By Suzy Fielders Spring break is great time to work on crafts with kids while they are at home. Best of all these are easy to do even with younger kids. For more springtime craft ideas check out my spring Pinterest board – https://www.pinterest.com/suzyq1703/springtime-ideas/ Springtime Craft 1 – Paper Plate Flower Materials Needed: Red, orange, and yellow paint White, green, and red paper Paper plate Paintbrush Scissors Stapler Glue Step 1: Paint a white sheet of paper with all the colored paints and let dry. Step 2: After that paint a paper plate with yellow/orange paints and let dry. Cut th ..read more

Updated by Sydney Richardson & Sarah Marchwiany It’s springtime!  The flowers are beginning to bloom, the bees are out, the weather is warming day by day, and everyone is feeling the need to spend more time outside. Spring lasts approximately three months (give or take a few days). In that time, families may celebrate spring break, holidays, and school coming to an end. It’s a beautiful time if a family knows how to enjoy the season. If not, it can become another moment that passes too quickly. Growing up, this was a time to clean the house from top to bottom (aka spring-cleaning), bu ..read more

Are you tired of struggling to achieve that elusive glow for your skin and the luscious locks you’ve always dreamed of? I spent a half day with Salon Midtown in Greensboro, NC, to get my hair and skin looking fresh for our vacation. They shared all the tips for healthy hair and glowing skin. With their expert team and top-notch services, these secrets will be sure to give you vibrant hair and skin that radiates. Let’s start with hair care. Here are five tips for healthy hair: Regular Trims Keeping your hair trimmed regularly prevents split ends and breakage, allowing your hair to grow longer ..read more

Get ready for a summer of endless creativity and fun. Each week, campers will dive into different themes to keep things fresh and exciting.   From mastering the art of baking mouth watering cookies to unleashing your inner decorator on a variety of delicious products, Canvas Cake Studio has got it all covered.   But that’s not all! At the end of each week, you’ll put your newly acquired skills to the test with our ‘Make It or Break It’ friendly competition, where you can showcase your talents and creativity.   Join Canvas Cake Studio for a summer of learning, laughter, and bakin ..read more

ALL WEEK-LONG take advantage of these deals! NuBody Solutions has been helping the TRIAD lose weight to look and feel their best for 20 years now!  This Mother’s Day Event is the BIGGEST Event of the season! Gift Certificates are available! All spa services are BOGO FREE! And that includes: Their detoxifying body wraps that detox your skin and allow you to lose up to 39 inches overall!  Teeth whitening treatments to get you can get 2-5 shades lighter in just 30 minutes! All facials, dermaplaning, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, Specialty Facials and waxing! Enjoy younger, flawless ..read more

By TMoM team member Dani Luft Recently on Facebook, a few of my friends posted this article on Detachment parenting and it got me thinking about attachment vs. detachment parenting: Which method do I most associate myself with doing and has that way been successful for my children and me? The term “attachment parenting” was coined by pediatrician William Sears, a name known by all of us who are avid readers of parenting books. According to Wikipedia, “Principles of attachment parenting aim to increase development of a child’s secure attachment and decrease insecure attachment. . . . many attac ..read more

By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper It is no doubt that kids are spending more time indoors than any other previous generation. Yet, we are well aware of how important it is for children to playing outdoors. Granted in this day and age it is almost unthinkable to just let your kids run the neighborhood alone like we did decades before. Work and other commitments make it tough to take your kids to the park or other nature spaces often. So, what is a parent to do to get their kiddos outdoors? Backyard outdoor play spaces are the answer! I am not talking about the plastic clubhouse or water tables ..read more

By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper This hiking trails directory is sponsored by Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC), a local non-profit organization whose purpose is to protect these special places to help ensure clean water for our communities, habitat for our wildlife, locally grown food, parks and trails, and other places for people to connect with nature. Since its founding in 1990, PLC has protected more than 200 of our region’s special places. Learn more on its website here. North Carolina is truly the “great trails state”! With around 3,000 miles of trails in North Carolina, there is so ..read more

By Lauren Segers/The American Heart Association (Photo of Zavious, TaShenma and Zalani Mack) This week is Black Maternal Health Week. Therefore, the American Heart Association and Novant Health are raising awareness for Black women with their increased risk for high blood pressure, stroke, and developing complications during or immediately after pregnancy. TaShenma Mack is a local mom with a story to share. TaShenma, a 27-year-old healthcare patient advocate from Lexington, experienced adversities of her own as a maternity patient with pre-eclampsia. Recently, Mack graduated from Winston-Salem ..read more

By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Summertime makes you think of water fun, cookouts, vacations, summer camps. Additionally, for many, it also means time for Vocational Bible School – VBS. VBS is typically 3-4 days of fun Bible learning for our children. Many churches in the Triad offer this free service to their communities. Below is a list of churches that have already announced their VBS program summer dates. To make it easier, the churches have been listed by the major Triad areas. If you are aware of other VBS programs in the Triad, please and it will be added to this list. VBS in Gree ..read more