Posted on 05 July 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE This is our first summer here on Okinawa. We moved here from Colorado Springs, and it seems as though in coming here, what we lost in altitude we more than gained in humidity. It’s getting hot… and it’s getting humid! It’s enough to make me want to park myself on a [...]
Posted in Beaches & Pools, Kids Activities: Indoors, Parenting Wisdom3 Comments
Posted on 12 June 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON Round 1 is a super sports/game complex near the Convention Center. My husband and I checked it out last Sunday. We have no children, so it was kind of a date. We had a great time. (Understatement, I had to pry my 40- year old husband away from the arcade at [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors20 Comments
Posted on 07 June 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE This past week, I got adventurous. I decided to take a trip with my kids… to Toys R Us in Naha. {cue eerie music here} We were only there for a quick look-see, but on our way out of the store we heard the melodious tones of children laughing and shrieking. [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors3 Comments
Posted on 26 April 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE OK, I’ll admit it: it’s been a couple years since I was a teen. *coughs* And I’ve never been a teen living on Okinawa, plus my older child is just barely past the age where I allow her to cross the quiet street in front of our house without holding her [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors, Kids Activities: Outdoors5 Comments
Posted on 02 November 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL I thoroughly love being a stay at home Mom. I am so glad I am able to stay home and spend time with my girls. Of course being a stay at Mom is not all sunshine and rainbows. It is very hard work and truthfully it can get a bit lonely. [...]
Posted in Adult Programs & Classes, Kids Activities: Indoors, Parenting Wisdom6 Comments
Posted on 26 September 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL Since I was little I have loved to watch people bowl. There is something about watching the ball roll quickly down the lane and knocking all of the pins over – it really is a beautiful sport. Now if I was the one bowling it would be more like “watching the [...]
Posted in Exercise & Sports, Indoor Activities, Kids Activities: Indoors, Kids' Parties4 Comments
Posted on 24 August 2008.
Another great indoor option for the kids brought to you by Julia! Last summer was brutal. We stayed on-island the entire time and by the end of the summer I was getting burnt out trying to keep the kids entertained while also trying to beat the heat. It was already unbearably hot by 9 [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors7 Comments
Posted on 22 August 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL World War II ended on August 15, 1945. In Japan the day is known as Shuusen-kinenbi (終戦記念日), which literally means the “Memorial day for the end of the war”. In 1982 the Japanese government issued an ordinance that designated August 15 to be “the day for mourning of war dead and [...]
Posted in Daytripping, Indoor Activities, Just in Japan, Kids Activities: Indoors8 Comments
Posted on 25 May 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL Summer is right around the corner. Do you know what your kids will be doing? Keeping them entertained all day every day can be a full-time job. If you dread hearing the words “I’m bored” or just want a little reprieve from them, you’re not alone! One summer camp option is [...]
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Posted on 23 May 2008.
It's like stepping into a wonderland. Green "grass" covers the floor, beautiful blue sky with fluffy clouds and beaming sun cover the walls and even ribbons in rainbow colors hang from the ceiling. And there in the center of the room is the adorable alligator, filled with nobbly balls and other fun things to play [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Indoors, Kids Programs & Classes, Kids' Parties14 Comments
