Category Archives: Happy Family Living

Simple Ideas for Happy Family Living – Pitty Attack

Tickling is big deal around our house. ALL of the Solars are super ticklish and we all love to laugh! Something we started doing just recently was the Pitty Attack. It starts out calm and snuggly and the next thing you know, somebody’s arm pits are getting tickled, while the tickler shouts “Pitty Attack!”. We…

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Simple Ideas for Happy Family Living – Reading in the Car

One day awhile ago, on our way to somewhere far away (I totally can’t remember where we were going!), we stopped off at the library and checked out a bucket full of books. For the entire hour-long car ride there and back, all three kids had their noses buried in books. There was no fighting,…

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Simple Ideas for Happy Family Living – The Tickle Tunnel

One of my kids’ favorite things to play is tickle tunnel! We have several variations. Sometimes I stand and make a tunnel with my legs and they ride the little tricycles through the tunnel. When they ride through the tunnel, I tickle them like crazy! Sometimes I stand on the slide at the playground and…

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Simple Ideas for Happy Family Living – Bubbles in the house

One our kids’ favorite things is bubbles. This time of year, it’s much too cold to head outside for some bubble fun. So, we decided to bring the bubbles inside. The girls climbed up on our bed and I blew bubbles at them while they jumped and giggled and tried to pop them with their…

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Simple Ideas for Happy Family Living – Punch Balloon Attack

We love to be rowdy in our house! And one of our favorite things is to blow up a punch balloon and attack the kids with it. We chase them up and down the halls and into their rooms punching it at them. They giggle, shriek, and run like crazy! It’s a fun way to…

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