Have fun at your Swaps, everyone! #costumeswap
244 days ago
I heard she's the Tooth Fairy's cousin! @practicallygrn conventional candy kids get at other homes, let Halloween Fairy visit! #costumeswap
244 days ago
Enter your DIY costumes with swapped and homemade items in our contest! kiwimagonline.com/costumes. Win $250 and be in KIWI! #costumeswap
244 days ago
Try Glee Gum or Endangered Species for natural/organic treats. You can get a lot for not much $$ #costumeswap
244 days ago
Great green costume: Park ranger! Got khaki shorts or a Scout uniform? Dress it up with a hat from a #costume swap
244 days ago
Recently, I blogged here about the recent trip my daughters and I took to Puerto Rico.The whole island is amazing – great food, great people, interesting things to do – but the island of Vieques, about an hour’s ferry ride from the main island – made our list of must-visits.Vieques, full of cute open-air restaurants and artists selling their wares - looks like something Jimmy Buffet would invent.It’s flip-flop casual and flippin’ fun.
During the day, the Vieques beaches are where it’s at, but nighttime is the time for the bio luminescent bay, the world’s best destination for viewing glow-in-the-dark dinoflagellates, a microscopic form of plankton.Vieques’s bio bay has an especially high concentration of these tiny creatures.When the organisms are agitated (how?By your kids’ swimming among them, of course!), they throw off a bluish light.Get them in your hair and it looks like you’ve been sprinkled with fairy dust; swim with them in the water, and it will appear that a ghost is dogpaddling along.If your kids are anything like mine, they won’t get out until they’re pruny.
Head to the bio bay on a night with just a sliver of a moon.While many tour operators take tours out, be sure to look for one that offers a kayaking option, not a boat – the fun part of the bio bay is jumping right in (and don’t worry, the water’s warm)!One note of caution: Although all tour guests wear life vests on the bay, you’ll need at least a one adult per kid ratio.It’s dark out there with no moon, and you’ll want to keep a close eye on your swimming kids.
by kiwilog
Recently, I blogged here about the recent trip my daughters and I took to Puerto Rico. The whole island is amazing – great food, great people, interesting things to do – but the island of Vieques, about an hour’s ferry ride from the main island – made our list of must-visits. Vieques, full of cute open-air restaurants and artists selling their wares - looks like something Jimmy Buffet would invent. It’s flip-flop casual and flippin’ fun.
During the day, the Vieques beaches are where it’s at, but nighttime is the time for the bio luminescent bay, the world’s best destination for viewing glow-in-the-dark dinoflagellates, a microscopic form of plankton. Vieques’s bio bay has an especially high concentration of these tiny creatures. When the organisms are agitated (how? By your kids’ swimming among them, of course!), they throw off a bluish light. Get them in your hair and it looks like you’ve been sprinkled with fairy dust; swim with them in the water, and it will appear that a ghost is dogpaddling along. If your kids are anything like mine, they won’t get out until they’re pruny.
Head to the bio bay on a night with just a sliver of a moon. While many tour operators take tours out, be sure to look for one that offers a kayaking option, not a boat – the fun part of the bio bay is jumping right in (and don’t worry, the water’s warm)! One note of caution: Although all tour guests wear life vests on the bay, you’ll need at least a one adult per kid ratio. It’s dark out there with no moon, and you’ll want to keep a close eye on your swimming kids.
Guest blogger Lisa McElroy