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South Florida Spring Events

Spring is synonymous with the blooming of flowering plants and long daylight lengths. Geographically, areas in the northern and southern hemispheres start warming up. The change is because of the tilt of the earth’s axis resulting in the increased sunshine and thermal heat. In areas hitherto covered by snow, you begin to see it melting causing rivers and streams to start flowing again. Plants spring forth, and the surroundings come alive again with elegant and green beauty.

With the weather warming up, the condition is ideal for outdoor activities. Like other families, yours too should go out during spring for activities such as camping, visits to the beach, kayaking, hiking, bike rides and canoeing. If you happen to reside in or around South Florida, there is a rich menu of events to keep you busy while also having fun. Here’s a look at some that you dare not miss.

SunFest

If you love art and music, SunFest is your go-to event this spring. It takes place every year in May with live music on multiple stages. Over 200,000 visitors flock to West Palm Beach, Florida, to listen and dance to hip-hop, rock & roll as well as reggae beats from participating bands. This year’s event will run for four days. Can you imagine that?

South Florida Food and Wine

Does the thought of good food whet your appetite? Would you love to wash down tasty dishes with a glass of wine? You should start planning for the oncoming food and wine festival. In areas such as Fort Lauderdale, the authorities will shut down an entire street to pave way for top restaurants. Chefs and connoisseurs step out to serve revelers with varieties of cheeses, salads, tapas and other local cuisines. You also have an opportunity to enjoy a variety of wines and local beers.

Hatsume Fair @ Morikami Museum

As soon as the first buds start blossoming, Morikami Park turns from an erstwhile tranquil museum into a place of festivity. Japanese culture comes to town with fashion shows, martial arts demonstrations, and taiko drumming. Bring your family along as there are activities for children, with lots of Japanese food on sale.

Pompano Beach Seafood Festival

The three-day beach event offers visitors an array of local seafood, drinks, and music from invited groups. Since 1984, the festival has become a prominent charitable activity. Here you will find every type of fish cooked in different ways. As the bands belt out their sounds, you can take a walk as you shop for art pieces made by the locals. You can also choose to dance away to your favorite sounds at the beach.

Wrap-up

If you thought that there was nothing to do this spring, think again. Head to South Florida where the action is set to take place on the beach side. Sample the area’s seafood, local cuisine, wine or beer as you mingle with other visitors. The organizers secure the venues properly with arrangements for auto parking and crowd management. There are activities for kids too; you cannot leave them behind.

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Your Child’s Safety and Social Media

Before You Take Your Child’s Pic and Post on Social, Read This!

Whether your child is a teenager or still a toddler, there’s always going to be warnings when it comes to social media. After watching the Rossen Report and “Digital Kidnapping,” we thought it would be a good idea to add a few more items. Please share this article with your friends and family to help become more aware of posting your favorite kid pictures to your location to help prevent danger.

While we spend multiple hours online posting our latest pictures to share with our friends and family, there’s a word of caution. We need to all be aware of what we are posting and who has access to our content. One of the points in the report mentioned above was to keep all your children’s pics off places such as the Facebook banner. If you’re not aware of that section, it’s the big giant block at the top. That along with the little thumbprint where your avatar goes are always public leaving your child’s pictures free for anyone to take and re-use. While this post isn’t meant to frighten anyone, it’s still helpful to know leading to safe decisions.

Also, Jeff Rosen suggests turning off your cell phone’s camera location to avoid the GPS from picking up where you live or frequent. Social Media channels all have a geo-locator installed, and when using these features, you are creating vulnerability. Although this information may seem redundant, it makes perfect sense for those who aren’t assuming your cell phone is working against them. Nonetheless, the advice is excellent, and one everybody should follow.

Next, this information wasn’t in the report, but an announcement needs to be made. If your kids are in a school where they have uniforms or t-shirts, be aware when posting your photos. These can be clues for predators who can easily track where your child is attending school. We would even suggest when there are school outings, not to wear uniforms or anything that has the educational facility displayed. Parents teachers and students need to be conscious of the hints they may be handing out.

Besides precautions needed to keep our children safe, a solution social media user can create is group pages or event pages where participants must be accepted. You can even go as far as creating specific questions that can be screened to ensure; you’re allowing the right followers. While this method may take a minute, it’s worth the time.

In closing, you can help prevent social media kidnapping by following some simple steps such as what we outlined here. But, we encourage everyone to read the Rossen Report, (link provided below) to become familiar with some Best Policy Practices for both you and your child.

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Top 4-Parenting Magazines

Between Mommy Bloggers, Pediatricians and Parenting Magazines, you have a multitude of information out there when it comes to raising your children. Take one peek on the internet, and you’ll find a variety of topics to help you be the best mom or dad on the planet. In this week’s article, we’ll give you some of our favorite spots to turn to when needing some good parenting advice. Even if your child is a perfect angel, you may never know when you need extra tips on how to become better.

Family Fun Magazine is one you must subscribe. While you can’t find this Disney’ periodical online, you can purchase it through Amazon and have it delivered to your home or office. Some topics this mag covers would entail “Happy Vacation,” “Fly Fishing & Goat Yoga” and “Turning Your Backyard into a Waterpark.” All the printed articles are displayed in a beautiful slick with tons of colorful pictures. You can get a ton of great ideas for your family to have a ball or to make one! Nonetheless, it’s hard to find these issues, but once you do you’ll become a frequent reader.

Next up, we found Autism Parenting an excellent resource for moms and dads who have children on the Autism spectrum. These special needs topics are crucial and a unique support system where you can become informed in the privacy of your own home. Nonetheless, you can expect to see articles on “Sensory Solutions” to help your child socialize. There’s a ton of excellent information and innovative tools to help parents cope and obtain a good life for the whole family. We highly recommend this magazine.

Besides informative magazines, our next choice would be Parents Magazine. This journalism is one everyone should know by now, as it’s one of the most popular. They handle a subject matter such as making medicine less scary to teaching children to have good manners. No matter what the business at hand entails, this magazine is well known and has been an American mass-circulation since 1987. No matter what the article covers, you know you’ll be getting solid advice and tips on being family.

Lastly, we enjoy reading Better Homes & Garden. While this magazine isn’t geared up for teaching you how to be a better parent, it does offer a ton of do-it-yourself projects that help beautify your home. Whether it comes to sanitizing the bathroom or making your child’s room a favorite retreat, you’ll find a plethora of information just right for you.

Whether you’re looking to build a backyard play space or you want to find ways to cope with a difficult child, you’ll love these magazines with so much to offer.

Let us know what your favorite child or parent magazine is on your shelf!

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Events You Can Plan on a Budget

Since the end of the school year is just around the corner, there will be plenty of activities planned for the spring and summer months. If you’ve been hired or appointed to prepare the next charitable event or fundraiser and are unsure of what you can do with a tight budget, we’re here to give you a few ideas.

Idea One: Use a crockpot to cook the dogs! Place a little water at the bottom of a crockpot and then add your fully-cooked hot dogs to help steam them. You don’t need to spend a ton of money if you get creative. However, if you do want to make your event more impressive, SFB offers a full line of fun food appliances to help you.

Idea Two: DIY Balloon Attractions can be found in places such as Pinterest and a ton of blogs online. You may want to rent a helium tank and stock up on additional streamers. However, making these decorations for any party is a ton of fun. Don’t forget to mix it up with the fundraiser’s or charity’s logo colors. Also, to create more interest use different size balloons.

Idea Three: Since you’ll be raising money for your charitable cause, raffle off some white elephant goods. No matter what the age the children and adults love a good ‘white elephant’ since they get to take something with them for their donation.

Idea Four: Don’t forget to capture the participant’s email address so you can follow up with a thank you giving the donors the total of money raised in a newsletter. The emails can help when it comes to planning future parties and fundraisers.

Idea Five: Get volunteers to help with clean-up tasks and other aspects of planning. Most people want to help when it comes to valid reasons. The best part is how often they enjoy when someone asks them to be part of the team.

Idea Six: Rather than hiring a celebrity to your event, bring in the pups! You can make a simple kissing booth where your dog is the star! Who doesn’t love to get a kiss from a dog? Be cautious when it comes to the animal. You want to make sure these puppies are docile and friendly. Best part if the canines don’t require a hefty salary!

These tips may help you when it comes to budgeting your fundraiser or charity. In the meantime, be sure to leave us a comment on what type of blog topics you’d like us to cover!

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Kid’s Party Themes for 2018

Party Decoration Ideas for Your Child’s Birthday

Last season we caught the party decoration trends and found characters like the Minions and inside tent sleepovers to sweep Coconut Creek area like wildfire. This year there’s been a change in the décor, but it’s just as cute as last year’s party ideas for child birthdays. If you’ve been struggling with a theme, we found it here and just in time for 2018!

Idea One: Rainbows seem to be popping up everywhere in the kid party section. Rather than pastels for the girls and bold primary colors for the boys, the rainbow party is appropriate for any gender. While we found this theme to entail a plethora of different ways to display this color scheme, we can tell you it’s a fun and inviting look no matter what festival or celebration. From party streamers to balloons you can give the appearance of an exciting event even if you’re on a budget. Don’t forget to include the favorite My Little Pony for the toddler ages or Olympics for the older children. There are endless possibilities with these color schematics where just about anything goes! While just about any of our inflatables will work for this theme, we do recommend the Candy Land attraction to be an excellent fit for the youngsters!

Idea Two: Panda Bears Are Everywhere! Scour the internet, and you’ll find just about every mommy blogger writing about Panda Bear Parties. Just about every party favor you can think of includes a cute panda bear on it, and the kids seem to love the idea! If you’re looking for a little fun with some photo opportunities, try face painting the kids to look like pandas and rent our photo booth to take some super cute pics! They’ll love the use of the photobooths and so will you as you’re not snapping thousands of images with your cell phone while managing the rest of the party!

Idea Three: Unicorns seem to be a trendy topic all around these days. The mystical horse with the horn on the head that can fly has been enchanting us for years. But, for 2018 this is a craze is getting a lot of attention. For young girls, unicorns make an excellent birthday décor. There are tons of creative ideas for everything from games to prizes. For instance, ring toss using a simple cone can be loads of fun, and almost any age loves the activity. No matter what you end up with the unicorn party theme is a hot one for 2018 where you can’t go wrong.

We hope these ideas add a little spark to your party planning or in this case some sparkle. Nonetheless, we’re here if you need any assistance with your child’s special day.

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Ideas for Making Parenting Easier

When it comes to things like rewarding your kids, don’t make the mistake of not satisfying yourself. Parenting is one of the hardest jobs any person will undertake, why not make it as easy as possible? We at South Florida Bounce have some tips to help you do just that with these daily habits steering you in the right direction.

Tip 1.) No Yelling. When we make the mistake of yelling at our kids, we think our message will come across more efficiently. However, by speaking methodically and quietly, you become more powerful because your child will hear your communication rather than just the sound of screaming.

Tip 2.) Be Grateful for What You Have. Since kids are extremely impressionable, it only makes sense to make a good example. Teaching kids that you’re grateful for what you do have or the little things are invaluable and a must. Don’t forget to include them in your blessings by telling them each day how much you adore them.

Tip 3.) Don’t wait until the end of the week to do the laundry. Wash a load a day. It doesn’t cost you any more than when you do it all on the weekend. Save yourself time and money by doing one per day and see how much extra time you just added to your calendar.

Tip 4.) Tackle a massive task a day. Whether that means filing your taxes or cleaning the kid’s game room, many necessary evils are lurking. By taking each day and using your time efficiently, you will be more organized and will accomplish more than you can imagine. For instance, purging toys is always a daunting task. But, by not overlooking that task and tackling it before it gets out of control, you’ll be having an easier time. By the way, it always sucks picking up toys before company shows up, is never fun nor easy. Imagine how cool it would be not to have to worry because the deed was already done? Awesome!

Tip 5.) Plan a weekly menu and stick to it! As we all know, kids can be picky eaters. But, there’s plenty of benefits to having a list even when your son or daughter wants to have a party. Besides, there’s a lot of time management when you hear the words “I don’t like that” or “Ewww gross, I’m not eating that.” Sit down with your kids and show them recipes and pictures to get a good menu down.

By doing following these excellent tips, you’ll save time, money and will make your job as a parent much more comfortable.

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The Best Mermaid Birthday Party

Event Bloggers Who Love to Throw a Party in South Florida

Event planning has become a huge business. That couldn’t be a more accurate statement when you live in a place such as South Florida. Since the weather is almost always ideal for outdoor planning, there’s parties, bah mitzvahs and a variety of other celebrations where event planning is practically necessary. It seems nearly every weekend; this demographic is booked with making the party a gigantic hit. In this blog, we quote a few of the event bloggers who give you some valuable insight on how they threw some of the best birthday parties around town.

Event Blogger April Tan hosts a blog called “Catch My Party” where she gives a plethora of tips on throwing child themed birthdays. Here’s what she had to say about coming up with the concepts, “With mermaids, it’s all about the decorating. I created a visually stimulating fantasy world using pastel colors such as lavender, turquoise, sea foam green, and pink. I also used the color white as my base to keep the aesthetics feeling light and airy. Accents with pearls, starfish, and fish kept the theme from under-going. The kids just loved it when they walked into the backyard and seen lots of pretty decorations”.

Next event blogger, Lenzo is more of a one-stop shop for party planning that includes blogs from ghostwriters. Nonetheless, their mission is always to know what the trends are connecting with outside suppliers who want to sell goods. One of the bloggers caught up with us to talk about Glamping Parties for any Diva Troop. “The theme was inspired by the movie “Troop Beverly Hills,” and we focused on keeping the color palette in line with green, different shades of pink and white. This sparked quite a host of fun with the many hues of pink we found. Besides these smashing splashes of color, one very popular kid party favor is the tent. Girls love homemade shelters as much as boys, and they can be easily made. Tents are all the hype and what’s popular at most of the events we see currently.

The last blogger we connected with was from Southern Blue Celebrations. The charming writers who create content on this blog have a million grand ideas for you to try. But, we did speak to one of the phantom writers who told us the “Alice in Wonderland” novelty is what everyone is raving about for 2018. “Last year it was Minions, this year it’s Alice. The girls loved the finger sandwiches and tea party lunch along with the mobile we handcrafted pointing the confusing directions. Nonetheless, our girls wanted to have an outdoor party, so we hung decorations from the tree and set up the table to look like a scene from the movie. Also, we asked the parents to dress the girls like Alice or one of the characters which made the photos super cute and timeless”.

These event bloggers all have the right idea which is to make a point of being innovative but sticking with the trends to keep the children at ease. We hope these were some helpful tips for you as well for your daughter’s next birthday party. Best of luck!

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Health & Fitness Made Fun

Health and fitness are two of the most important things you can teach your children today. With childhood obesity being at the forefront of every child physician’s to-do list for a cure, it makes sense to educate our youth on how to combat such things. With our latest series of blogs, we focus on how you can teach your kids about health and fitness that will have you bouncing for joy!

Just about every ‘Mommy Blogger’ in South Florida is reading this post by now saying “Hmmm, maybe I should do that topic too.” Why? Because as responsible parents know, we have to combat our kids with tools they can use while we aren’t there. Kids either like things like sports, or they don’t. Either way, there’s most likely a program that is right for your child that can help them boost metabolism. Find things such as little league organizations and indoor parks that can help your child to become more active.

Limit the time spent gaming and get them outdoors to celebrate fresh air, along with strong muscles. Children tend to stay indoors way too much these days. It just makes sense to get them outside where they can enjoy a solid foundation of living well. Some things you can do to get your kidlets off the couch and motivated:

  1. Take the Stairs Whenever You Can
  2. Walk with Your Kid to the Store
  3. Ride Bikes Together
  4. Visit Indoor Gyms & Yoga Events
  5. Look for Recreational Activity that Involves MOVING

Instruct Your Child on How to Select Healthy Foods

Your children distinctively know the difference between eating marsh mellows versus yogurt. But, it’s up to you to further their education when it comes to making healthy food choices. Introduce them to colorful veggies. Show them how to tell if something is full of GMO’s or food preservatives and then tell them the truth about such things. The more you expose them to, the easier it will be passing on stuff like sugar and soda. In addition, look for venues where kids can make their selections in a simple way. Even places like fast-food are including apples and other garden veggies to their meals.

These tips will help to keep your kids fit as well as in better health. The more they learn at a younger age, the better their chances are avoiding disease like childhood obesity. Hope you found this article enlightening. We’ll see you soon!

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Teach Your Kids Useful Skills

Daily Skillset Every Child Should Learn

Before you know it, your kids will be grown and on their own. But, you need to teach your child essential life skills making their daily routines a higher quality of life. No grown-up should be without the knowledge of these useful skills.

Teach Your Kids How to Cook

Cooking is one skillset everyone should have. Because eating is a part of life, it’s important to know food preparation and how to follow a balanced diet. Start teaching your kids to cook even when they are toddlers. You can help them to learn how to make logical decisions when it comes to nutrition. Many people achieve healthy choices by introducing raw diet or giving them alternatives to high sugar, flour or fat. Introduce veggies early and don’t frown when it’s time to enjoy them as a family.

Teach Your Kids How to Deal with Emergencies

Next, teach your kids to dial the phone and how to get to emergency numbers quickly. A recent article that hit the ABC News describes an asthmatic mom being rescued because her seven-year-old knew to call dispatch. Children are smart, and because this boy’s parents ensured him how to call for help, the mother lived to tell the story. It’s important to teach our kids how to act during tough situations. But, it’s also necessary.

Teach Your Kids Self-Defense

Also, teach your kids how to defend themselves adequately. While we don’t always want to think of dangerous scenarios, we do want to know our kids will do the right thing if an attack is present. Enroll your kids in martial arts or sign them up for self-defense classes. These skills are imperative for kids to survive and can be used as adults.

Teach Your Kids How to Manage Time

Time management skills are often terrible for adults much fewer children. However, as parents who learn punctuality, you can pass that down to your kids. In fact, if they see you are late picking them up or dropping them off at soccer practice, school, etc., they will learn this is okay behavior. However, don’t kid yourself, with that “Do as I Say, Not as I Do” mentality. Kids learn from their parents, give them valuable skills, and they’ll never have to embarrass themselves again.

Teach Your Kids About Money

We can all use some extra money at the end of the month, right? You need to teach your kids to have excellent money management skills to ensure they live with financial freedom. Some child psychologists may argue what age is appropriate for kids to learn about money. Regardless, you can start making your kids aware of things like waiting on buying toys or how to use an ATM at a very young age.

These are just a few of life’s lessons that you can do to teach your kids these critical daily skillsets they will use forever. Best of luck!

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Are High Tech Kids Smarter?

You have seen them, probably even have them. They are born with a high tech mind, interested in all things technology from the word go and they seem to know exactly what they want. Some of them can take a television set apart and put it back together while some are experts in smartphone use. People call them geeks, others call them tech nerds. The question however is; are tech kids actually smarter than other children? This article will take a look at what makes a child smart and what are the parameters to measure who is smarter than the other.

Is technology helpful?

Everybody will answer with a resounding yes. Technology has taken the world to levels people could only imagine. However, when it comes to your children and their growth, experts agree that technology should be limited. CBS news once reported a story where the tech-heavy city Palo Alto, California limits the use of technology for their kids so they can play and socialize more. One of the most influential people in the technology world, Steve Jobs also limits the use of iPad and iPhone for his children because they inhibit the kids’ cognition, creativity, and intelligence. That said, there is a plethora of games and apps that kids can use to learn and harness their skills as long as they are balanced with physical activity and a healthy social life.

Technology in schools

If you have a grade one child you know that every kid now is being handed a device to carry around in the name of learning. Any school that is worth something has made every effort to provide each kid with a tablet, laptop or iPad. Apart from the fact that the world is being digitized, digital content is cheaper and more convenient than books. But still, the question remains, is technology making these kids smarter?

How to make your kids smarter

There is really no secret to making kids smarter. While some kids may be intellectually smarter than others, old-school habits like hard work, discipline, and the right company are still the fundamentals of success. Parents can play their part to sharpen their kids’ minds by providing them with the right diet, exercise, music lessons, and a peaceful environment. Kids who also get enough sleep and read with their parents tend to be smarter in class.

Technology and wholesomeness

While most parents would like to have smart kids who will invent Facebook and Google, they would also want a child who is well-rounded. The downside of being a geek is that they focus so much on books, computers and other devices that they miss out on everything else in life. These are the same people who are bullied in school because they are weird and anti-social and find themselves single and living with their mother at 40.

While tech kids may look smarter as far as books and devices are concerned, the reality is that being smart involves balancing all the areas of life and not just one. Smart kids are therefore socially, emotionally and mentally intelligent

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