Meghan Rose
Before becoming a parent, Meghan Rose worked at pioneering internet companies like AOL, eToys.com, and eBay. After having twins, she shifted her focus to literacy, co-authoring Home is Where the Books Are (Choice Literacy, 2013) and launching LitforKids.com. Now based in Los Angeles, Meghan is all about finding fun things to do with kids. Please send her ALL your ideas and suggestions for national parenting and travel articles, or drop a note just say hi: meghan@mommypoppins.com
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Finding the perfect getaway that’s both fun and educational for kids or all ages can be a challenge. My favorite solution: America’s national parks! From awe-inspiring landscapes to hands-on activities, national parks in the US offer countless, varied opportunities for family adventure. Hiking, wildlife, camping, skiing, startling sunshine, vast canyons, unforgettable fountains—our national parks have it all!
Here, we’ve rounded up the 10 best national parks to visit in the US for kids. From the shores of Cape Cod to the pink cliffs of Bryce Canyon to the glaciers in Denali, read on for our picks for the best national parks in the US to visit as a family!
For more reviews and inside tips from parents and families who have traveled to our national parks, check out our United States National Parks Family Travel Guide.
New year, new city! We're so thrilled to announce that Mommy Poppins is now in a whole new metro area. Say hello to Mommy Poppins Dallas Fort Worth, serving parents and families in the greater DFW area.
Mommy Poppins is a guide to life with kids—created by parents passionate about finding cool inside scoops and sharing all the best budget-friendly, creative, and just plain fun things to do with children, both at home, in your city, and when you travel.
Now we're bringing this to DFW! Sign up for our DFW newsletter and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to discover the best stuff to do with kids, free activities, deals and discounts, off-the-beaten-path ideas, and so much more.
Check out articles like 60 Awesome Things To Do in Dallas with Kids and Places in Texas Where You Can See Snow—we've got fun things to do in Dallas for locals and visitors alike. Our team of local parents is working hard to uncover all of the best opportunities for family fun all year round!
Welcome to a NEW year! 2025 still sounds like the future, but it has arrived! There are a lot of holidays this month, and some of them are kooky fun! There's Pass Gas Day (what kid won't want to celebrate Fart Day?), an early Lunar New Year, Rubber Ducky Day, and of course, a long weekend for Martin Luther King Jr Day, to make it feel like the holiday season isn’t over yet!
Check this list, and you’ll find the perfect thing to do with your kids each and every day. In January at Mommy Poppins, we also celebrate all things FREE, so check out our national guide to freebies and also your local guide to free things to do near you!
Hit these slopes near Chicago for family-friendly snow tubing this winter season.
In the fall, we can celebrate Public Lands Day (September 28), Indigenous Peoples Day (the second Monday in October), and Thanksgiving. They’re all opportunities to honor the rich history and cultures of Native communities.
Where I live, it’s become commonplace to open theater or music performances with a land acknowledgment, recognizing and honoring the Indigenous peoples who originally inhabited the land. I love this practice, and have brought it into our home for our own celebrations.
Read on to discover how to research which Indigenous peoples originally inhabited the land where you live, when and why Columbus Day became Indigenous Peoples Day, and other ways to honor Indigenous Peoples Day 2024 with kids.
If you think Florida is all beaches and the House of Mouse (and other awesome amusement parks), you probably haven’t been to Tallahassee. Just miles from the Georgia border, the capital of the Sunshine State is a cool college town filled with fun things to do and explore with kids.
In fact, Tallahassee has two of the coolest museums for kids in all of Florida, which is pretty fitting for the state capital! It’s also a great vacation base, as it's a short skip from two of my favorite day trips in all of Florida: Wakulla Springs and the Florida Caverns. So next time you plan a vacation to Florida, think about a visit to “Tally,” a progressive little city in the Panhandle.
Read on for the best things to do in Tallahassee with kids, and be sure to check out our Guide to Visiting the Florida Panhandle and our Florida Family Travel Guide.
There are so many things to do in Salt Lake City with kids, it’s hard to know where to start! But we narrowed it to our 49 favorite things to do and places to go with kids.
Most people have a pretty antiquated notion of Salt Lake City. Sure, there are great ski resorts and the city is about half Mormon. But it's also a vibrant and growing city that's filled with hiking, history, extreme sports, friendly people, great food, local breweries and coffee (yup!), incredible kids museums, and more. There are so many family-friendly things to do that it's a fabulous place to take a vacation with kids, any time of year.
Read on for the scoop on things to do, where to eat, and where to stay (like a hotel with rock climbing and a skate park in the lobby) in Salt Lake City. And while you’re in Utah, check out gorgeous Zion National Park! Or get some insight into things to do in other kid-friendly Southwest cities like Phoenix or Denver.
At every birthday party, the cake is one of the stars of the show. So we're sharing the best birthday cakes in Los Angeles for kids that will make any birthday party special. There are LA institutions, there are show-stopping cakes and cakes that taste better than the ones Grandma makes (honest!). There are even gluten-free and vegan cakes so good no one will ever miss what’s missing.
Now you need to make the ultimate choice: what flavor? Whether planning a birthday party for a teen in LA, celebrating with a Los Angeles park birthday party, or hoping to have an indoor birthday party, use our ultimate Los Angeles birthday party guide to plan the ultimate birthday bash for your kiddos.
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