It's spring! You know what that means? It's kite season! Hey, don't knock it; you do realize keeping a kite up in the air means your kid will run, and run, and RUN all that energy out, right?

OK, so now that I sold you on the best spring activity EVER, do you have a kite? No? Well then it's good thing I'm about to tell you how to make a kite with the kids, isn't it?

We're well into April now, and it's time for me to plan my garden. But I wouldn't dream of plotting what to plant without involving my son. He's not exactly what I'd call an avid gardener, but both at school and at home, he's been involved in gardening projects since he was big enough to drop a seed into the ground. Now he helps brainstorm which vegetables we should grow this year.

As long as your project is age-appropriate, gardening can be mind-expanding, creative fun for kids. Here are 10 gardening project for kids, going from easy to more advanced. 

If you are like me, being cooped up all winter has you feeling a bit stir crazy. So I am over-the-moon that spring has finally sprung. That's the perfect time of year for fab family outings. As soon as the temperatures inched above 50 degrees, we were making plans to spend entire afternoons outside. And you reap so many benefits from just enjoying the warmer weather. Hitting the outdoors with your family is a great opportunity to get healthy too. Check out the 20 ways to have fun while getting fit with your family.

Spring is the perfect season for exploring the outdoors with the whole family. Pick a day, choose an activity, pack up some essential gear — don’t forget grab-and-go snacks like convenient Mott’s Snack & Go Applesauce Pouches — and hit the road to have fun and make amazing memories!

Spring is in the air, and everywhere people are outside exploring and soaking up the sunshine. It's been a long winter, and it's time for some outdoor fun.

One great way to get kids up and away from all the electronics is to organize an old-fashioned scavenger hunt. They may roll their eyes at the idea, but once they get going, they'll have a blast. The best part about scavenger hunts is that you can do them anywhere -- at home or while on vacation. You just need some inspiration and willing participants. Here are seven ideas for scavenger hunts that will get your kids hyped up.

Now that it's spring we're starting to see a trickle of fresh, new spring fruits and vegetables at the farmer's market. My local market ran through the winter mostly with cold-weather staples like apples and squash. And I'm sick of them! I'm so done with potatoes and butternut squash soup. Anyone else?

We're still a few months away from the full farmer's market bounty you get in the summer (except for you lucky people in warmer climates). Spring is more a time for planting than for harvesting. But this is still a fun time to check out what's new and cook with the little gifts of spring. Here are five meal ideas you can make with your kids.

It certainly took long enough, but spring has finally arrived, much to the delight of moms everywhere! After months of being cooped up inside and longing for the temperatures to warm up, our wait is officially over, and now it's time to get outside and have some fun.

Even though the kids are still in school, we still have afternoons and weekends to look forward to. There are plenty of fun things we can do with them that don't involve the TV, video games, or anything else that takes place in the confines of our homes.

Embarrassing confession time! My husband and I are parents who like to stay busy with our daughter. We do trips to hockey games, Broadway plays, museums ... We're always looking for something to DO with our kid. And it's only just dawning on us that we've been missing out big time by ignoring all the good old sources of family entertainment that just about every family in the '80s indulged in. 

Hold on, let me back up. We were watching Wreck-It Ralph with our daughter (disclaimer, I got a free copy of the DVD on a Disney trip for Oz) and realized that half the video game references were going straight over her head. Some were just really old and meant to give us adults something to chuckle over. But just as many required something we had never done as a family: a trip to the arcade.

It made us a little sad, but it was also one of those light bulb moments for us.