday Gift Guide: Baby

Holiday: Gifting Local

Holiday: Gifting Local

The Outdoor Campus: Your Connection to the Outdoors

The Outdoor Campus: Your Connection to t...

Embracing Holiday Travel with Kids

Embracing Holiday Travel with Kids

Thanksgiving Leaf Banner

Thanksgiving Leaf Banner

November in the Sioux Falls Area

November in the Sioux Falls Area

The Holiday Gifts Influx Simplified

The Holiday Gifts Influx Simplified

Classic Sioux Falls Holiday Activities

Classic Sioux Falls Holiday Activities

‘hood Magazine Wins 5 Parenting Media Association Awards

‘hood Magazine Wins 5 Parenting Media As...

Simple Watercolor Monster Craft

Simple Watercolor Monster Craft

You’ve Been BOOed!

You’ve Been BOOed!

Non-Candy Treats for Halloween: Fun Alternatives to Sugar Overload

Non-Candy Treats for Halloween: Fun Alte...

Spooky Halloween Punch

Spooky Halloween Punch

Halloween Craft: Styrofoam Printmaking

Halloween Craft: Styrofoam Printmaking

5 Simple Ways to Connect with Your Kids Each Day

5 Simple Ways to Connect with Your Kids ...

South Dakota’s Favorite Candy: What to Buy for Halloween

South Dakota’s Favorite Candy: What to B...

Easy Halloween Bark

Easy Halloween Bark

What to Do with All That Candy

What to Do with All That Candy

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

October in the Sioux Falls Area

October in the Sioux Falls Area

Indoor Halloween Fun

Indoor Halloween Fun

Fun Sick Day Activities for Kids

Fun Sick Day Activities for Kids

Fall Leaf Glitter Sun Catcher Craft

Fall Leaf Glitter Sun Catcher Craft

Preparing for Flu Season: Health Tips for Fall

Preparing for Flu Season: Health Tips fo...

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer

Q&A with a Community Hero: Firefighter Dustin Luebke

Q&A with a Community Hero: Firefight...

Zoo Announces Birth of Pallas’ Cat

Zoo Announces Birth of Pallas’ Cat

Best Places to Take Fall Photos in the Sioux Falls Area

Best Places to Take Fall Photos in the S...

Delicious Fall Food to Enjoy

Delicious Fall Food to Enjoy

Tomato Puff Pastry

Tomato Puff Pastry

Navigating Dyslexia: A Mother and Educator’s Journey

Navigating Dyslexia: A Mother and Educat...

Fall Headquarters: Sioux Falls Area

Fall Headquarters: Sioux Falls Area

Fall Festivals in the Sioux Falls Area

Fall Festivals in the Sioux Falls Area

Enhance the New School Year with Girl Scouts

Enhance the New School Year with Girl Sc...

Where to Enjoy the Fall Colors: Sioux Falls Area

Where to Enjoy the Fall Colors: Sioux Fa...

8 Things to Do on a Family Fall Walk

8 Things to Do on a Family Fall Walk

What to Do in Sioux Falls: Labor Day Weekend

What to Do in Sioux Falls: Labor Day Wee...

Weekend Trip Guide: Kansas City

Weekend Trip Guide: Kansas City

Quick DIY Halloween Costumes

Quick DIY Halloween Costumes

Tired Student? Help Your Child Stay Rested During School

Tired Student? Help Your Child Stay Rest...

Sioux Falls Area: Apple Picking Guide

Sioux Falls Area: Apple Picking Guide

Homeschool South Dakota

Homeschool South Dakota

Help and Hope in Al-Anon/Alateen

Help and Hope in Al-Anon/Alateen

Breakfast Sausage Pizza

Breakfast Sausage Pizza

Late Summer and Early Fall Camping: Tips and Tricks

Late Summer and Early Fall Camping: Tips...

BLT Pasta Recipe

BLT Pasta Recipe

Happy Healthy Family: 3 Routines to Help Your Family Thrive

Happy Healthy Family: 3 Routines to Help...

Zoo Welcomes New Giraffe & Meerkats

Zoo Welcomes New Giraffe & Meerkats

Zucchini Bread Recipe

Zucchini Bread Recipe

Start the School Year Strong: Creating a Back-to-School Family Calendar

Start the School Year Strong: Creating a...

Back-to-School Resources

Back-to-School Resources

Start of School Year Traditions to Create with Your Family

Start of School Year Traditions to Creat...

Preparing for Back-to-School: A Guide for Parents

Preparing for Back-to-School: A Guide fo...

5 Ways to End Summer with a BANG!

5 Ways to End Summer with a BANG!

Be a Rested Mom: Recharge Before the School Year Starts

Be a Rested Mom: Recharge Before the Sch...

Sioux Falls Area School Calendars

Sioux Falls Area School Calendars

Teaching Olympic Values at Home

Teaching Olympic Values at Home

Making the Most of the Last Days of Summer: End of Summer Bucket List

Making the Most of the Last Days of Summ...

Back-to-School: Shop Like a Pro

Back-to-School: Shop Like a Pro

Host Your Own Backyard Family Olympics

Host Your Own Backyard Family Olympics

Celebrate the Summer Olympics: Apple Ring Snack!

Celebrate the Summer Olympics: Apple Rin...

DIY Olympic Medals

DIY Olympic Medals

‘hood Magazine’s Top Prime Day Picks

‘hood Magazine’s Top Prime D...

Bored Preschooler? 10 Activities to Encourage Independent Play

Bored Preschooler? 10 Activities to Enco...

Celebrating the Summer Olympics: Fun Family Ideas to Enjoy Together

Celebrating the Summer Olympics: Fun Fam...

Squirt Gun Water Art: A Fun Summer Activity for Kids

Squirt Gun Water Art: A Fun Summer Activ...

The Best Apps for Younger Kids: Fun and Educational

The Best Apps for Younger Kids: Fun and ...

Birthday Parties and Inclusion: Stepping into Lydia’s World

Birthday Parties and Inclusion: Stepping...

DIY Popsicles: A Delicious Recipe to Make with Your Kids

DIY Popsicles: A Delicious Recipe to Mak...

25 Fun Family Night Activities Without Screens

25 Fun Family Night Activities Without S...

Best Backyard Toys for Kids

Best Backyard Toys for Kids

DIY 4th of July Wands for Kids: A Fun and Festive Craft

DIY 4th of July Wands for Kids: A Fun an...

Patriotic Dessert, The Easy Way!

Patriotic Dessert, The Easy Way!

Tech-Savvy Parenting: Essential Tips for Today’s Students

Tech-Savvy Parenting: Essential Tips for...

End of Summer Magic: Area County Fairs

End of Summer Magic: Area County Fairs

Local Moms Share Their Best Back-to-School Tips

Local Moms Share Their Best Back-to-Scho...

Loving the Ordinary: Unposed Family Photos

Loving the Ordinary: Unposed Family Phot...

July in the Sioux Falls Area

July in the Sioux Falls Area

Threading the Needs of Rehabilitation

Threading the Needs of Rehabilitation

Cost Effective Family Meals Under $25: Sweet Potato Hash

Cost Effective Family Meals Under $25: S...

Celebrating the 4th of July with Little Kids: Fun Activities, Safety Tips, and Handling Loud Noises

Celebrating the 4th of July with Little ...

4th of July Rules for Shooting Off Fireworks: The Sioux Falls Area

4th of July Rules for Shooting Off Firew...

Summer Fun with the Kids Bowl Free Program

Summer Fun with the Kids Bowl Free Progr...

Celebrating the 4th of July in the Sioux Falls Area: What’s Happening

Celebrating the 4th of July in the Sioux...

Keeping Babies Cool in the Summer

Keeping Babies Cool in the Summer

Fruit Pizza Cookies: An Easy Recipe to Make with Kids

Fruit Pizza Cookies: An Easy Recipe to M...

Camping Around the Sioux Falls Area

Camping Around the Sioux Falls Area

Why You Should Take Your Family Photos in the Summer

Why You Should Take Your Family Photos i...

10 Tips for an Easy Road Trip with Your Family

10 Tips for an Easy Road Trip with Your ...

5 Things to Do with Your High School Grad Before They Head Off to College

5 Things to Do with Your High School Gra...

Create a Personalized Father’s Day Mug

Create a Personalized Father’s Day Mug

Father’s Day in the Sioux Falls Area

Father’s Day in the Sioux Falls Area

5 Things to Know About the Zoo Splash Pad

5 Things to Know About the Zoo Splash Pa...

June In the Sioux Falls Area

June In the Sioux Falls Area

Favorite Sioux Falls Parks for Toddlers

Favorite Sioux Falls Parks for Toddlers

Road Trip Essentials for Families

Road Trip Essentials for Families

Embracing Summer Structure: Creating a Summer Routine for Your Family

Embracing Summer Structure: Creating a S...

Summer Reading: Why It Matters and How to Inspire Your Kids

Summer Reading: Why It Matters and How t...

Swimming Pools and Splash Pads in the Sioux Falls Area

Swimming Pools and Splash Pads in the Si...

Familyfest is this Saturday!

Familyfest is this Saturday!

Summer Fun: Fishing with your Family

Summer Fun: Fishing with your Family

5 Things to Know about Familyfest

5 Things to Know about Familyfest

Summer Break Celebration Time!

Summer Break Celebration Time!

Dive into Summer Fun: Essential Pool Gear

Dive into Summer Fun: Essential Pool Gea...

Overnight Summer Camp Packing List

Overnight Summer Camp Packing List

Kick off Summer with Familyfest

Kick off Summer with Familyfest

Summer Camping 101: A Guide for Families

Summer Camping 101: A Guide for Families...

Favorite Graduation Gifts for High School Seniors

Favorite Graduation Gifts for High Schoo...

5 Things to Do Before the School Year Ends

5 Things to Do Before the School Year En...

Celebrating Mothers and Memories

Celebrating Mothers and Memories

Crafting Love: DIY Shrinky Dink Keychains for Mother’s Day

Crafting Love: DIY Shrinky Dink Keychain...

Celebrating Mother’s Day in Sioux Falls

Celebrating Mother’s Day in Sioux Falls...

Encouraging Our Kids to Finish the School Year Strong: A Parent’s Guide

Encouraging Our Kids to Finish the Schoo...

May in the Sioux Falls Area

May in the Sioux Falls Area

Family Camping: Worth the Work

Family Camping: Worth the Work

Familyfest Fun Cruise: Meet the Wittrock Family

Familyfest Fun Cruise: Meet the Wittrock...

Ask the Expert May/June 2024

Ask the Expert May/June 2024

Where to Go Hiking with Kids Near Sioux Falls

Where to Go Hiking with Kids Near Sioux ...

15 Free Things to do in Sioux Falls

15 Free Things to do in Sioux Falls

Deliciously Easy Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Deliciously Easy Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Sioux Falls Summer Bucket List Printable

Sioux Falls Summer Bucket List Printable

Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring the Heroes of Education

Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring the ...

Mother’s Day Printables

Mother’s Day Printables

Tips for Camping with Kids

Tips for Camping with Kids

Mother’s Day Gifts She Actually Wants

Mother’s Day Gifts She Actually Wa...

Celebrate Earth Day: Coffee Filter Earth Craft

Celebrate Earth Day: Coffee Filter Earth...

Free and Fun Fitness Goals for the Family

Free and Fun Fitness Goals for the Famil...

5 Meal Ideas to Bring to a New Mom

5 Meal Ideas to Bring to a New Mom

Building Bridges: 3 Questions to Ask Your Teenager

Building Bridges: 3 Questions to Ask You...

Celebrating Earth Day with Your Kids

Celebrating Earth Day with Your Kids

Making Cent$ Financial Literacy Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Making Cent$ Financial Literacy Sponsore...

Chasing Shadows: The 2024 Solar Eclipse in Sioux Falls, SD

Chasing Shadows: The 2024 Solar Eclipse ...

LifeScape to Break Ground on $98 Million Dollar Children’s Campus

LifeScape to Break Ground on $98 Million...

Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant to LifeScape

Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation Awards...

Navigating the College Major Conversation

Navigating the College Major Conversatio...

2024 Educator of the Year Nominees

2024 Educator of the Year Nominees

2024 Preschool/Childcare Provider of the Year Nominations

2024 Preschool/Childcare Provider of the...

2024 Educator of the Year, Susan Foster

2024 Educator of the Year, Susan Foster

2024 Childcare/Preschool Provider of the Year, Sara Brinkman

2024 Childcare/Preschool Provider of the...

Finding the Perfect Fit: EmBe Education Preschool Programs Made Easy

Finding the Perfect Fit: EmBe Education ...

Move U – Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Move U – Pediatric Occupational Therapy ...

Nurturing Our Future: Providing Love to the Children and Families of Sioux Falls

Nurturing Our Future: Providing Love to ...

April in the Sioux Falls Area

April in the Sioux Falls Area

Safety and Joy Around Water: SafeSplash Swimming Lessons

Safety and Joy Around Water: SafeSplash ...

Tailoring Dental Treatments to Our Families

Tailoring Dental Treatments to Our Famil...

Five Common Reasons to Homeschool

Five Common Reasons to Homeschool

DIY Face Masks

Bunny Puff Pastry: A Fun and Easy Recipe

Bunny Puff Pastry: A Fun and Easy Recipe

Essential Bike Safety Tips for Parents and Kids

Essential Bike Safety Tips for Parents a...

Easy After-School Snacks for Your Kids

Easy After-School Snacks for Your Kids

April Fools’ Day Pranks: Family-Friendly Fun

April Fools’ Day Pranks: Family-Fr...

Make Your Vacation Home Dreams a Reality

Make Your Vacation Home Dreams a Reality

Easy DIY Caveman Costume

Easy DIY Caveman Costume

Easter Headquarters

Easter Headquarters

2024-25 Pavilion Performance Series

2024-25 Pavilion Performance Series

Easter Delights: Creative and Fun Food Ideas

Easter Delights: Creative and Fun Food I...

Is Your Child Ready for Overnight Summer Camp? A Guide for Parents

Is Your Child Ready for Overnight Summer...

Easter in the Sioux Falls Area

Easter in the Sioux Falls Area

Stained Glass Easter Egg

Stained Glass Easter Egg

1st Day of Spring Flower Pots

1st Day of Spring Flower Pots

Easter Basket Ideas

Easter Basket Ideas

Plan Ahead: Make the Most of the Summer

Plan Ahead: Make the Most of the Summer

Signs of Food Allergies in Pets

Signs of Food Allergies in Pets

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

A Local McDonald’s is Rallying Behind a Child in Need

A Local McDonald’s is Rallying Beh...

Easter Bunny Pots

Easter Bunny Pots

St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

A Rewarding Summer Job

A Rewarding Summer Job

Read Across America Week

Read Across America Week

Unplugged and Outside

Unplugged and Outside

8 Books for Kids Who Dislike Reading

8 Books for Kids Who Dislike Reading

3 Indoor Activities to Enjoy with Your Kids at the End of Winter

3 Indoor Activities to Enjoy with Your K...

EmBe Celebrates STEM Excellence: Winners Unveiled at First Lego League State Championship

EmBe Celebrates STEM Excellence: Winners...

Kidoodle Council Youth Advisory Board

Kidoodle Council Youth Advisory Board

Local Kids:Why We Love Camp

Local Kids:Why We Love Camp

How to Help Your Child When They Are Not Invited to Parties

How to Help Your Child When They Are Not...

Tips to Get Kids Reading

Tips to Get Kids Reading

Harnessing the Power of the 10 Minute Reset

Harnessing the Power of the 10 Minute Re...

Kindergarten Sign-up is Here!

Kindergarten Sign-up is Here!

Make the Most of your Memberships

Make the Most of your Memberships

Spring Cleaning Tips & Tricks

Spring Cleaning Tips & Tricks

Back to School Co-Parenting Tips

Back to School Co-Parenting Tips

Classic Corned Beef with Cabbage and Potatoes

Classic Corned Beef with Cabbage and Pot...

Mental Health and Suicide in Teens: One Mom’s Journey

Mental Health and Suicide in Teens: One ...

More than a Flag and Pancake Feed: Celebrating Veteran’s Day

More than a Flag and Pancake Feed: Celeb...

Easy Super Bowl Snacks

Easy Super Bowl Snacks

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Kids

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Kids

Best Self-Care Products for a Busy Mom

Best Self-Care Products for a Busy Mom

Top Sledding Hills: Where To Go Sledding In the Sioux Falls Area

Top Sledding Hills: Where To Go Sledding...

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Teachers

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Tea...

Roasted Chickpea Recipe

Roasted Chickpea Recipe

Flourish: Healthcare for the Whole Family

Flourish: Healthcare for the Whole Famil...

The Power of Community: The Becker Family’s Journey

The Power of Community: The Becker Famil...

Candy Cookie Bar

Candy Cookie Bar

We are the Lucky Few

We are the Lucky Few

Planning for Purpose

Planning for Purpose

Car Seat Safety in Winter

Car Seat Safety in Winter

The Gift of Confidence in the Water

The Gift of Confidence in the Water

Preschool Prepares Children to Thrive

Preschool Prepares Children to Thrive

Easy Lunch Ideas for School

Easy Lunch Ideas for School

Snow Day Fun

How to Keep Your Child Safe On the Ice

How to Keep Your Child Safe On the Ice

Gross Motor Development Disguised as Outdoor Winter Fun

Gross Motor Development Disguised as Out...

Finding Joy in Your New Reality

Finding Joy in Your New Reality

5 Mental Health Questions with a School Counselor

5 Mental Health Questions with a School ...

It’s Ok to Say You’re Not Ok

It’s Ok to Say You’re Not Ok

50 Questions to Ask Your Kids at The Dinner Table

50 Questions to Ask Your Kids at The Din...

Cake Mix Cookies

Cake Mix Cookies

The Holiday Gift Influx Simplified

The Holiday Gift Influx Simplified

5 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

5 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

Navigating the World of Infant Positioning Devices

Navigating the World of Infant Positioni...

The Importance of Respect in Sports

The Importance of Respect in Sports

How to Find the Right Kids’ Shoes

How to Find the Right Kids’ Shoes

Family Ornament Gift and Tradition

Family Ornament Gift and Tradition

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Daycare

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Day...

Childcare Resources for the Sioux Falls Area

Childcare Resources for the Sioux Falls ...

Glowing Campfires

Glowing Campfires

Five Reasons to Attend the Christian Homeschool Conference of South Dakota

Five Reasons to Attend the Christian Hom...

Navigating the Mortgage Landscape with Senior Mortgage Banker, Dawn Van Nieuwenhuyzen

Navigating the Mortgage Landscape with S...

One Pot Lasagna Pasta

One Pot Lasagna Pasta

Beef and Blue Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms

Beef and Blue Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms

Give Thanks By Giving Back: The Helpline Center

Give Thanks By Giving Back: The Helpline...

A Secret Valentine Message

A Secret Valentine Message

Ask the Expert

Move U: Would Your Child Benefit From OT?

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Kristin Wittmayer from Move U answers the question: "Would your child benefit from OT," for our Ask the Expert question.

Community News, Local Families

Celebrating Excellence: Introducing Our Educator and Preschool/Childcare Provider of the Year

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'hood is proud to introduce our 2025 Educator and Childcare Provider of the Year!

2025 Childcare Provider of the Year, Jenny Meier

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2025 Childcare/Preschool Provider of the Year Nominations

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Parenting

Spring Into Positivity and Kindness with Sanford fit’s Free Printables

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Spring is the perfect time to plant seeds of growth, kindness, and self-confidence in children. As...

8 Things to Do on a Spring Nature Walk

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Creating a Summer of Connection: How We Plan, Prioritize, and Balance It All

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Summer Jobs: Get Hired This Summer

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Swan Lake Christian Camp: How do I Prepare my Child for Overnight Camp?

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Food

5 Fun Things to Decorate This Easter Instead of Eggs

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Eggs are spendy right now! Here are 5 things to decorate instead of normal eggs this Easter.

10 Sioux Falls Restaurants to Check Out This Date Night Season

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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Super Bowl with Your Family

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Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas for School Valentines

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Valentine Brownie Bites

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Crafts

5 Fun Things to Decorate This Easter Instead of Eggs

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Eggs are spendy right now! Here are 5 things to decorate instead of normal eggs this Easter.

Spring Into Positivity and Kindness with Sanford fit’s Free Printables

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Painted Glass Vase Craft

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Simple Watercolor Monster Craft

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