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Tips and information on tween craft ideas, collecting, games, family fun, parties, and volunteerism.
Traveling with Kids - What's Your Secret to Traveling with Kids?
How do you make the most of a long car trip or plane trip with your children? What's your secret to traveling with kids, keeping them happy, and most of all, enjoying the trip together?
How do you make the most of a long car trip or plane trip with your children? What's your secret to traveling with kids, keeping them happy, and most of all, enjoying the trip together?
Plan a Fun Thanksgiving for Kids
Tweens often loose interest in the Thanksgiving holiday, but you can plan a fun Thanksgiving for kids and put your tween to work at the same time.
Tweens often loose interest in the Thanksgiving holiday, but you can plan a fun Thanksgiving for kids and put your tween to work at the same time.
Reindeer Food Recipe Makes for Reindeer Magic
Will Santa visit you this year? Only with the help of his reindeer. This reindeer food recipe will help you create a little reindeer magic of your own.
Will Santa visit you this year? Only with the help of his reindeer. This reindeer food recipe will help you create a little reindeer magic of your own.
What Tweens Want in Their Christmas Goody Bags
If your tween is planning a Christmas party, you'll need to assemble Christmas goody bags for all the guests.
If your tween is planning a Christmas party, you'll need to assemble Christmas goody bags for all the guests.
Fun Themes for a Tween Birthday Bash
Planning a tween birthday party? Make party planning easy by choosing a fun theme for your preteen's birthday bash.
Planning a tween birthday party? Make party planning easy by choosing a fun theme for your preteen's birthday bash.
Halloween Traditions - What are Your Favorite Halloween Traditions?
What do you look forward to during the Halloween season? Is it visiting a pumpkin patch, or making your own costume? Share your favorite Halloween traditions.
What do you look forward to during the Halloween season? Is it visiting a pumpkin patch, or making your own costume? Share your favorite Halloween traditions.
Tweens, Halloween and Making the Most of the Autum Season
Is your tween ready to celebrate Halloween? For tweens, Halloween is a chance to bond with friends, get a little creative and have some family fun, too.
Is your tween ready to celebrate Halloween? For tweens, Halloween is a chance to bond with friends, get a little creative and have some family fun, too.
Tween Birthday Party Ideas - Great Tween Birthday Party Ideas for Old…
If you're planning a birthday party for an older child, consider these tween birthday party ideas.
If you're planning a birthday party for an older child, consider these tween birthday party ideas.
Preteen Birthday Party Ideas - Birthday Ideas for Older Children
Is your older child preparing for a birthday? Before you buy the cake or send out the invitations, consider these preteen birthday party ideas.
Is your older child preparing for a birthday? Before you buy the cake or send out the invitations, consider these preteen birthday party ideas.
Great Ideas for Tween Birthday Party Favors
Looking for ideas for tween birthday party favors? This is where you can share your ideas, or find out what today's tweens want in their goody bags.
Looking for ideas for tween birthday party favors? This is where you can share your ideas, or find out what today's tweens want in their goody bags.
Fun Items for Preteen Party Favor Bags
Can't think of anything fun to put in the favor bags for your tween's party? These ideas will please even the pickiest of tweens, and they're easy on the budget, too.
Can't think of anything fun to put in the favor bags for your tween's party? These ideas will please even the pickiest of tweens, and they're easy on the budget, too.
Easy to Make Tween Costumes for Halloween or Just for Fun
These easy to make tween costumes are easy to make and are perfect for Halloween, parties or just for fun.
These easy to make tween costumes are easy to make and are perfect for Halloween, parties or just for fun.
Pumpkin Activities for You and Your Tween
Celebrate the fall season with these fun pumpkin activities.
Celebrate the fall season with these fun pumpkin activities.
Songs for Halloween Parties and Tween Halloween Gatherings
If your tween is planning on throwing a Halloween party, these songs for Halloween may be just the thing to get the party going.
If your tween is planning on throwing a Halloween party, these songs for Halloween may be just the thing to get the party going.
Halloween Costumes for Girls
Does your tween need a costume idea for Halloween or for a party? We have five Halloween costumes for girls that are easy to make and fun to wear.
Does your tween need a costume idea for Halloween or for a party? We have five Halloween costumes for girls that are easy to make and fun to wear.
Halloween Costumes for Girls - Great Ideas for Tweens
How to Make a Fortune Teller Costume for Halloween or a Party
Does your tween need a costume for a party or for Halloween? A fortune teller costume is easy to assemble and fun to wear.
Does your tween need a costume for a party or for Halloween? A fortune teller costume is easy to assemble and fun to wear.
Have Fun Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are healthy and roasting pumpkin seeds is a fun activity you can do with your tween.
Pumpkin seeds are healthy and roasting pumpkin seeds is a fun activity you can do with your tween.
Make a Miss America Costume for Halloween
Does your tween daughter need a costume for a party or for Halloween? You can create a Miss America costume in a snap.
Does your tween daughter need a costume for a party or for Halloween? You can create a Miss America costume in a snap.
How to Make a Housewife Costume with Your Tween
Does your tween need a costume for a party or for Halloween? Together you can make a housewife costume with items from your own home. It's easy, and fun to wear.
Does your tween need a costume for a party or for Halloween? Together you can make a housewife costume with items from your own home. It's easy, and fun to wear.
Make Your Own Roman Goddess Costume
Does your tween need a costume idea for a party or for Halloween? This Roman Goddess costume is easy to make and fun to wear.
Does your tween need a costume idea for a party or for Halloween? This Roman Goddess costume is easy to make and fun to wear.
How to Make a Chef Costume
If your tween needs a costume idea for a party or for Halloween, this chef costume is easy to put together and fun to wear.
If your tween needs a costume idea for a party or for Halloween, this chef costume is easy to put together and fun to wear.
Activity Ideas for a Kids Halloween Party for Tweens
If you're throwing a Kids Halloween Party this year, consider these activity ideas for preteens.
If you're throwing a Kids Halloween Party this year, consider these activity ideas for preteens.
Tween Costume Ideas for Preteen Boys
It can be difficult to come up with tween costume ideas for the preteen set. Especially when preteen boys are involved. They still want to participate in trick-or-treating, but they have to be careful to keep to their cool image. These tween costume ideas for preteen boys are fun to put together, and won't risk hurting your child's cool image.
It can be difficult to come up with tween costume ideas for the preteen set. Especially when preteen boys are involved. They still want to participate in trick-or-treating, but they have to be careful to keep to their cool image. These tween costume ideas for preteen boys are fun to put together, and won't risk hurting your child's cool image.
Pizza Delivery Costume
If your tween is lacking in Halloween costume ideas this year, a Pizza Delivery Costume might be the solution.
If your tween is lacking in Halloween costume ideas this year, a Pizza Delivery Costume might be the solution.
A Construction Worker Costume is a Great Tween Halloween Idea
You can assemble a construction worker costume with items from around the house.
You can assemble a construction worker costume with items from around the house.
Make A Captain Kirk Costume for Halloween
This Captain Kirk Costume is easy to make, and will have your tween saying, "Beam Me Up, Scotty" in no time.
This Captain Kirk Costume is easy to make, and will have your tween saying, "Beam Me Up, Scotty" in no time.
Secret Service Agent Costume - A Halloween Idea for Tween Boys
If your tween boy doesn't know what he wants to wear for Halloween, suggest a Secret Service Agent Costume.
If your tween boy doesn't know what he wants to wear for Halloween, suggest a Secret Service Agent Costume.
A Halloween Punch Recipe for Your Tween's Halloween Party
This tasty Halloween Punch is perfect to serve to thirsty tween party-goers.
This tasty Halloween Punch is perfect to serve to thirsty tween party-goers.
Make a Batch of Halloween Snack Mix
This tasty Halloween Snack Mix is fun for parties or anytime your tween wants a festive treat.
This tasty Halloween Snack Mix is fun for parties or anytime your tween wants a festive treat.
Throw a Tween Pumpkin Party
A pumpkin party is the perfect way to get preteens in the mood for Halloween. Here's how to throw a great tween pumpkin party.
A pumpkin party is the perfect way to get preteens in the mood for Halloween. Here's how to throw a great tween pumpkin party.
Share Your Photos of Tween Halloween Costumes and Make-Up Creations
Did your tween make his own costume last year? Does your preteen know how to use make-up to transform herself into a vampire or a ghoul? Share your photos of home-made tween Halloween costumes and make-up creations with other readers of the Tween Parenting site.
Did your tween make his own costume last year? Does your preteen know how to use make-up to transform herself into a vampire or a ghoul? Share your photos of home-made tween Halloween costumes and make-up creations with other readers of the Tween Parenting site.
Share Your Best Ideas for Tween Halloween Costumes
Share your best ideas for fun and creative tween Halloween costumes.
Share your best ideas for fun and creative tween Halloween costumes.
Birthday Party Locations - What Are the Best Birthday Party Locations…
Find out what parents of tweens think are the best and worst birthday party locations for the preteen age group.
Find out what parents of tweens think are the best and worst birthday party locations for the preteen age group.
Review of Extreme Secret Formula Lab
A science kit for inquisitive tweens. This set includes the equipment needed to assist scientists-to-be with 20 secret experiments.
A science kit for inquisitive tweens. This set includes the equipment needed to assist scientists-to-be with 20 secret experiments.
Tween Holiday Activities
Christmas activities for you and your tween
Christmas activities for you and your tween
Location, Location, Location
Where your tween has his birthday party is almost as important as who he invites.
Where your tween has his birthday party is almost as important as who he invites.
Slumber Party Success
Secret strategies to slumber party success.
Secret strategies to slumber party success.
Tween Gifts That Rock
Why is it that once our children become tweens, gift giving becomes a chore? It was easy to please your son or daughter when they were younger. Most of the time, a Barbie, Tonka Truck, or Play Doh would do the trick. The tween years present careful consideration to gift giving, whether your buying for your child or someone else's.
Below are a few ideas that might just do the trick. Re…
Tween Craft Projects
Keep your tween busy with these fun craft projects.
Keep your tween busy with these fun craft projects.
Great Tween Party Ideas
Ideas for hosting a tween party and picking a theme.
Ideas for hosting a tween party and picking a theme.
No Tween Left Inside
Nature Deficit Disorder is common among tweens. This resource helps parents and teachers by offering up ideas and suggestions to help preteens plug back into nature.
Nature Deficit Disorder is common among tweens. This resource helps parents and teachers by offering up ideas and suggestions to help preteens plug back into nature.
Tween Volunteerism
More and more schools are requiring tweens to volunteer. Inspire and help your tween make the most of the experience.
More and more schools are requiring tweens to volunteer. Inspire and help your tween make the most of the experience.
Helping Tweens Celebrate Halloween
They might be too old to dress up but tweens can still celebrate Halloween.
They might be too old to dress up but tweens can still celebrate Halloween.